Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Russian Sanctions Backfire
The belief that calling for and instituting sanctions against Russia is a sound policy, illustrates the economic disconnect
of the Obama administration. With the fervor for starting a new cold war, the propaganda machine is working overtime to paint
a picture that ignores real economic synergism. Note the conflicting reports regarding the EU. Nine EU countries ready to block economic sanctions against Russia, quotes a diplomatic source to ITAR-TASS: Read the entire article
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Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Inevitability of Financial Bubbles
Financial instruments are inventions of gnomes from investment houses and exchanges. There is nothing intrinsic about profitability
or guarantee that over time such transactions will be rewarding. Much like the games played at a casino, the baccarat banks
that run the betting sport and wheel of fortune, are running the odds in their favor. If only the payoff was similar to the
gambling den probability, the consistency of indulgence might be worth the risk. However, the systemic incentivisations within
the markets themselves are designed to reflect little of economic proportion to actual trading results. Just look how the
financial firms compensate their traders to substantiate that the underlying security of the "so called" investment,
which bears little resemblance to quoted pricing. Read the entire article
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