Please read the first part of the blog here. It seems that from older cultural perspective old habits persist for reasons of cultural belonging and a sense of home. While with the expression of group identity via social media or the achievement of a university degree where not only individual grades but the institutes place […]
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The half-forgotten yet still familiar habits and customs that maintain a social-class system beyond its original state and why those habits and social customs provided people with a sense of belonging and common cause in the country and the social hierarchy where they live. A Brief History: Cultural sensibilities and affiliations arise and deepen through
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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
A Tale of Two of Cities: The City of London’s and New York’s Financial Markets. Read More »
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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October 2023’s ‘Higher for Longer: A Cure and a Curse’ blog requires an update to how much longer will central bankers hold interest rates at their current levels before rate cutting begins- for instance, the European Central Bank is expected to start in June. Central Bankers and their economic advisors, along with media pundits, are
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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
That’s Resilience for You: US Q3 GDP Growth Revised Up from 4.9% to 5.2% Read More »
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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Global Investors, large and small, are grappling with the timely dilemma of when will central banks begin to cut base interest rates from their current levels in combating inflation from the post-pandemic supply shock issues, increase levels of government borrowing, and recent wage demands, especially in countries such as the UK? The Bank of England
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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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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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