Alasdair MacLeod

Head of Research, GoldMoney

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Alasdair has been a celebrated stockbroker and Member of the London Stock Exchange for over four decades. His experience encompasses equity and bond markets, fund management, corporate finance and investment strategy.

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What The Number Crunchers Get Wrong About The "Velocity Of Money"

Sunday, June 23, 2019 12:38 PM EDT

It is nonsense to conclude that velocity is a vital signal of some sort. Monetarism is at the very least still work-in-progress until monetarists finally discover velocity is no more than a factor to make their equation balance.

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The Financial War Escalates

Thursday, June 20, 2019 12:12 PM EDT

Behind the scenes, the financial war between America and China is escalating dangerously into a war to secure global financial resources.

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For Those Who Don’t Understand Inflation

Friday, June 14, 2019 7:00 PM EDT

With the world facing a deepening recession, monetary inflation will accelerate again. It is time for everyone to recognize the consequences.

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Forget Velocity Of Money Circulation

Friday, June 7, 2019 1:44 AM EDT

If there is one concept that illustrates the difference between a top-down macro-economic approach and the reality of everyday life it is the velocity of circulation of money.

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Interest Rates, Time-Preference And Gold

Thursday, May 30, 2019 2:01 PM EDT

There is a widespread assumption that interest rates represent the cost of borrowing money. In the narrow sense that it is a rate paid by a borrower, this is true. Monetary policy planners enquire no further.

In this article: GLD

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Brexit – Theresa May’s Final Act

Friday, May 24, 2019 5:00 AM EDT

Brexit has been a long, drawn-out saga. But finally, Theresa May’s indecision appears to be coming to an end.

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Title:	Head of Research, GoldMoney
Company:	GoldMoney
Time Period:	January 2012 - Present (7 years 7 months)
Description:	GoldMoney is one of the world’s leading providers of physical gold, silver, platinum and palladium for private and corporate customers, allowing users to buy precious metals online. The easy to use website makes investing in gold and other precious metals accessible 24/7.

School Name:	Strathallen
Degree:
Time Period:	1961 / 1964
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