Argentina, the land stretching down the east side of South America and conjuring images of cosmopolitan cities, grass fed beef, Malbecs, the flat Pampas, and the mountainous Andes. It is a country full of abundant resources yet for the last century Argentina has been an interesting case economically because it could be argued that they …
Should we buy bonds now? C Thomas answers. Good morning, I’m Austerity Jones. Get a cup of coffee or take a nap because C Thomas is about to bore the shit out of you… C Thomas: Good morning Austerity. I’d like to ask you a question, if you had to choose one of the following, …
This week we are talking about: Looking Backwards Looking Forwards Happy hump day, and welcome back to Looking Backwards Looking Forwards. I’m C Thomas Printer and I’m here with Austerity Jones. Happy Wednesday C Thomas. I want to ask you 3 items and what did you think of them. First, PMI came out on Monday. …
First the venerable Queen dies, but before she does she gives her blessing to the newly appointed PM Liz Truss who took over just before the queen’s passing. After 44 days Liz Truss is out and people are calling her the worst Prime Minister in the history of the UK. But, what did we really …
On this episode we talk about: C Thomas: Happy Hump Day! Welcome back to Looking Backwards, Looking Forwards. I’m C Thomas Printer. I’m here with Austerity Jones. Austerity: Happy Wednesday! C Thomas, we have three items from the past and three items to look forward to. As we look backwards, let’s go around the world …
• What’s happening in the UK? • Can there be an alternative to US Dollar as the reserve currency? Good morning, I’m Austerity Jones and I am back with C Thomas Printer who again wants to talk about what is going on across the pond. What is this obsession with the UK C Thomas? C …
Let’s take a break from finance and remember Mark Twain. Good morning, I’m Austerity Jones and I’m here with G Spot Johnson. With the craziness of the stock and bond markets lately, I didn’t expect to see you today G Spot. G Spot: Jackie! Jackie! Where is Jackie! Austerity: G Spot? I’m here and I’m …
This week we talk -again- about the energy crisis, and therefore our word of the week is “brennholz”. Good morning, I’m Austerity Jones and I am feeling energized this morning, aren’t you C Thomas? C Thomas: Very clever, Austerity. I see what you did there, and good morning. Let me ask you a question… Do …
Bond yields are up, equities are down, foreign exchange markets worldwide are reeling under the strength of the dollar. We therefore touch upon Triffin’s Dilemma. Good morning, I’m Austerity Jones and wow, what a week in financial markets! Bond yields are up, equities are down. What are your thoughts C Thomas? C Thomas: I think …
C Thomas believes that it was the Corporate America who benefited from the low interest rate environment. The losers in that case were mom and pop businesses, our neighbours, small towns, and cities. Therefore, our word of the week is urban blight. Good morning, I’m Austerity Jones and I am back with C Thomas who …