Nickolai Hubble

Are you the next Hugo Stinnes?

You should tread carefully today. I’m on thin ice. And yet, someone needs to tell you about the Inflationskönig. Before it’s too late. Hugo Stinnes…

Will Boris Johnson last longer than an English batsman in Australia?

It’s been an outrageous week in politics. Boris Johnson’s crisis has almost managed to overshadow events in financial markets, which have seen Evergrande finally default…

Will Boris Johnson last longer than an English batsman in Australia?

It’s been an outrageous week in politics. Boris Johnson’s crisis has almost managed to overshadow events in financial markets, which have seen Evergrande finally default on its debt. Not to mention the latest Covid variant, Omicron, which has gone global.

The beatings will continue until morality improves (Part 2)

In Part 2 of my Q&A with Rob Marstrand, we dig into the more general nature of how governments tend to change the rules and…

The beatings will continue until morality improves

Rather than tell you how I feel about the Financial Conduct Authority’s proposed changes to certain pension and savings accounts, I thought I better ask…

Are we really better off out?

Yesterday, we covered how the EU will change – without the UK to curb its various enthusiasms. Today, we’ll tackle the reverse. How will the…

What will the EU look like without the UK?

I’m sure Brexiteers feel vindicated about Brexit these days. But today, I’m wondering what the EU will look like in the future without the UK…

What if Brexit is only the beginning for Britain?

If you thought Nigel Farage is bullish about post-Brexit Britain, meet David Murrin.

This global forecaster of geopolitics and financial markets takes us through why, and how, he believes the UK is about to boom. And let me tell you, a lot of it will come as a surprise to the rest of the world, let alone this country.

What if Brexit is only the beginning for Britain?

If you thought Nigel Farage is bullish about post-Brexit Britain, meet David Murrin. This global forecaster of geopolitics and financial markets takes us through why,…

Rosenberg-coloured glasses can’t see true inflation

I’ve never been so hesitant to poke a bear in the eye. But the deservedly famous economist David Rosenberg has it badly wrong on inflation.…

A painful reminder of the true Thanksgiving message

Last week, our American friends celebrated Thanksgiving. It might’ve been the most expensive on record thanks to soaring inflation. But there’s much more to the…

It’s about to get ugly in the euro area

As if they don’t have enough on their plate right now, euro area policymakers are in for another dangerous surprise. The world is waking up…

[When] Is the lockdown cure worse than the disease?

Thanks for all your emails in response to my article about whether “despite vaccination” is the new “despite Brexit”. The diversity of responses and opinions…

I’m from the government and I’m here to…

For every problem we face, there’s a government policy. But what if none of them solve the problem? What if they only get worse when…

I’m from the government and I’m here to…

For every problem we face, there’s a government policy. But what if none of them solve the problem? What if they only get worse when governments intervene?

Do central bankers rule the world, or serve their masters?

Governments are now so overindebted that they rely on their central banks to finance them.

But who is in charge of that relationship?

On the one hand, central banks seem to have lost all their independence and appear to be mere extensions of government treasuries. They are forced to extend financing to government, or risk triggering a sovereign debt crisis…

Do central bankers rule the world, or serve their masters?

Governments are now so overindebted that they rely on their central banks to finance them. But who is in charge of that relationship? On the…

Prepare to skid on a carefully laid oil slick

We don’t often cover the oil price at Fortune & Freedom. This is despite energy being “the master resource” and oil being energy’s key component.…

If inflation goes bananas, this is why it will…

As I’ve been trying to explain, the inflation we’ve seen so far may not be true inflation at all. And yet, true inflation is very…

Is “despite vaccinations” the new “despite Brexit”?

Back in May, when every second Fortune & Freedom video and article was warning about a coming spike in inflation, I was even more worried…