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A Tale of Two of Cities: The City of London’s and New York’s Financial Markets.

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The US economy continues to be in good health, by virtue of a growing GDP and buoyant consumer demand even after recent interest rate increases. The debate of when and how quickly the Federal Reserve will cut them continues. Its tricky dual mandate of maintaining inflation at circa two percent and full employment provides sufficient […]

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Do the Terms Left-Wing and Right-Wing Still Mean Anything?

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Nearing the quarter century mark of the 21st century why are we still using terminology from the 18th century, regarding the sitting arrangements of pre-revolutionary France’s Estates-General, forerunner to the current Assemblée National? Wherein, the royalists’ supporters sat on the right of the assembly and the anti-royalists on the left of Louis XVI’s legislature, who

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That’s Resilience for You: US Q3 GDP Growth Revised Up from 4.9% to 5.2%

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Despite economic concerns over issues such as inflation and rising interest rates, geo-political tensions and hostilities, the world’s largest economy has just had its gross domestic product growth revised up to 5.2% for period from July to September 2023, according to the Daily FX website. The Financial Times (2023) initially reported the story at the

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The Problem of Appropriate Accountability

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The complicity blog’s conclusion (Little Deal Clincher, August 2023) mentions of the Problem of Appropriate Accountability which concerns citizens who are substantially removed from decision-making or effective influence over events. These events can be political, military, or commercial. It is where culpability and complicity are retrospectively applied, after injustices or accusations of such have occurred,

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How It Started and Why I Do This

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Before the Great Financial Crisis of 2007-9 when banks enjoyed rising profits and employees’ their bonuses gained through complex derivatives trading, more relaxed lending practices and expanded balance sheets. Barclay’s Bank PLC created an advert starring the famous British/Welsh Actor Sir Anthony Hopkins. Sir Antony, or rather his script, encouraged potential customers ‘to be a

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Complicity: Accepting It Is Your Fault Forever?

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With the renaming and relaunching of the Little Deal Clincher blog to Navigating the Challenges of 21st Century Life: A Private Investor’s Perspective. It shall continue to comment on investment from the private investor’s perspective and to discuss political and cultural issues. The update makes the website easier to navigate with an archive of topic

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A Fresh Look: How to navigate 21st Century Challenges For A Private Investor

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Since the January 2022 blog, a rather lot economically and geo-politically has occurred, namely war in Ukraine which has given cause or excuse to global inflationary concerns with rising food and commodity prices. Fuel bills soared in 2022 with prices caps being introduced the alleviate consumer concerns. Prices for gas have since fallen although UK

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