Economics

American employers today face a challenge: it’s hard hiring new workers when their numbers have evaporated under the hot sun of pandemic retirements. Their potential workforce, in other words, is already employed. Payrolls in May increased by 339,000, better than the 190,000 Dow Jones estimate and making us wonder what…

Many may have seen a budding campaign led by Conservative MPs in collaboration with the Telegraph on the abolition of Inheritance Tax. There is certainly a case for this. Inheritance Tax is the creation of liberal philosopher John Stuart Mill, who argued for a graduated tax on inheritances that exceeded…

My Country. Papua New Guinea, located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, is well-known for its diverse culture, stunning natural landscapes, and long history. Although one of the world’s most culturally and linguistically diverse countries, however, Papua New Guinea often goes overlooked by international society. This book seeks to shed some…

I’ll Take My Chances With a Balanced Life — Remember this scene, from Little House on the Prairie? If you’re a fan like I am, this was one of the funniest moments of the series. I still get a laugh every time I see this picture. In this particular episode, Laura and her friend Jonah discover gold. They instantly…

(Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions.) The weekend before I travelled to Miami for this year’s edition of the annual…

You’re not the only one strapped for cash The phrase “debt ceiling” refers to the legal limit on the amount of debt The US Government can borrow to fund its operations. The American Government hit its borrowing limit — aka, debt ceiling — in January, 2023. Effectively, The US government…

Where’s the imminent recession we were promised a year ago? Nowhere apparently, but hardly anyone has admitted they were wrong. And that includes Wall Street gurus. Last June, the finance world was abuzz with pledges that the U.S. economy was barely a hare’s whisker from diving into a recession. Back…

Electrical grids are undergoing massive transformations and upgrades all over the world. In this article we explore how smart decentralized grid systems are utilized to fund and accelerate global energy transitions. Modernizing the grid The road to Net Zero emissions will involve a lot of electrification in home utilities and buildings. Most…

I was talking to a friend the other day, a cup of masala chai in hand, discussing where to invest in these tumultuous times. It got me thinking — what are the bigger and overarching trends at play here, especially when it comes to inflation and interest rates — the…