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Perhaps quantitative easing was inflationary after all

Some thoughts on investment communication

How credible is the message from central banks that they can and will bring down inflation?

Seeing at close hand that science is not always about the search for truth came as a bit of a surprise

If nobody mentions excessive fiscal spending, did it ever happen?

Is the sustainable investing industry sustainable?

Crypto, cults and image makeovers

The Magic of Fractional Reserve Banking

In the interests of complete openness...

There is a remarkably simple test for whether something has intrinsic value

It's not about cycles and trends, but pattern and randomness

A taste of what Iceland has to offer geologically

How does one value crypto's poster child?

Yesterday was Iceland National Day and was a lot of good, clean fun Fortuitously I was in Reykjavik on National Day. Here are some pics....

The combination of central bank weakness and fiscal policy error is a toxic one

Be careful what you wish for

US treasury secretary Janet Yellen is losing her credibility

Lazy advisers who put clients into bonds should face the music in court

On my flight to Reykjavik this morning - it was an early one but at least it actually departed, and on time - I remembered a maths...

A look at the last hundred years of US fiscal and monetary policy