The Myth of The Robber Barons.
Send us a textThe term robber baron is frequently used to describe men like Cornelius Vanderbilt, John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie, along with other powerful 19th-century American industrialist...
8 Nov 202236min
How China is Helping to Reduce Inflation.
Send us a textChina’s crackdown on property developers and its “Zero Covid" policy are harming its economy and the economies of countries selling raw materials to China. But there is an upside to Xi's...
29 Okt 202211min
Is London the Dirty Money Capital of The World?
Send us a textRussian oligarchs have kept their money in London for twenty years, encouraged by British bankers' lawyers and politicians. Critics say that the 'London laundromat' cleans dirty money fr...
22 Okt 202225min
Semiconductors: The Geopolitics of the New Oil
Send us a textThe United States has introduced new export controls to restrict Chinese companies access to the most advanced computer chips which can be used to develop cutting-edge technologies with ...
14 Okt 202231min
Pension And Mortgage Chaos In The UK
Send us a textThe Bank of England had to step in to calm markets after the British government's economic plan sparked a fall in the pound and caused borrowing costs to surge.The Bank warned that if th...
29 Sep 202213min
Why Is The Pound Falling?
Send us a textThe British pound plummeted on Friday after the government announced huge tax cuts in its mini-budget. It then plunged again on Monday, reaching $1.04 - the lowest level the pound has e...
27 Sep 202214min
The Rise & Fall of Japan
Send us a textFrom 1991 through 2001, Japan experienced a period of economic stagnation and price deflation known as "Japan's Lost Decade." This was caused by the collapse of an asset price bubble in ...
24 Sep 202228min
Is Russia Winning The Economic War?
Send us a textVladimir Putin announced in a speech last month that Russia had weathered the worst of the Economic sanctions imposed by Western nations. He said that “gloomy predictions about the Russi...
16 Sep 202227min
