Nickolai Hubble

Looking beyond the cacophony of central bank chaos

Markets are obsessed with central bank policy decisions. And this week featured an absolute overdose of those. That led to all sorts of market instability. Stocks, currency markets and bonds all whipsawed wildly.

Buy when there’s smoke in an empty theatre

The best thing about bitcoin was how everyday people finally got one up on the City. While professional investors were busy denigrating cryptocurrencies, punters made millions or even billions off the new tech. It was the first bottom-up investment boom since the last gold rush.

When in Rome, tell them the barbarians are coming

At the tender age of 13, Konstantin Kisin’s Soviet parents sent him to live in racist, misogynist, capitalist, far right-wing Bristol, all by himself. Let’s…

When in Rome, tell them the barbarians are coming

At the tender age of 13, Konstantin Kisin’s Soviet parents sent him to live in racist, misogynist, capitalist, far right-wing Bristol, all by himself.

Privatisation is a trap. Competition is the way out.

Over the past few Fortune & Freedoms, we’ve discussed why capital controls might make an unwelcome return. And how cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are tools you…

The second globalist coup in two weeks

The UK election results are in and Rishi Sunak is our new prime minister, alongside his running mate Jeremy Hunt who remains chancellor. Together they…

The second globalist coup in two weeks

The UK election results are in and Rishi Sunak is our new prime minister, alongside his running mate Jeremy Hunt who remains chancellor.

How to prepare for the coming corralito, or risk becoming as poor as an Argentine

A few weeks ago, I warned you about the third horseman of the Unholy Trinity – capital controls. Today, we explore what those capital controls…

The beauty of economics lies in comeuppance, and boy are governments getting theirs

Despite my best efforts, economics is also known as the “dismal science”. But you should’ve heard my cackling when I discovered why… Apparently, economics was…

The man who did nothing to save Germany (and almost succeeded…)

Today’s edition comes from my newsletter Gold Stock Fortunes. This excerpt explains how the Germans ended their dalliance with hyperinflation. It appeared alongside a more…

An £11.175 billion government bailout for the Bank of England is just the start

They won’t call it a bailout, of course. At least, not on Bloomberg: “The new £11.175 billion injection is listed under ‘assistance to financial institutions…

My Kingdom for a hospital pass

No doubt you’re all glued to your screens, watching the Rugby League World Cup. Well, UK politics is about to descend into similar scenes. The…

My Kingdom for a hospital pass

No doubt you’re all glued to your screens, watching the Rugby League World Cup. Well, UK politics is about to descend into similar scenes.

How governments are making the energy crisis worse

I didn’t know how they’d make the energy crisis even worse. But I did know it was only a question of when we’d find out.…

Not all financial crises and recessions bring inflation down

What if the recession and financial crisis that central bankers are trying to cause don’t bring down inflation at all? What if they only make…

How should I pay off my mortgage?

Why are mortgages a hot topic today? Complaining about interest rates has become a national sport. Actually, it’s become an international sport. That’s because central…

Don’t worry about your pension… PANIC!

The media’s coverage of the UK pension crisis continues to snowball. And rightly so, with the pension system, the pound and the government’s finances coming…

Are stock buybacks a good thing for investors?

What is a stock buyback? What should companies do with their profits? Reinvest them in order to grow their operations and, thereby, future profits? Or…

Chart-crime investing in gold and bitcoin

How an investment has performed depends more on the timeframe you choose than the actual merit of the investment. Bitcoin is probably the best-performing investment…

Two weeks without Nigel Farage and all hell breaks loose in the UK…

Nigel Farage has been busy touring the globe, spreading the word. But what word? And why? In his absence, the UK went into complete meltdown,…