Has the USD hit a BRICS wall as the current world order rule-based, US hegemony is challenged by rising economic superpowers? Darren Winters explores this fascinating question by taking a peek into the mindset of the rising powers in the East, Russia and China, who are masterminding a BRICS system of economic, financial and political …
New World Disorder
A new world disorder is unfolding, the latest being Hamas incursion into Israel with fatalities exceeding one thousand, including hostages. The severity of the attack has not been seen since the Yom Kippur War, the 1973 Arab-Israeli war. Hamas, an Islamic fundamentalist that does not recognise Israel’s right to exist, fired thousands of rockets, with …
Double Your Money
Darren Winters looks at how long it takes to double your money? The Rule of 72 formula is used by investors to calculate how long it takes to double an investment at a given annual rate of return. investors calculate the formula by dividing 72 by the annual rate of return. For example, if a …
Credit Squeeze
Another credit squeeze is brewing as the unrealized losses on long-maturity treasuries keep deepening. QT and the Great Credit Squeeze The so-called narrative is that the Fed has gone guns blazing on inflation, which is way above the Fed’s target of 2%, so Quantitative tightening continues. QT2 started in the summer of 2022 and has …