Nothing can come from the ‘North Korean situation’, but the rising prices of raw materials, especially crude oil. Cliff Kupchan, chairman and analyst at the…
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Just stay calm!
The reason why capital markets are calm and exchange rates are increasing is that the world economy keeps getting stronger. It is especially true for…
We have to survive the impossible
Nothing can come from the ‘North Korean situation’, but the rising prices of raw materials, especially crude oil. Cliff Kupchan, chairman and analyst at the…
The deadly labour market
Even though the American labour market is more flexible and has a higher employment rate than the Western European, on average, American workers still perform…
The unlikely war
The dictator of North Korea does not want war but to maintain his regime undisturbed. He believes that nuclear weaponry is a key to it…
What if this unlikely war does break out? (2.)
World economy and the global financial world could end up in a deep crisis, more severe than the one in 2007-2008, after a series of…
Is Europe hopeless?
Greece and Italy could still go bankrupt and leave the eurozone. The majority of the members of EU cannot produce stable growth; currently there are…
No innovation, no growth
The author of the bestseller Rise and Fall of American Growth, which studies the past two hundred years of the American economy, says that the…
’Hungary is one of the best regions’
Hungary and its region, in general, perform better economically and financially than Western Europe. Foreign investors more and more favour us; they ignore high politics….
Only 11 months until happy ending
Fed’s interest rate rises that were expected for this year are postponed. Europe will solve its current crisis just like it managed to deal with…
Saving Europe from falling apart is in North America’s interest
The decreasing significance of oil is both a blessing and a curse for North America. It is a blessing because Americans who used to be…
The downfall of the monetary system
A former economist at Deutsche Bank, which has been having troubles, predicts inflation and global recession. Thomas Mayer, who is one of the founders of…
Stronger protectionism and growing optimism
If protectionists win over globalists, the world’s GDP will be 44 trillion dollars less than if globalists won. This is one of the results of…
The super-rich: who are they, where do they come from, where are they going?
In the next five years, the number of individuals with at least 30 million dollars net worth will increase at a significant rate. This is…
Stronger dollar is a bad omen
Ole Hansen, Head of Commodity Strategy at the Dutch Saxo Bank expects a permanent gold rally. In the interview he gave to Alapblog.hu he talks…
Crisis a la Italy – again
It seems that the most indebted country in the euro zone (130% debt to GDP) will hold early parliamentary elections in a couple of months….
Man and machine: who will be the victor?
The unstoppable advancement of automatization and robotization has foreseeable and unforeseeable consequences. Our interviewee, Jonathan Ruane an expert in this field and researcher at Massachusetts…
China, the good
The ’New Silk Road’ project is nothing else but globalization ‘recharged’. China has no super-power ambitions; Beijing based the whole project on righteousness and fair…
Globalization is over – or is it?
Donald Trump could soon cancel Chinese steel import and declare China’s growing global economic role as a national security threat. This and other protectionist measures…
Government bailout for Deutsche Bank – a political suicide?
The German government would undermine its credibility if it spent tax payers’ money on trying to save Deutsche Bank, the German financial institution that has…
OPEC-Poker
A probable OPEC agreement – to which Russia too would join – could lead to a significant price increase of crude oil; however, such an…
Poverty makes you richer?
The results of a research done by an American and an Australian professor suggest that fund managers raised in less wealthy environments perform better and…
Clinton or Trump? It does not make a difference.
No significant change in the American economic policy is expected, so the results of the presidential elections will not affect the stock exchange either. Economists…
What more and more governments are profiting from: the settlement permit
It is not necessarily right that those who purchased settlement permit or even citizenship, enjoy the same benefits of the fundamental rights within the EU,…
Follow S&P 500, and you will know who wins the elections
From share prices, we can predict whether Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton will be the new resident of the White House. Jeff Hirsch, editor-in-chief at…
Neither Clinton nor Trump is certain – only recession is
Peter Boockvar, leading strategist of The Lindsey Group, and commentator at CNBC says that the artificially inflated ‘bull market’ will end after the presidential elections….
The consequences are unpredictable – interview with Tibor Navracsics
We have to make it clear that maintaining EU member status and continuing integration are primary strategic points – even for Hungary too. A common…
The downfall of the monetary system
A former economist at Deutsche Bank, which has been having troubles, predicts inflation and global recession. Thomas Mayer, who is one of the founders of…
The oil-era might be over, but we cannot give up on oil
There is a dramatic transformation on the world’s energy market; a new era is about to begin. However, in the medium term, oil prices tend…
The age of uncertainty
The rise in the price of gold and silver seems to be steady and lasting. The coming inflation, the negative government bond yield, the lack…