US economy

The social engineers are in full flight. Now Australia has a Population Minister. We prefer to label it the “Population Sinister”, or even the “Population Tsar.” Of course, this isn’t the first time politicians have tried to manipulate the make-up of the population.
The most recent before this is probably ex-Treasurer Peter Costello’s [...]

We always believe it’s good to hand out awards to people who deserve it. Whether it’s for doing good things or bad things, we believe they should receive an award to recognize their “achievement.”
In this instance, the newly inaugurated “No —- Sherlock Award” goes to the US Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). [...]

What noise does a stock market crash make? Something like “Kerplaap” we think.
Over the last twenty-odd years there have been a few so we should all have got used to the noise by now.
The warning signs are unmistakable. Lots of frenzy and excitement. Lots of claims that the market can never fall [...]