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“If I have joined the ranks of the reformers, it is solely for the purpose of persuading them to leave people alone.” -
Frederic Bastiat
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“You are a dangerous innovator, a utopian, a theorist, a despiser of the laws; you would shake the basis upon which society rests.” -
Frederic Bastiat
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“No conviction makes so lasting an impression on the mind as that which it works out for itself.” -
Frederic Bastiat
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“To rob the public, it is necessary to deceive them.”
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Passenger Car Registrations: -38.5% Four Months Into 2020; -76.3% In April
COVID 'Car'-nage has struck with a vengance in the home of global car-building giants. As the official Brussel-based EU reporting body outlines, in April 2020, registrations of new passenger cars in the European Union posted a year-on-year decline of 76.3%.
Slump Pushes Spreads On Risky Bonds To Decade-High
“But this is not a big concern as most local banks’ financial health remains sound and can provide support.”..........Where have we seen comments of a similarly flippant nature in the past?
Futures Slide After China Punishes Australia Over Coronavirus Origin Probe, Bans 35% Of Beef Imports
As predicted, the slow march towards a rapidly escalating game of geopolitical football has begun, and it seems the Chinese ruling elite have decided to test the waters with their southern trading partner.
Sex Toys, Bikes, Weed & Seeds: What Aussies Are Buying During Lockdown
It seems that the COVID lockdown has proven that the lackadaisical folks down-under are in fact a bunch of bike-riding, dope-smoking kink-freaks! Who would've guessed?
J. Crew Files For Bankruptcy As Covid Chaos Crushes Retailers
The New York-based clothing chain saw its parent company, Chinos Holdings, file for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) Moves With The Times….Or Is Something Else Afoot (Surely Not!?)
As the Chinese economy, and it's State controlled financial institutions brace against the COVID-juiced headwinds, certain all important outward facing policy and administrative arms are forced to make adjustments to policy settings.
Thai Economy Contracted At A Higher Rate In March
As is unique in Asian finance markets, measures of economic activity are measured in 'gold adjusted terms' as standing practice. The Kingdom of Thailand, one of SE Asia's most dynamic economies saw economic activity plunge along side global peers.
The Unpossibly Pure Signal
The wizards at Alhambra Investments ask a question (and provide some answers) close to the hearts of Icarus Signal readers..............can you fight the Fed, and have, or will they, lose control?
What Is the NFL Telling Us About the Economy?
What signals is the NFL sending us about the world's largest economy?