Alasdair Macleod

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G20 and the financial war

06/12/2018(0)
  Introduction President Trump initiated the trade war with China. There is a widespread assumption he is pursuing his “art of the deal”, coming into negotiations aggressively to get ... Read More
interest-rates

Why interest rates are rising long-term

23/11/2018(0)
  There are growing expectations that the current cycle of rising interest rates will result in a deflationary recession. While a credit crisis is increasingly likely to evolve in ... Read More
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Prices When Gold Is Money

09/11/2018(0)
  We are getting ahead of ourselves here. Gold does not circulate as money – yet. It might never do so. Perhaps the end of government currency, fiat money ... Read More
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The biggest of big pictures

26/10/2018(0)
  I have had a request from Mrs Macleod to write down in simple terms what on earth is going on in the world, and why is it that ... Read More
Economy

We should ditch GDP as a measure of economic activity

10/10/2018(0)
  This article exposes the false economic concepts behind GDP, which is only the visible tip of a large iceberg of economic deceit. Describing an increase in GDP as ... Read More
brexit

Will Britain ever manage to leave “Hotel California”?

01/10/2018(0)
ast thing I remember, I was Running for the door I had to find the passage back to the place where I was before “Relax” said the night man, ... Read More
currency

Currency Woes

17/08/2018(0)
  This week’s collapse of the Turkish lira has dominated the headlines, and it is widely reported that this and other emerging market currencies are in trouble because of ... Read More
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End Of Credit Cycle Dynamics

15/08/2018(0)
  While there is no starting-pistol that tells us the final phase of the credit cycle leading into the next credit crisis has actually begun, nearly all the signs ... Read More
macroeconomics

Macroeconomics Has Lost Its Way

03/08/2018(0)
  The father of modern macroeconomics was Keynes. Before Keynes there were macro considerations, which were firmly grounded in human action, the personal preferences and choices exercised by individuals ... Read More
gold bars

Valuing Gold In A World Awash With Dollars

27/07/2018(0)
Summary In this article I point to the pressures on the Fed to moderate monetary policy, but that will only affect the timing of the next cyclical credit crisis. ... Read More
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