05/09/2022

The End Of History

“Everything that can be invented has been invented.” - Attributed, probably falsely, to Charles Holland Duell, Commissioner of the US Patent Office from 1898 to 1901.

05/09/2022

Market Update 9th May 2022

The Bank of England’s quarter point rise in the UK bank rate was also fully expected. We should though add a little critical commentary on its powers of forecasting.

05/09/2022

How long will the US dollar’s strength continue?

The fear among investors is that QT comes too late, leaving the Fed with no choice but to raise rates so quickly that there is no time to observe the economic impact of each hike, with the risk that the economy falls into recession.

05/09/2022

Review of the week: The dollar ascendant

US monetary policy is tightening, sending the greenback higher. This should ease US inflation even as it squeezes the costs of living and doing business for foreign markets.

04/29/2022

Stocks And The Stockdale Paradox

“Anything can happen in stock markets and you ought to conduct your affairs so that if the most extraordinary events happen, you’re still around to play the next day.” - Warren Buffett.

04/29/2022

Adding value through multibanking

The primary use cases for multibanking will be in areas such as account aggregation and transferring funds between accounts.