Yesterday the MAS in Singapore announced a re-centring of their FX basket and a bias towards a strong currency to counter inflationary pressure. Brazil has a CPI running over 5%, while India’s WPI is near 10% –  as is Russia’s.

Darling’s budget is not only a mistake from an economic point of view, it is a strategic mistake politically. 1. Cut taxes. Sounds crazy but consider that labour and capital mobility has increased since the mid 80’s. A country is producing a product called Domicile, the price of which is Taxation. Today, demand for Domicile

Imagine you ran a business in an industry that is mildly competitive but not overly so. Your balance sheet is stretched, your debt service is stretched and your bond spreads have widened.

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Imagine you ran a business in an industry that is mildly competitive but not overly so. Your balance sheet is stretched, your debt service is stretched and your bond spreads have widened. Let’s assume that you are solvent and likely to remain a going concern. Also, capital markets are open to you so that default