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Debt Crisis: Coming Soon To A Neighbourhood Near You
Steve Wilson, May 17th, 2012
At a recent investment conference in Miami Florida, David Stockman, the former budget director under President Reagan, pointed out that the on, and off balance sheet liabilities of the US government are somewhere between $75 and $80 trillion. He also talked about the fact that private savings in the US
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The Beginning Of The End For Greece’s Membership Of The Euro
Steve Wilson, May 14th, 2012
The results of the Greek election have once again raised the possibility of a Greek exit from the Eurozone. In fact, many market commentators (myself included) now think a Greek exit inevitable. If Greece ends up with an anti-austerity government it seems inevitable that the Troika, that is the European
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In Terms Of Debt Britain Is Not Far Behind Greece
Steve Wilson, May 11th, 2012
The latest statistical release from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), reports that Britain’s public sector debt at the end of March 2012 was £1022.5 billion or 66% of GDP. However, if the financial sector interventions (e.g. the bailouts of Lloyds, RBS etc.) are included, then our total public sector
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Austerity, What Austerity?
Ben Mountifield, May 10th, 2012
Here in Britain we hear a lot about austerity. We hear that without it we would be where Greece and the other PIG nations are. I.e. facing spiraling interest rates and the very real possibility of defaulting on our national debt. What is austerity? Austerity is all about reigning in
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Eurozone Crisis: Hollande Is Right About Growth But Wrong About Everything Else
Ben Mountifield, May 8th, 2012
French President-elect, François Hollande, is right when he says that the EU fiscal pact needs to include measures to promote economic growth, but he is wrong about everything else. Apart from his intention to renegotiate the terms of the EU fiscal pact, an area in which he has already run
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At This Rate It Will Be 22 Years Before UK Households Have Paid Off Their Debts
Ben Mountifield, May 4th, 2012
According to a report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) the typical UK household owes £7,900, which they are repaying at an average rate of £355 per year. At that rate it will be 22 years before these personal loans, overdrafts and credit card debts are repaid. Although households in the UK have
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We Are Back In Recession & We Will Stay That Way Until We Implement Radical Policy Reforms, Such As…
Ben Mountifield, April 26th, 2012
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed yesterday that the UK economy shrank by 0.2% in the first quarter of 2012. This puts us back in a technical recession, (defined as two consecutive quarters of economic contraction) and it’s the first time the UK has experienced a so-called “double-dip recession”
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Ponzi Finance Part 2: Europe’s Leaders Will Do Whatever It Takes To Hold The Eurozone Together
Ben Mountifield, April 19th, 2012
Europe’s leaders have proven that they will do whatever it takes to hold the Eurozone together. The European Central Bank (ECB), along with others around the world, has dramatically increased the size of its balance sheet in order to prevent a repeat of the 2008 credit crisis. By early March
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Ponzi Finance Part 1: Why We Have High Unemployment, Zero Economic Growth, Falling Living Standards & Massive Debts
Ben Mountifield, April 18th, 2012
This article examines how it is we came to have high unemployment, zero economic growth, falling living standards & massive debts. Creating the illusion of prosperity Between 1988 and 2007 Britain, along with most of the rest of the world, experienced a huge credit boom which sent the price of
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BBC Radio 4 Money Box – 11 April 2012: What I Would Have Said To Stephen From Shropshire
Ben Mountifield, April 16th, 2012
Listening to last Wednesday’s Money Box Live programme on BBC Radio 4, I found myself becoming increasingly irritated at the lack of insight or helpful comment provided by the programme’s panel of guest experts. I have therefore decided to provide my own response to Stephen from Shropshire. The subject of
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