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Its all about inflation, interest rates and wages…

As we approach US Thanksgiving – the start of holiday markets, the markets seem convinced we’re back on an upward path, but the reality is the new economic and inflationary cycle may only just have begun..

Inflation, interest rates, Manchester United, retail bonds, Wages
Bill Blain
November 23, 2022
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The Penny Drops: April Exposes Markets to Some Brutal Truths. Reality Bites.

April 2022 will go down in market history as the month it all became obvious.. But what? That the global economy is in need of repair, markets are overly euphoric and consumers can’t consume when they are broke.

April, Consumers, FAANGs, retail, Taxes, Wages
Bill Blain
April 29, 2022
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An Open letter to the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and the Housing Minister Rachel Maclean
March 24, 2023
Outrageous rental increases and the naked greed of professional landlords will result in a dearth of young workers priced out of London. It will destroy the City’s economy and negatively impact the UK even more conclusively than the Luftwaffe, political mistakes, global banking crisis, pandemic or recession.Read More »
Banks, The Fed, Rates, Inflation = A Stagflationary Bust?
March 23, 2023
The Fed tries to be dovish to calm market fears, but banking fears and inflationary threats on the economy may lead us somewhere new: A Stagflationary Bust!Read More »
What next for Banks in wake of CoCo crisis from Credit Suisse and Rising Inflation?
March 22, 2023
Just how vulnerable are banks to further contagion and crisis? With inflation still running loose, central banks still set to hike, while consumer and corporate pressures mount, the banking crisis may only just have started.Read More »
CoCos, AT1s – Proved Right at Last!
March 21, 2023
The “rescue” of Credit Suisse, thereby averting a European banking crisis, is getting less comment than the nixing of its $17.5 bln of CoCo Bonds. I’ve been warning about CoCos since 2011. Finally I got something right!Read More »
The War Between Market Stability and Chaos hots up – How will it play?
March 17, 2023
Central Banks face a mighty challenge persuading markets and depositors the banking system is stable. The war between chaos and order in markets has turned hot. At stake is the stability and future of the global economy. Anyone for the last few choc ice?Read More »