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The end of Covid emergency measures will unleash familiar emergencies

The Covid era allowed governments to paper over a long list of imminent crises. Extreme fiscal policy kept economies on life support. Extreme monetary policy…

Will hidden liabilities bring down the euro?

An advertisement changed my life. While working as an investment strategist on Wall Street in 1993, I came across a similar position advertised in The…

A fantasyland of endless debt, cut carbon and EU power… or bitcoin?

Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are back with a vengeance. And you won’t win any awards for guessing why… The banking crisis has reminded us just how…

The fall of net zero and the securing of Brexit

Amidst all the political, economic and financial chaos engulfing us, there is cause for cautious optimism. Two causes, actually. Net zero is stumbling badly in…

What if the European Central Bank goes bust?

Today’s edition of Fortune & Freedom is a little quote heavy. Because I’m not entirely sure you’d believe what I’ve got to say if I…

Nigel Farage: 15-minute cities are about control, not convenience

What could possibly be wrong with living in a place that is so convenient you don’t need to use your car? The 15-minute city concept…

Is the energy crisis over, or just beginning?

Tomorrow I’ll be recording a video with our energy expert James Allen. I’ll ask him whether the energy crisis is over, or just beginning. We’ll…

How immigration will save us from Europe’s demographic debtpocalypse

All around the developed world, something unprecedented throughout history is happening. Thanks to demographic change, populations are beginning their long-term decline. This creates a set…

The highly profitable consequences of the euro are back again

In my book How the Euro Dies, I explain why sharing one monetary policy and one exchange rate between all the vastly different euro using…

Has the political climate changed on climate change politics?

The first cold weather of the year is testing Europe’s energy grid. How has the UK fared so far? And what’ll it mean for climate…

Why Europe will either experience the worst inflation or deflation of all major economies

You’re not going to believe this, but the busy bees at the European Central Bank (ECB) might actually do something to rein in inflation. And,…

Buying indulgences won’t save the planet from the fiery hell of climate change… anymore

It’s getting mighty awkward out there for the green dream believers. And I don’t mean the nature lovers, nor those who believe in energy efficiency…

Europe actually jumped off the climate-change cliff, instead of just promising to

A few weeks ago, we discovered that our lockdowns were imposed without considering the economic trade-offs. Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak said it was “wrong to…

Why the euro is worth saving

Just over a week ago, two of the smartest minds I know had a debate about the survival of the euro. I think that you…

The electrification of everything short-circuits the economy

Not so long ago they were talking about the “electrification of everything”. The idea was to have everything in the world run on electricity, as…

If the EU abandons Ukraine, what’ll the UK do?

Two weeks ago, Nigel Farage and I wondered whether the EU would hold out over Winter. But now the UK government is the one concerned…

The Return of Bloody October?

Back in 2018, I predicted a meltdown in the stockmarket over Italian elections. I called the prediction Bloody October. And the selloff which began in…

The euro breaks the buck

Do you remember when Brexit would cause the pound to fall to parity with the euro? The humiliation was sure to expose Brexit as a…

A cold shower for the Germans… literally

For those of you who don’t know, I’m German. About as German as I am English and Australian, anyway. And this means I dig through…

The sanctions will continue until morale improves

Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine. But he wasn’t the one to impose sanctions on Russian energy. So, who will get the blame for the West’s energy…