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How heavy? and other matters
Morning All,
A slightly admin-y email today.
First up: How Heavy? - the surprisingly popular "lecture with funny bits" I did at the Edinburgh Fringe th…
3 years, 10 months ago
A new global reserve currency in the making - and the west is asleep at the wheel.
My apologies if you have received this twice. Cock up at HQ.
Over a Zoom call earlier in the week, I heard some people discussing the “Russian Davos”…
3 years, 10 months ago
An eternal lesson for investors from a ill-fated silver mine
While on holiday in Sark this week, I stumbled across a book in the local post office: “Silver Mining On Sark” by David Synnott, which describes an i…
3 years, 10 months ago
Talking free cities with Peter Young
A interview in today’s programme with a highly eloquent young man, Peter Young, of the Free Cities Foundation. Peter discusses China (he lived there …
3 years, 10 months ago
A New Addition to The Flying Frisby
There have been some developments behind the scenes at The Flying Frisby, which are going to add considerable value.
In addition to my own contributi…
3 years, 10 months ago
The US dollar is rising to dangerous levels
After a month or so of welcome respite, the dreaded US dollar has got stronger again.
It really is the scourge of everything.
Stockmarkets have been w…
3 years, 11 months ago
Gold, the sun and the gods
How did gold come into existence? No one really knows.
Its origins are thought to lie in supernovae and the collision of neutron stars. It was present…
3 years, 11 months ago
How to protect your wealth as inflation hits new record highs
Inflation in the UK has just hit 10.1%, says the Office for National Statistics.
That is five times the Bank of England’s stated target of 2%.
FIVE T…
3 years, 11 months ago
A fond farewell to a MoneyWeek legend
John Stepek is leaving MoneyWeek.
I’ve known for a while, but as his final day was yesterday and we have just had his leaving drinks, so the implicat…
3 years, 11 months ago
Why do we use the weights and measures we do?
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival starts this week. It’s the world’s biggest arts festival, an event that sells more tickets than any other event in the …
3 years, 11 months ago