The UK is praying for a Kamikaze to fan its Himmelfahrtskommando energy policy

English is a boring language. “Suicide mission” doesn’t leave much to the imagination. Other nations have elegant euphemisms to describe European energy policy. The Japanese…

Is Jackson Hole an imperial nudist colony for central bankers?

What if central bankers haven’t got the foggiest idea what they’re doing? They clearly dominate financial markets right now. And have been doing so for…

The property escalator is going into reverse

All around the world, property bubbles are popping and prices are falling. Even in the bubble bastion of Australia, prices are crashing fast. We’ll explore…