Nickolai Hubble

Your currency or your banking system? Central bankers will have to choose…

Just how cornered are central bankers? They face inflation and a banking crisis, at the same time! This creates an impossible choice. Will central banks…

Your currency or your banking system? Central bankers will have to choose…

Just how cornered are central bankers? They face inflation and a banking crisis, at the same time! This creates an impossible choice. Will central banks…

Don’t mention the pound!

The British pound was the best performing G10 currency in the first quarter of 2023. And another double-digit inflation print has helped it on its…

A fantasyland of endless debt, cut carbon and EU power… or bitcoin?

Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are back with a vengeance. And you won’t win any awards for guessing why… The banking crisis has reminded us just how…

Why can’t central bankers just buy all the debt, Jim Rickards and Jan Nieuwenhuijs?

As I explained yesterday, in the first edition of this series, one year ago, I asked the smartest people I know a simple question: why…

Don’t mention the pound!

The British pound was the best performing G10 currency in the first quarter of 2023. And another double-digit inflation print has helped it on its…

Fake Zelensky exposes the truth about CBDCs

A few weeks ago, European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde gave a private interview to Ukrainian president Zelensky. Well, it turned out to be a…

A fantasyland of endless debt, cut carbon and EU power… or bitcoin?

Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are back with a vengeance. And you won’t win any awards for guessing why… The banking crisis has reminded us just how…

Bitcoin was born in a banking crisis. Will it come of age in one too?

Bitcoin was born in 2009, after decades of work on the idea of cryptographic decentralised currency systems. Its purpose was to provide an alternative to…

Why can’t central bankers just buy all the debt, Nick Hubble?

For many years, every few weeks, my dad would call me up with the latest reason why some sort of financial crisis was imminent. And…

Why can’t central bankers just buy all the debt, Thorsten Polleit?

Welcome to part four of our series which asks the smartest people I know a simple question: why can’t central bankers just buy all the…

Why can’t central bankers just buy all the debt, Nigel Farage and Greg Canavan?

Welcome to part three of our series which asks the smartest people I know a simple question: why can’t central bankers just buy all the…

Why can’t central bankers just buy all the debt, Jim Rickards and Jan Nieuwenhuijs?

As I explained yesterday, in the first edition of this series, one year ago, I asked the smartest people I know a simple question: why…

Why can’t central bankers just buy all the debt, John Butler?

One year ago, I asked the smartest people I know a simple question: why can’t central bankers just buy all the debt? Back then, we…

Why net zero’s carbon capture and storage future should terrify you

Suddenly, in the space of a week, net zero became everyone’s favourite punching bag. The anti-net zero headlines sprouted across newspapers everywhere. Quite frankly, I…

The stealth gold bull market

One of the great disappointments of the last three years is gold’s poor performance. The gold price has been trending sideways since the middle of…

Is a bank run underway? Or worse?

Don’t worry, readers. The banking crisis is under control. We don’t need to fear another crisis caused by another bank run. The authorities are monitoring…

The fall of net zero and the securing of Brexit

Amidst all the political, economic and financial chaos engulfing us, there is cause for cautious optimism. Two causes, actually. Net zero is stumbling badly in…

The fall of net zero and the securing of Brexit

Amidst all the political, economic and financial chaos engulfing us, there is cause for cautious optimism. Two causes, actually. Net zero is stumbling badly in…

What’s worse than relying on Russian gas and OPEC oil?

We’re all paying the price of relying on Russian gas for our energy. Not to mention the price of laughing at former President Donald Trump…