Joe Biden campaigned last year as both a moderate and a progressive. As he prepares to take the oath of office on Wednesday, discerning the policy direction of his new administration seems clear enough, at least in two areas: regulation and tax…
Sleeping beauty – could rates in the EU be damaging going either up or down?
As may will know, I am quite active on Twitter, especially in financial matters. That’s my day job, plus it has been a treasure trove of good, altruistic good people, many of whom have become friends. I contribute in part…
Georgia Senate election update
Update: 70,000 new registered voters from November to December threw my model off. Modeled party early voting from Targetsmart had the GOP up 47.5% to 45.7%. In line with Albert’s calculations that the Dems could not replicate voter drive in…
2021 – Global and US LOOK AHEAD
US political outlook 2021 · The real choice in European and especially German politics is whether to support eurozone integration · What’s in store for Emmanuel Macron in 2021 · A Brexit deal frees the UK of Brussels control – what is the…
Brief: The Fink-Powell Fed Making Trump’s Market Irrelevant
Eyes opened when the news came out that Steve Mnuchin had requested the Fed return unused stimulus money. Money that Powell and Fink have used to artificially boost the market, making Trump’s declarations that he was the sole person responsible…
Turkey ups the pressure and forces Russia into swift action
Due to Turkey’s involvement with Nagorno-Karabakh, Libya, and Syria this year, Russia has begun targeting strikes in the Idlib region of Syria. The most recent was October twenty-sixth this year, when a the group of extremists under Faylaw Al Sham,…