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The big central banking lie
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (1186+ words) The big central banking lie Global finance is really in charge'UnHerd The big central banking lie Global finance is really in charge "The financial sector grew to envelop the world economy. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP) President Trump, who has so far…...
Trump’s Fed threats mark end of central bank independence
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (121+ words) Fed Chair Jerome Powell is being criminally investigated. Credit: Getty As for the US, it is likely that Trump's actions will weaken the dollar and cryptocurrencies will play a destabilising role, allowing the Fed to issue more government debt. Naturally,…...
Trump should leave the housing market alone
1+ week, 1+ day ago (464+ words) The President's reforms could make things worse. Credit: Getty To make housing more affordable, President Donald Trump this week declared that his administration will try to ban investment firms from owning single-family homes. Many other policies have been proposed to…...
Labour has no plan for UK's looming inflation crisis
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (337+ words) What now? Credit: Getty The OECD has warned that the UK is set to record the highest inflation in the G7. That should ring alarm bells. In the past, inflation brought the Treasury some hidden benefits, but today it poses much…...
Cracks are appearing in the Russian economy
6+ mon, 4+ day ago (704+ words) Russia has confiscated assets worth $50 billion over the past three years. New research reveals the extent of these nationalisations, as Western firms have fled the market and other assets have been expropriated or seized. Reuters described it as merely one…...