Daily insights, analysis and explanation of the key themes and events driving global financial markets

  • Bill Blain
  • September 22, 2022
  • 9:13 am
  • 14 comments
Changing the narrative, one lie at a time
The biggest crisis the West faces may not be the challenges of energy, confidence, inflation and growth, but restoring trust in the narrative by cutting out the disinformation planted by our enemies. Time for some leadership.
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  • Bill Blain
  • September 22, 2022
  • 9:13 am
  • 14 comments
Changing the narrative, one lie at a time
The biggest crisis the West faces may not be the challenges of energy, confidence, inflation and growth, but restoring trust in the narrative by cutting out the disinformation planted by our enemies. Time for some leadership.
  • Bill Blain
  • September 21, 2022
  • 9:19 am
  • 8 comments
The New Truss Trickle-Down Economic Plan Won’t Work, But Might Boost Markets
The new Truss/Kwarteng grand plan to create a UK High Growth High Wage economy boils down to trickle-down economics, which simply don’t work. They won’t restore the economy, but they may, perversely, boost markets.
  • Bill Blain
  • September 20, 2022
  • 8:38 am
  • 6 comments
Welcome to the New Age – Same Old, Same Old.. But Different!
The Old Age is over, and its welcome to the new, which is going to be little different – just a lot more complex. Thriving in a confused new economy of energy scarcity, inflation, recession and geopolitical threat isn’t easy – as the UK is about to discover.
  • Bill Blain
  • September 16, 2022
  • 8:14 am
  • 11 comments
You can’t save the planet with a short-term mindset
Stock and Bond markets having been going up and down since year dot. Get used to it. But we do have long-term problems that won’t be solved effectively by short-term political and market objectives, or by the contradictions that lie at the heart of the human psyche.
  • Bill Blain
  • September 15, 2022
  • 8:44 am
  • 17 comments
UK Grieves as the Economic Crises Approach
As London grieves we’re not paying much attention to politics and markets – but we should. The outlook is deteriorating. Confidence is declining and will likely get worse if the new government’s lack of awareness and sensitivity continues.
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