An unexpected blow to the ECB - Part I
Since the beginning of the year, the corona crisis has come to monopolize the news coverage to the extent that a lot of very important stories and developments either went underreported or were...
Interview with Robert Hartmann: “I expect an exponential rise in the gold price”
Interview with Robert Hartmann Over the last couple of months, we’ve witnessed unprecedented changes in the global economy, in the markets and in our societies...
The people should say NO to all of it
Interview with Václav Klaus: “The people should say NO to all of it”As we get deeper into this crisis and we get used to our “new normal”, it’s easy to focus on the daily corona-horror...
A crisis must never be misused to extend state power
Interview with H.S.H. Prince Michael of Liechtenstein In these times of great uncertainty and widespread fear, it is natural for many citizens to turn to their leaders for guidance and reassurance...
Corona crisis: the cost of the response - Part II
This time around, both central banks and governments have gone “all-in” in their response packages and the scale of the support and liquidity provided dwarf the measures that we saw in ...
Corona crisis: the cost of the response - Part I
The absolutely unprecedented wave of shutdowns, new restrictions and regulations that the coronavirus epidemic has triggered on a global scale ...
Is gold still a safe haven?
There have been moments in recent months when many gold owners, myself included, have asked themselves whether gold might have lost its safe haven status...
A crisis is a terrible thing to waste - Part II
Looking at the carnage that stock markets have suffered, it’s not surprising to see central banks jumping in to save the day...
A crisis is a terrible thing to waste - Part I
“You never want a serious crisis to go to waste. And what I mean by that, it's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.” - Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama’s Chief of Staff from...
Media hysteria: Lessons from Brexit for citizens and for investors
The coronavirus epidemic has instilled real terror in the hearts of many investors, triggering a rude awaking to the actual state of the economy and panic unseen since 2008...