Saturday, December 26, 2020

Gold is Equally Shiny

 He says Canada is cooked - hyperinflation and no gold!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o8JfFbvfD8


Wednesday, December 23, 2020

A Democratic Economy

Blimey, so much truth here that it's not surprising he didn't win the US (S)Election!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z4LTNz-ob8&feature=emb_title

 

Mines Die Hard

 Very interesting documentary, with some little-known nuggets in it (excuse the pun!): 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xayEKDkROwI


Monday, December 21, 2020

Data Analytics

 Too late now to tell people to prep - the disruption to the supply chain is here, under the pretext of covid 19 'new strain'. Yeah, right!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yolSrZxwK98

Thanks Brendon.

Social Credit Scores

 This should make your blood run cold:

'In a new blog post for the International Monetary Fund, four researchers presented their findings from a working paper that examines the current relationship between finance and tech as well as its potential future. Gazing into their crystal ball, the researchers see the possibility of using the data from your browsing, search, and purchase history to create a more accurate mechanism for determining the credit rating of an individual or business. They believe that this approach could result in greater lending to borrowers who would potentially be denied by traditional financial institutions.'

  https://gizmodo.com/your-credit-score-should-be-based-on-your-web-history-1845912592

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

The Sovietisation of Banking

 Absolutely fascinating discussion here, between two big brains. A must-listen!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zaabewwvf3w

 The problem, according to Prof Werner? Credit creation for asset transactions.