Trump’s Tariff Wars - What Happens Next?
Last weekend Donald Trump announced 25 per cent tariffs on most imports from Canada and Mexico, and an additional 10 per cent levy on imports from China. Canadian oil was hit at a lower rate of 10 per...
10 Feb 202527min
DeepSeek - How a Chinese AI Startup Shook Silicon Valley
On Monday, over a trillion dollars was wiped off the US stock market due to the appearance of a Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek. The release of a new reasoning model, known as R1, l...
3 Feb 202531min
The South Sea Bubble
1720 was a year of two bubbles and a plague - The Mississippi Company in France –and the South Sea Bubble in England were the first large scale financial bubbles on record. In September 1720 - when th...
30 Jan 202542min
The Economic Toll of The Los Angeles Wildfires
The Los Angeles wildfires have destroyed more than 12,000 structures and at least 24 people have died with more unaccounted for as multiple wildfires, fueled by severe drought conditions and strong wi...
19 Jan 202519min
How Would Mass Deportations Affect the US Economy?
Donald Trump has promised to conduct “the largest deportation effort in American history,” no matter what it costs—but the price tag may be bigger than expected. In today's video we look at a history...
15 Jan 202529min
Is Electrification Killing the Auto Industry?
For years, the auto industry has been hyping the transition to electric vehicles with optimistic sales forecasts for electric models and huge growth projections. Investors pumped up valuations for aut...
8 Jan 202525min
2024 - The Financial Year in Review
Here's a look back on some of the most impactful events in markets during 2024. Patrick's Books: Statistics For The Trading Floor: https://amzn.to/3eerLA0 Derivatives For The Trading Floor: https://a...
1 Jan 202520min
Swamped by Rules! - Which Ones Should Go?
There is a long history of regulation and deregulation where big scandals provide the catalyst for new rules, and then the realization that the rules are possibly excessive has caused them to be rolle...
22 Dec 202425min
