It is unlikely that you have missed it: in September, it was revealed that Volkswagen had been rigging its software in diesel cars for the past years. And guess what? It just so happens that the largest demand for platinum originates from the (Western) European diesel car market. So, does this provide an opportunity? In order to answer that question I will provide an analysis of the platinum market.
... »Do You Believe the Volkswagen Scandal Will Blow Over? Then Platinum Provides an Opportunity
December 7 2015
Olav Dirkmaat
In Early 2016, Inflation Will Rise
November 30 2015
It’s over. With that, I mean the danger of deflation, or low inflation. It is highly likely that inflation will rise in the first months of 2016. Why? It has to do with the oil price, mathematics and the way in which inflation is calculated.
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Edin Mujagić
Are Regulators Encouraging a Financial Bubble?
November 24 2015
It is interesting to see how legislation such as the Basel accords, designed to limit the risk of a banking crisis, in reality only shifts the risk. How is it possible that regulators are actually encouraging risk, rather than reducing it?
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Why Our Monetary System Is Flawed
November 19 2015
Many economists fail to understand that money is not "neutral." Changes in the supply of money, or it the demand for it, do have major economic consequences; they do not merely lead to a higher or lower price level, but also to misallocations of capital and economic depressions.... »
Olav Dirkmaat
