Roland HinterkoernerThe end of state financesThe academic discipline of economics will have to be rewritten, entirely. Capitalism a la Joseph Schumpeter has long descended into a…Jul 10, 2020Jul 10, 2020
Roland HinterkoernerOn the eve of verticality?In last Friday’s post, I tried to get my head around why stocks would go up from here. It was not a minute too early, I guess. On Monday…Jul 10, 2020Jul 10, 2020
Roland HinterkoernerSpain in Italy’s footstepsWe can deduct from the macro numbers that the health crisis was a mere death knell for Europe’s economy. It was already weak in its own…Jul 10, 2020Jul 10, 2020
Roland HinterkoernerWho is Tucker Carlson?For the uninitiated outside America Tucker Carlson may not be a very well known entity, but he should gradually become one. The Fox News…Jul 10, 2020Jul 10, 2020
Roland HinterkoernerEurope, the Middle East, and now Indo-PacificRobert O’Brien, the successor of the unfortunate John Bolton as national security advisor to the Trump administration, is a man on a…Jul 10, 2020Jul 10, 2020
Roland HinterkoernerIn need of an enemy?A while ago, Alex Lo from the South China Morning Post kindly quoted me in one of his columns, and I am happy to return the favour. In his…Jul 2, 2020Jul 2, 2020
Roland HinterkoernerHong Kong versus SingaporeHaven’t we heard it all already…? The Western propaganda machine has been in its element for the better part of a year to belittle and…Jul 2, 2020Jul 2, 2020
Roland HinterkoernerThe pragmatistReaders couldn’t agree fast enough when one would claim that Donald Trump isn’t like any other leader in the world, at least in the world…Jun 24, 2020Jun 24, 2020
Roland HinterkoernerRussia in a precarious bindWhile Washington and Beijing are slugging out their differences in a G2-kind of way, Moscow must be grappling to assert its role as the…Jun 23, 2020Jun 23, 2020
Roland Hinterkoerner5 trillion and countingAs per the latest reports of the Fed, the ECB, and the BoJ, their balance sheets have collectively been blown up by over 5 trillion…Jun 23, 2020Jun 23, 2020