Plus, Britain’s Drastic Move to Tackle Energy Price Inflation Welcome to your Sunday digest…my breakdown of the things we’re thinking about and talking about in the Global Intelligence world. First up this week…crypto. This is undoubtedly a difficult moment for crypto. Prices are down across the board amid wider concerns about inflation and the likelihood [Read More] …
The Achilles’ Heel of America’s Economy
The U.S. Is Approaching a Critical Moment… We pick up today where we left off earlier in the week…with more worrisome inflation news. I wrote to you on Wednesday with my take on the Fed’s inability to tackle inflation. All the Fed can do is hike interest rates a couple more times in June and [Read More] …
A Major Hidden Benefit of Living Overseas
Low-Cost Travel to Dream Destinations There are no ferries between Portugal and Morocco. I know this because I’ve lost an hour of my life in a futile hunt for one. Spain to Morocco—yes. But venturing from southern Portugal into the southern Spanish town of Algeciras, where the ferries launch across the Strait of Gibraltar to [Read More] …
This One Step Changed My Whole Perspective on Life
The Secret to Success, Fulfillment, and Happiness… “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” Wish I could claim that as my own deep musing. Alas, that’s Henry Miller, the great playwright. The quote popped up on my video screen on a flight from the U.S. to Europe earlier this [Read More] …
Extreme Safety and Crazy Volatility: How I’m Investing These Days
Why I’ve Built a “Dark Future Portfolio” I popped over to the U.S. for the weekend. Flew home to see my daughter graduate high school. Was a nice affair. What wasn’t so nice: Returning to the New Orleans airport and having to stop to fill the rental car with gas. Good goobily goo! Even at [Read More] …