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Crying over spilt milk or why higher interest rates are hard
Should you invest in a business? If interest rates are zero, the answer is probably yes. When money in a savings account or a bond earns nothing, any reasonable business promising a non-zero returns starts to look good. If it sells electric cars and promises a 10x payday in a decade, all the better. Sure,…
Nuclear submarine roundup
Australia will host, buy, then build nuclear submarines as part of the AUKUS alliance with the United States and United Kingdom. The deal is complex: three-parts over four-decades and a 12-digit price tag (~368 billion). The biggest defence project in Australian history, it’s also a significant commitment from the US and UK towards containing China.…
Thoughtful exchange on China – US
The conversation about China and the US is as polarised as the conversation between China and the US. Which is a pity, because it is the international relations problem of our time and it deserve a corresponding amount of thought and care. Both were on display in a recent episode of The Economist’s Drum Tower…
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