DABERIAM XCVII

Nothing much, in reality, has changed since I put pen to paper in February, but the excuses have! Only a month or so ago the world economic problems were blamed by politicians and economists on the banking crisis...

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DABERIAM XCVI

The Year of the Fire Monkey, 2016, has started with stock market turmoil and paralysis in the central banks. Economic indicators are pointing all over the place and economic commentators, faced with no consistency in the short term indicators, are failing to come up with any cohesive or consensual opinion on what is happening...

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DABERIAM XCV

After the horrendous events of November, December has, thank goodness, been largely uneventful on all fronts. The world continues to trudge along in a marginally deflationary economic environment, something not experienced since the 19th Century...

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DABERIAM XCIV

Looking back over the last four weeks, there are probably two sickening political game changers - the shooting down of the Russian jet over Egypt and the horrific events in Paris last weekend. The attack on the Russian plane, full of tourists, has dramatically changed the tone of relationships between East and West...

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DABERIAM XCIII

Since August, the world seems to be spinning along in a happy state of political muddle. It’s difficult to see any change in the macro economic world, yet newspapers and pundits are full of reports, concerns, worries, etc...

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