London December 16, 2016
ESCALATION of global terrorism, security fears, persistent Middle Eastern wars and military expansionism have raised global defence spending to a fearsome US$1.57 trillion, writes Neil Behrmann
The latest annual Jane’s Defence Budgets Report calculates that global … Read the rest
Positive first 100-day Trump administration momentum vital
London Nov 14, 2016
AS US President-elect Donald Trump selects his Cabinet, members of his team are promising a pragmatic, positive administration to allay domestic and international concerns.
Ahead of the inauguration of the new president and in the first … Read the rest
Blame the top central bankers for the financial casino
IGNORE pundits who attempt to predict gyrating markets. Some, such as The Guardian’s economics writer, are claiming that ups and downs could be a signal for another 1929-type Great Crash; others on CNBC and Bloomberg TV are telling readers to … Read the rest
Prevention of future financial collapse difficult
Alleged role of a single day trader in ‘flash crash’ suggests US and UK regulators are very late in the day
April 2015
ALLEGATIONS that a single UK day trader caused the “flash crash” five years ago indicate that regulators … Read the rest