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The eroding belief in central banks

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Danielle Park

As financial markets race up and down on the rudderless barrage of high frequency robots again this week, an excellent article from Germany’s DER SPIEGEL offers a thoughtful update on the erroneous and now eroding belief that central banks are … Continue reading →

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Content quandry: short and shallow or long and thoughtful?

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Danielle Park

In an expensive big media world paid for by sponsors, getting important issues covered in a balanced and thoughtful way is not easy. Some argue that today’s media-drenched, distracted public has no appetite or patience for detailed, weighty discussions…but is … Continue reading →

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CBC’s “The Current” on the scam, collusions and crash risk of HFT

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Danielle Park

Good discussion on the many ways in which high frequency trading firms collude with brokers, exchanges and data services to “queer the market casino in their favour”. And no, its not just in the US stock markets…we see daily evidence … Continue reading →

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