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Economic Iliad & Odyssey

The term “iliad” in Greek mean a series of miseries or disastrous events and “Odyssey” meant a long wandering or voyage usually marked by...

The Student Suicide Rate Has Been Rising – the new Lost Generation

There have been studies on the riskiest jobs where stress causes higher rates of suicides. The medical profession seems to be at the top of the list, which now...

Market Talk – April 24, 2019

ASIA: The North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits Russia for the first time near the city of Vladivostok. Talks are due to commence tomorrow between the two nations...

PRIVATE BLOG: Domestic v International Perspective

PRIVATE BLOG: Domestic v International Perspective Private blog posts are exclusively available to Socrates subscribers. To sign-up for Socrates or to learn more,...

Private Blog: The Shift From Public to Private – US Share Market

PRIVATE BLOG: The Shift From Public to Private – US Share Market Private blog posts are exclusively available to Socrates subscribers. To sign-up for...

German Car Sales Collapse

COMMENT: I am a senior exec here in the German auto industry. I attended your Berlin conference. I just want to say your ECM is remarkable. Our industry has seen a...

Nagai of Nomura Confirms Japan Destroyed the Bond Market

In Japan, Nomura’s chief Koji Nagai took over as Nomura’s chief executive back in 2012 and followed that appointment with a $1bn cost-reduction plan that...

The Dawn of the Great Financial Unknown

QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong; I assume you read that Mr. Nagai  has confirmed what you have been saying that the central banks have destroyed the bond markets. I must...

Market Talk – April 23, 2019

Asia: Chinese coffee company Luckin filed papers for an IPO in the U.S. This is a big move for the Starbucks competitor, and follows other China-based companies who...

European Politics

QUESTION: Will you be covering BREXIT and the May elections since Nigel Farage will be speaking? What about your forecasts on civil unrest? It is really starting to...