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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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The Future For Fiat
The day of reckoning for unproductive credit is in sight. With G7 national finances spiraling out of control, debt traps are being sprung on all of them, with the sole exception of Germany.
Don’t Rely On GDP
An important error in statistical analysis is that mathematical economists have lost sight of what their beloved statistics represent —none more so than with GDP.
Unwinding The Financial System
A discussion about the collateral side of financial transactions and some significant problems that are already emerging. 
Silver Whipsawed
Gold and silver prices fell this week in a light trading period, as US markets were closed on Monday for Labor Day. In European trade on Friday, gold was at $1925, down $15 from last Friday’s close, and silver was at $23.05, down $1.10.
The Global Bank Credit Crisis
Gradually, the alarm bells over credit are beginning to ring.
Beware The Great Unwind
The collapse of unbacked credit value was only a matter of time, which is now rapidly approaching. The Great Unwind is underway.
Gold Is Replacing The Dollar
A look at how gold standards could return in the wake of a new gold-backed trade settlement currency.
Inflation Will Return
It is an error to expect inflation to continue to fall in America. All financial market values in the US and elsewhere are predicated on this hope.
Why The Dollar Is Finished
A look at the consequences for the dollar-based fiat currency regime.
The Bell Tolls For Fiat
The problem for capital markets is that they are dominated by Keynesians, automatically programmed to believe gold is bad and fiat is good.
The Real Determinants Of Currency Value
Going through the monetary basics to explain what is required to make a currency’s purchasing power stable.
Geopolitical Evolution
The increasing number of nations seeking to join BRICS brings geopolitics into the spotlight.
Updating Say’s Law For Modern Times
Say’s law ties the volume of production to demand, so policymakers who believe a recession will kill price inflation, and therefore allow central banks to reduce interest rates, are simply wrong.
The Entire Euro System Faces Failure
In these dog days of summer, there is a new complacency over the financial and economic status of the Eurozone.
Sterling Crisis Ahead
Sterling gilt yields are likely to lead to a sterling crisis as foreign selling gathers pace of gilts acquired since 2018.
Working For The State: Is This What We Signed Up For?
Government statistics, such as GDP and labor productivity, are increasingly angled to quantify revenue potential.
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