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US dollar upcycle: 6 years and counting

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Danielle Park

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

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Danielle Park

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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The coming bust of the ‘invincible stimulus bubble’

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Danielle Park

Much bated breath over the latest announcements from the tool-bare European Central Bank this morning. The ‘Great Draghi’ revealed that they will try yet another iteration of cutting practically nil rates to even more nil and buying up even more … Continue reading →

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