Month: February 2024

There was a recent documentary on this subject on CNBC, but they left out some very key points:

I respect Jim Bianco a lot, and he has been correct on the no landing/soft landing economy, where many macro analysts have been incorrectly bearish. However, in a recent appearance on Real Vision’s Daily Briefing, he made some points about Bitcoin, that seem demonstrably false. I’m not a Bitcoin fan, I believe there are serious…Read More

With the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and attacks on shipping from Houthi rebels garnering the majority of the mainstream press coverage, China’s real estate and debt crisis are possibly not getting the attention it deserves. The recent bankruptcy of Evergrande is evidence of this, and whether overseas creditors get any compensation could further exacerbate…Read More

One of the biggest criticisms of capitalism and the free market has been the increased unaffordability of housing in particular, but land assets in general, as farmers now are often unable to afford the cost of owning land and farming on it. This is often blamed on capitalism when it is really a result of…Read More