Originally Published: October 2021 The US debt ceiling is in the news again due to Congressional gridlock, along with the possibility of a US sovereign default and the unintuitive idea of the US Treasury Department minting a trillion-dollar platinum coin to bypass the problem. This article breaks down some of the nuances involved in this … [Read more...]

Premium members can now read the 2021 Global Opportunities Investment Report: This report looks at over 30 countries, and compares their growth, debt, equity valuations, stability, and currency risks to give investors insight on where to allocate their money globally, or to at least be aware of where some of the macro imbalances are in the … [Read more...]

Published June 2021 The oil and gas sector has been one of the most disliked and out-of-favor sectors among investors for a while now. Some traders have played with it short-term due to the global reflationary rebound, but few investors are willing to commit to it long-term at this point. It's nothing more than a post-pandemic transitory bump … [Read more...]

Originally Published: May 2021 Inflation is a controversial and complex topic. This article looks at 150 years of data across multiple countries to provide a general idea of what inflation is, what to look for, and how to invest with inflationary and deflationary risks in mind. Read from the beginning, or jump to the section you … [Read more...]

"Japanification" in the economic sense refers to the stagnation that Japan's economy has faced over the past three decades, and is typically applied in reference to the concern among economists that other developed countries will follow along the same path. As a visual, here's Japan's long-term nominal GDP in US dollar terms: Chart … [Read more...]