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A few weeks ago, the European Central Bank (ECB) reported that the inflation target had been adjusted. Since 2003 the inflation target has been less than, but close to, 2 percent inflation in the [...]

Interest rates that are too low lead to a mis-allocation of capital. In the long term, this is not good for the economy or for society. In the short term, the combination of low interest rates, [...]

Yesterday was Freedom Day in the United Kingdom, the day when the British Government abandoned the last coronary restrictions. Boris Johnson’s victory speech was ready, but the conditions [...]

Over the past two days, Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Jerome Powell has been explaining the current monetary policy to the US Congressional Finance Committees. Possible adjustments to the policy [...]

Consumer Price Index Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the Consumer Price Index in the United States. The CPI is a set of consumer price indices and is considered a reflection of [...]

Last week, investor interest was focused on the publication of the minutes of the policy meetings of both the US and European central banks. Last Wednesday, it was the turn of the Federal [...]

The French Concession is a well-preserved piece of France in Shanghai. Wide boulevards, green plane trees and old French mansions remind us of the Paris of a century ago. In that old French [...]

Since the start of the corona crisis, commodities have not behaved as one investment category. Metals rose sharply from the start, but oil prices fell hard at first and have only just recovered [...]

The success of crypto-currencies causes their own downfall. As soon as the popularity of crypto-currencies threatens the stability of the financial system, this speculative party is spoiled by [...]