Alasdair Macleod

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Banking faces seismic changes

13/07/2021(0)
  The role of commercial banks in the global economy is changing, with lending to governments and their agencies now more important than lending to goods and services industries. ... Read More
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Inflation, asset and consumer prices

25/06/2021(0)
  “The Fed finds itself between a rock and a hard place: either it keeps inflating or the whole confidence-based valuation of financial assets collapses. Either it raises interest ... Read More
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Technical analysis and market psychology

16/06/2021(0)
  This article examines the relevance of technical analysis to today’s financial markets. Its genesis springs from two branches, Dow theory and the Elliott wave principal. Originally, Dow theory ... Read More
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The Geopolitics of Gold

10/06/2021(0)
  A number of events are coming together which are set to push gold prices higher. Besides a combination of continuing inflationary policies and massive future budget deficits undermining ... Read More

The end of the LBMA is nigh

20/05/2021(0)
  Basel 3 is on course to regulate the LBMA out of existence. And with it will go all the associated arbitrage business and position-taking on Comex, because most ... Read More
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Why interest rate management fails

23/04/2021(0)
  This article explains why attempting to achieve economic outcomes by managing interest rates fails. The basis of monetary interventionist theories ignores the discoveries of earlier free-market thinkers, particularly ... Read More
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The global debt problem

15/04/2021(0)
  It has been recently estimated that global debts stand at $284 trillion equivalent, representing 355% of global GDP. Estimates such as these must be treated with caution, and ... Read More
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Say’s law and the destruction of savings

02/04/2021(0)
  This article explains the fundamental mistake behind Keynes’s General Theory, the vade mecum for all macro and mathematical economists today. It is no exaggeration to say that his ... Read More
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The ECB’s financial suttee

22/03/2021(0)
  The European Commission is failing. Its response to Brexit and the pandemic, where it is now threatening emergency powers in order to secure vaccines is a latest throw ... Read More
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Inflation watch: Beware the ides of March

12/03/2021(0)
President Biden has now had his $1.9 trillion stimulus package passed into law, and it will not be the last in the current fiscal year. Covid is not over ... Read More
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