New podcast! Economist Mohamed El-Erian tells
@MerrynSW
why rising inflation is a self-inflicted wound as the Federal Reserve “conditioned markets to be like little kids expecting sweets all the time”. Listen in:
In this week's issue:
• Get ready for the Roaring 20s
• Lessons from past bear markets
• What to do with your work-from-home savings
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Hollywood starlet Hedy Lamarr received a patent
#onthisday
in 1942 for her 'frequency hopping communication system' - the basis of much of today's wireless technology.
The longer we are shut up in our homes, the greater the cost – including the cost in lives lost from other causes than Covid-19. At what point does the cure become worse than the disease?
MoneyWeek's 20th anniversary issue will be out tomorrow. To celebrate,
@MerrynSW
, editor-in-chief of MoneyWeek, sat down (virtually) with Jim Mellon, investor and longevity expert, to discuss the next 20 years:
The obscene pay packages pocketed by listed company chief executives demonstrate that shareholder capitalism isn't working quite as it should. But it can be fixed, says
@MerrynSW
Orbis Global Balanced Fund’s Alec Cutler tells
@MerrynSW
why quantitative easing is a “complete experiment that makes going off the Gold Standard look like child’s play” and how government debt is on par WW2 levels even without war. Link here:
With demand through the roof and the physical metal hard to find, it's not the best time to buy gold. But right now, says
@DominicFrisby
you want to hold as much as you can.
NHS doctors are responding to the perverse financial incentives of the pension contributions annual allowance scheme by just not doing any extra work. The system needs fixing – and not just for doctors.
"Dubai could be the new Hong Kong" – Jim Mellon tells
@MerrynSW
why he's investing in the country and why it's the ideal location for anyone interested in the future of agriculture. Listen to the latest
@MoneyWeek
podcast to find out more:
In this week’s issue of MoneyWeek magazine:
• How to buy in as bitcoin comes of age
• The rising stars of London's junior market
• Should you buy venture capital trusts?
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Borderless money was once the norm, says
@DominicFrisby
. We used it for centuries before the era of the nation state. And as the physical economy dematerialises, money will become borderless again.
New MoneyWeek video out now –
@MerrynSW
talks to author and entrepreneur
@DrPippaM
about NFTs, digital "flashmobs", Donald Trump's next big adventure, and what to expect from the post-Covid recovery. Watch the full interview, out now
#onthisday
in 1971, US President Richard Nixon said America would no longer officially swap dollars for gold, ending 'convertibility' and paving the way for high inflation.
Exciting news – we have a new video coming out for the Easter weekend!
@MerrynSW
talks to author and entrepreneur
@DrPippaM
about Covid, NFTs and Trump's next big adventure. It's out on Thursday - sign up to our daily email to ensure you don't miss it
"Imagine Game of Thrones but with more nudity..."
@DrPippaM
tells
@MerrynSW
what to expect from Donald Trump's new media platform. Watch the interview on Thursday - sign up to our daily email to ensure you don't miss it
In this week's MoneyWeek Podcast, Merryn talks to the FT's Gillian Tett on lockdown life in New York, and how the world might look after the pandemic – business as usual or a radical rethinking of society?