The west has paid the price for neglecting the Afghan economy Per capita incomes flatlined over the past decade and corruption is endemic
Amid Pandemic-Driven Liquid Oxygen Shortage, Orlando Asks Residents to Slash Water Use or Face Boil Alert Florida state officials seek to punish school administrators who impose mask mandates; meanwhile, lack of oxygen threatens Orlando’s supply of potable water.
Technology can help democratise financial services If properly regulated, digital tools offer an opportunity to reduce global inequality
Cryptocurrency Miners Move Out of China The companies face many hurdles as they move their machines out of a country that previously used two-thirds of the global energy dedicated to harvesting bitcoin.
What will central bankers say at this year’s Jackson Hole summit? Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
Fundamental Forecast For the Week Ahead: USD/ZAR, GBP/ZAR, EUR/ZAR Emerging market currencies have continued to underperform relative to select G10 counterparts as risk appetite fades. Jackson Hole and US data ahead
God, Money, YOLO: How Cathie Wood Found Her Flock Ms. Wood says the Holy Spirit moved her to strike out on her own after an up-and-down career in money management. But it’s her belief in herself that won the Reddit crowd’s faith.
The Afghani dollar Here is the source. The surprises are to me how early the plunge came, how in percentage terms it appears manageable (0.13 to 0.124 is noticeable but not earth-shattering), and the rebound at the very end. Caveat emptor of course, and almost certainly these markets have a low level of liquidity and possibly are manipulated as well.
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Ashish Kulkarni interviews me About half is about India, the other half is his very careful, memory-rich questions about earlier MR posts. I was happy with how it turned out… The post Ashish Kulkarni interviews me appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.
One in a Blue Moon is Here The old saying, only once in a Blue Moon is here. August 22/23 will be a Blue Moon and perhaps this is the omen for the decline and fall of the Biden Administration.
White Coat Summit on Vaccines The post White Coat Summit on Vaccines first appeared on Armstrong Economics.
The Afghan economy in charts: what has changed in two decades? Progress in healthcare and education was dogged by endemic corruption and insecurity
Euro Forecast: Further EUR/USD Weakness in Store Last Thursday's dramatic drop in EUR/USD below the critical 1.17 level has opened the way for further steep losses in the pair although some consolidation either side of 1.17 is likely first.
Citadel to Redeem $500 Million From Melvin Capital Melvin, a hedge fund that had bet that GameStop’s share price would fall, received a $2 billion infusion from Citadel after the stock skyrocketed.
Stanley Aronowitz, Labor Scholar and Activist, Dies at 88 As a self-described “working-class intellectual,” he declared that direct action was more potent than collective bargaining or conventional politics.Stanley Aronowitz in 2002, when he was the Green Party candidate for governor of New York.
Saturday assorted links 1. Private insurers are now picking up less of the tab for Covid-related hospital stays. 2. Claims about vaccine efficacy, useful. And further claims about boosters. The correct final picture here still is not clear to me.
Gold Price Tethers as Rapport with USD and Treasury Yields Is Tested A quite week for spot gold after a rollercoaster August. Markets await further guidance as Jackson Hole Symposium looms. XAU/USD looks to dollar drivers.
The economics of Taliban finance An example of Islamist governance can be found on the stretch of road from Kabul to the Mile 78 border crossing in south-west Farah province that borders Iran. The road has more than 25 government checkpoints and a fee is charged at multiple points on the journey.
Conflict in Laws Jacobson violates Human Right to Consent A lot of people have written in to ask if I would explain my position on the legal outcome of forced vaccines. I will try to be a bit more detailed. I see this as a conflict in law at the Supreme Court and how do we argue against Vaccine Passports.
Cruise Line Investors Are Boarding the Wrong Ships Norwegian doubles down on vaccination requirements, but the kids will be all right at home.
Weekly Fundamental US Dollar Forecast: More Tapering Hints at Jackson Hole The US Dollar (via the DXY Index) has moved up to fresh yearly highs as traders have begun to anticipate the Fed’s stimulus withdrawal.
Venice Is Open for Tourists, but Not Cruise Ships A move to ban huge cruise ships from Venice’s lagoon has split a city that is reliant on tourism but can get overrun by foreign visitors.