Category Taxes

Blain’s Morning Porridge Economy Fiscal Policy Monetary Policy Taxes

Will the agreement on global tax ever become a reality, and the real threat of financial asset inflation!

The G7 agreement is being hailed as a great step forward, but will it ever happen? Janet Yellen’s call for higher rates is a clear sign the problem of financial asset inflation will finally be addressed – the question is how painful the treatment and taper tantrum will be? Not addressing financial asset inflation is a far bigger risk than the debt crisis many monetary traditionalists perceive has grown from government pandemic spending.

Financial Asset Inflation, G7 Tax Agreement, Taper Tantrum
Bill Blain
June 7, 2021
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Blain’s Morning Porridge Economy ESG Financial Assets Fiscal Policy Taxes UK USA

Interesting week that was…

The successful mass pushback on the European Super League may seem a minor issue contained in the sports arena, but it highlights growing voter dissatisfaction with politics, wealth inequality, questions who will pay for funding recovery, and just how much longer the speculative bubbles can continue as the world changes.

Bitcoin, bitcoin fraud, ESG, fiscal policy, Football, government, recession, Taxes, Turkey
Bill Blain
April 23, 2021
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Capitalism Taxes

Till the pips squeak

Blain’s Morning Porridge – 5 Feb 2021: Till the pips squeak “Here’s to the founding fathers – slave-owning British Citizens…

Bill Blain
February 5, 2021

Changing the narrative, one lie at a time
September 22, 2022
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.Read More »
The New Truss Trickle-Down Economic Plan Won’t Work, But Might Boost Markets
September 21, 2022
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.Read More »
Welcome to the New Age – Same Old, Same Old.. But Different!
September 20, 2022
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.Read More »
You can’t save the planet with a short-term mindset
September 16, 2022
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.Read More »
UK Grieves as the Economic Crises Approach
September 15, 2022
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.Read More »