Daily Archives: September 5, 2014

US dollar upcycle: 6 years and counting

Those betting on the demise of the US dollar have been repeatedly frustrated over the past 6 years. After falling from the tech bubble peak in 2000 all the way to the debt bubble bust in 2008, the US dollar … Continue reading

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More on capital risk in banks

My article here yesterday on the Bank of Canada being the least capitalized bank in the Western world, spurred another round of reader emails about risks in the banking system and particularly to bank depositors. This is a very troubling … Continue reading

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