Nickolai Hubble

Welcome to the latest crypto wake

Another month, another crypto catastrophe. But after so many bitcoin obituaries over the years, what do the latest ones really mean?

Will people accept the new regime?

How the worm has turned over the past few months. The very pillars of our society are wobbling away. The things we believed and presumed are gone. They’ve been replaced with alternatives that were unthinkable only months ago.

The demographic destiny of your brokerage account

Demographic decline is an unfamiliar problem for investors. Populations haven’t shrunk before. Well, not outside of a pandemic. But, now that the pandemic is over…

Our spy in Sydney on the latest resources to boom and plume

We may be shooting for net zero. But has anyone figured out how we’re getting there? Not according to Shae Russell’s intelligence from the International…

Our spy in Sydney on the latest resources to boom and plume

We may be shooting for net zero. But has anyone figured out how we’re getting there? Not according to Shae Russell’s intelligence from the International Mining and Resources Conference in Sydney.

Is Russia really worse than climate change?

Good news, everyone. Vladimir Putin has single-handedly solved the problem of climate change. How? By invading Ukraine. To understand, let me take you back in…

Looking beyond the cacophony of central bank chaos

Markets are obsessed with central bank policy decisions. And this week featured an absolute overdose of those. That led to all sorts of market instability.…

Looking beyond the cacophony of central bank chaos

Markets are obsessed with central bank policy decisions. And this week featured an absolute overdose of those. That led to all sorts of market instability. Stocks, currency markets and bonds all whipsawed wildly.

Buy when there’s smoke in an empty theatre

The best thing about bitcoin was how everyday people finally got one up on the City. While professional investors were busy denigrating cryptocurrencies, punters made millions or even billions off the new tech. It was the first bottom-up investment boom since the last gold rush.

When in Rome, tell them the barbarians are coming

At the tender age of 13, Konstantin Kisin’s Soviet parents sent him to live in racist, misogynist, capitalist, far right-wing Bristol, all by himself. Let’s…

When in Rome, tell them the barbarians are coming

At the tender age of 13, Konstantin Kisin’s Soviet parents sent him to live in racist, misogynist, capitalist, far right-wing Bristol, all by himself.

Privatisation is a trap. Competition is the way out.

Over the past few Fortune & Freedoms, we’ve discussed why capital controls might make an unwelcome return. And how cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are tools you…

The second globalist coup in two weeks

The UK election results are in and Rishi Sunak is our new prime minister, alongside his running mate Jeremy Hunt who remains chancellor. Together they…

The second globalist coup in two weeks

The UK election results are in and Rishi Sunak is our new prime minister, alongside his running mate Jeremy Hunt who remains chancellor.

How to prepare for the coming corralito, or risk becoming as poor as an Argentine

A few weeks ago, I warned you about the third horseman of the Unholy Trinity – capital controls. Today, we explore what those capital controls…

The beauty of economics lies in comeuppance, and boy are governments getting theirs

Despite my best efforts, economics is also known as the “dismal science”. But you should’ve heard my cackling when I discovered why… Apparently, economics was…

The man who did nothing to save Germany (and almost succeeded…)

Today’s edition comes from my newsletter Gold Stock Fortunes. This excerpt explains how the Germans ended their dalliance with hyperinflation. It appeared alongside a more…

An £11.175 billion government bailout for the Bank of England is just the start

They won’t call it a bailout, of course. At least, not on Bloomberg: “The new £11.175 billion injection is listed under ‘assistance to financial institutions…

My Kingdom for a hospital pass

No doubt you’re all glued to your screens, watching the Rugby League World Cup. Well, UK politics is about to descend into similar scenes. The…

My Kingdom for a hospital pass

No doubt you’re all glued to your screens, watching the Rugby League World Cup. Well, UK politics is about to descend into similar scenes.