Monthly Archives: April 2015

Nepotism between policymakers and corporations costing us greatly

The rise of extreme income disparity over the past 20 years may be misunderstood without historical context. In 2016, the combined wealth of the richest 1% of the world’s population is on track to overtake that of the other 99%.  That’s … Continue reading

Posted in Main Page | Comments Off on Nepotism between policymakers and corporations costing us greatly

Weak US dollar, strong oil?

Today the US dollar and Treasuries continue to sell off as if the Fed is going to announce some grand new ‘stimulus’ plan. In response commodities and the loonie have been attracting inflows once more. There are reasons to suspect … Continue reading

Posted in Main Page | Comments Off on Weak US dollar, strong oil?

The impossible race with HFT robots

For those ‘playing’ the market and feeling confident they will be able to exit ahead of the insanely levered, mongrel horde surfing the wave with you…a little reality check via the Twitter trade today. A few HFT firms were leaked … Continue reading

Posted in Main Page | Comments Off on The impossible race with HFT robots