Category Archive: 5) Global Macro
SMART BOURSE – L’invité de la mi-journée : Thomas Costerg (Pictet WM)
Jeudi 15 juillet 2021, SMART BOURSE reçoit Thomas Costerg (Économiste sénior US, Pictet WM)
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Jeff Snider On Shadow Money, History, Eurodollar System, Central Banks, Repo, Collateral (RCS 117)
Topics- Were the Dot-Com Bubble and the Housing Bubble caused by the exponential growth of shadow money since the late 80s? Risk, liquidity, Credit Bubble of ’95, China, Eurodollar System. Rehypothecation and how it works: return, leveraging assets, Repo Market, treasuries, repledging, collateral, derivatives. Central Banks, Global Monetary System, Salomon Brothers. Collateral shortage: is that the problem?
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SMART BOURSE – L’invité de la mi-journée : Thomas Costerg (Pictet WM)
Jeudi 8 juillet 2021, SMART BOURSE reçoit Thomas Costerg (Économiste sénior US, Pictet WM)
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Covid-19: why your life will never be the same again | The Economist
Across much of the world, covid-19 restrictions are starting to ease. The Economist has crunched the data to calculate how close countries are to pre-pandemic levels of normality—but will life ever be the same again? Read more here: https://econ.st/3AG9siz
Search the interactive normality tracker: https://econ.st/3hDGHum
How life is halfway back to pre-covid norms?: https://econ.st/3dQSy70
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Mass extinction: what can stop it? | The Economist
The world’s animals and wildlife are becoming extinct at a greater rate than at any time in human history. Could technology help to save threatened species?
Read our latest technology quarterly on protecting biodiversity: https://econ.st/3dqdkKN
Listen to our Babbage podcast episode on the biodiversity crisis: https://econ.st/3dqfPww
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China’s economy: what’s its weak spot? | The Economist
The number of working-age people in China is shrinking. Could this threaten the country’s rise as an economic superpower? Read more here: https://econ.st/3dgzqz0
Find all of our coverage about China here: https://econ.st/3qpd7wz
Read our special report about Chinese youth: https://econ.st/2TXmwzd
Is China’s population shrinking? https://econ.st/3vTXxu2
Listen to an episode of “The Intelligence” podcast about China’s census:...
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SMART BOURSE – L’invité de la mi-journée : Thomas Costerg (Pictet WM)
Jeudi 24 juin 2021, SMART BOURSE reçoit Thomas Costerg (Économiste sénior US, Pictet WM)
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Did covid-19 leak from a Chinese lab? | The Economist
For most of 2020 the theory that covid-19 leaked from a Chinese lab was dismissed as unlikely. In the past few months it has gained currency. Our experts explain why. Read more here: https://econ.st/3gzOVnV
00:00 - Where did covid-19 come from?
00:44 - What evidence is there?
02:06 - Why was the lab-leak theory dismissed?
03:23 - Could the lab leak have been deliberate?
04:07 - Could covid-19 be man made?
05:51 - How are the origins being...
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SMART BOURSE – L’invité de la mi-journée : Thomas Costerg (Pictet WM)
Jeudi 17 juin 2021, SMART BOURSE reçoit Thomas Costerg (Économiste sénior US, Pictet WM)
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Kiss The Old Normal Goodbye and Embrace The New Normal -Charles Hugh Smith
The “old” Normal was fun, but how fun was it really. The commute was a killer and took its toll on the family. We were all working harder and making less. Time was at a premium and so was spending time with your family. The focus on consumption was all enveloping. We now defend on many other countries for vital resources. Off-shoring had many destructive impacts upon our economy and your health. Unhealthy food is highly profitable. Now we can start...
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Crypto: will the bitcoin dream succeed? | The Economist
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies set out to upend the financial order and replace conventional money. Bitcoin has certainly disrupted the global financial system, but can it ever live up to the hype?
Read our latest report on cryptocurrency: https://econ.st/3wnYfRr
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SMART BOURSE – L’invité de la mi-journée : Thomas Costerg (Pictet WM)
Jeudi 10 juin 2021, SMART BOURSE reçoit Thomas Costerg (Économiste sénior US, Pictet WM)
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Can Brazil Survive Bolsonaro? | The Economist
Since coming to power President Jair Bolsonaro has shaken democracy, accelerated deforestation in the Amazon and played down the danger of the coronavirus pandemic, with calamitous results. Could Brazil survive another four years of his leadership?
Read the special report here: https://econ.st/3fPue6S
Find all of our coverage of the Americas: https://econ.st/3g4gLXZ
Read all of coronavirus coverage here: https://econ.st/3vMo6BU
How Jair...
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Why hunting animals could be good for conservation | The Economist
Trophy hunting sparks outrage around the world. But the highly controversial sport can actually help to protect some of Africa's most endangered big animals. Here's how.
Find The Economist’s latest coverage of Africa: https://econ.st/3bTxaNw
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Read more about airlines banning trophy hunting: https://econ.st/3bVs6by
Does conservation...
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How covid-19 exposes systemic racism in America | The Economist
Black people in America are twice as likely to die from covid-19 as white people. This highlights the country’s ongoing struggle with structural racism, as our experts explain
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Read our special report on race in America: https://econ.st/2QOtjKs
George Floyd’s legacy, a year since his murder: https://econ.st/3oKjx8A
How...
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Charles Hugh Smith on the Era of Accelerating Expropriations
Http://financialrepressionauthority.com/2021/05/20/the-roundtable-insight-charles-hugh-smith-on-the-era-of-accelerating-expropriations/
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How to deal with big tech | The Economist
Senator Amy Klobuchar is leading a crusade against big-tech giants such as Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook and Google. These companies dominate the S&P 500 and wield a huge amount of influence. Should they be broken up? Read more here: https://econ.st/3bK8w1U
00:00 - Problems with big tech
01:07 - The effect of business monopolies
02:28 - How to rein in big tech firms
04:45 - Could regulation harm consumers?
06:45 - Epic Games v Apple...
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