Stock market speculation soars Published by Hilliard MacBeth on Aug 27, 2021 Speculation in stock markets has been growing for many months. But the latest review of several reliable indicators of speculation shows that a shocking amount of speculative fever has appeared in stock market activity. Does this degree of speculation... Read more
Property developer China Evergrande could trigger a crisis Published by Hilliard MacBeth on Aug 20, 2021 China Evergrande Group, one of the largest property developers in the world, appears to be unable to pay its debts. Investors reacted badly when founder and Chairman, Hui Ka Yan, stepped down from his role as chair of the most important unit of the company... Read more
Code Red alert on climate change Published by Hilliard MacBeth on Aug 13, 2021 A report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change triggered a code red alert on the impact of human-induced global warming. The sixth assessment points out that the earth’s climate has warmed by 1.1 degrees Celsius (C) since the Industrial... Read more
Central bankers risk losing control of inflation Published by Hilliard MacBeth on Aug 06, 2021 Inflation worries are getting to the Bank of Canada. In an unusual move for a central banker, the current Governor, Tiff Macklem, took to the print media to express a controversial point of view. Macklem wanted to reassure Canadians that inflation is... Read more