2022 Events Mid-November 2022, the World Population surpassed 8 Billion, according to the United Nations. Wow! What a statistic! 2022 has been a tumultuous year on so many levels: FINANCE & STOCK MARKETS The US Federal Reserve has continued its aggressive rate hikes throughout the latter part of 2022, with several 0.75% increases and a …
Well, that’s 2021 done and dusted…. Out with the old! In with the new! Welcome ‘22. It has been truly epic on many levels. We’ve seen change, disruption, uncertainty, furloughs, subsidies galore in a number of countries, mass-vaccination programs and ongoing supply shocks. Inflation has also reared its ugly head in most countries as food …
Hi Autumn is upon us and we’re discovering our olfactory senses again. Tell me! What do Chalk and Cheese, Day and Night, Gold, Not Giving A F*ck and Wing-suits have in common? Well! They are all featured in this latest Newsletter edition. 50 years ago, the monetary world changed. Check out the blog post below …
Richard Nixon, the 37th President of the USA. Nixon had the rather unsavoury task of announcing to the world that the US Dollar would no longer be backed by Gold. Taking effect the following day. Thus ended the Bretton-Woods Economic Era which had started in 1944. 27 years of existence. Obviously, the US DOLLAR did …
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Hands up if you’re going stir crazy! Lockdown + Curfew 1 month later… I’m still sane, but I’m sure that’s only because I go out each day either for my power-walk or my run. If I miss a day, I become jittery as my body punishes me for not taking it out for a drive. …
Teaser for the Book 1492 by Jacques Attali, published in 1991, publisher FAYARD This book earned its place on my “WOW“ list. Jacques ATTALI takes us through events leading up to the discovery of the New World and how this affected the world immediately afterwards and from the 1500s onwards. Events that would literally shake …
Prisoners of Geography, by Tim Marshall, written in 2015 Genre: Geopolitics Publisher: Elliot & Thompson Accessible to all Less than 300 pages Tim Marshall makes his way around the globe focusing on 10 regions in particular. He tries to give you insight into what shapes politics in a particular region and therefore the world. It …
This timeline is to accompany the blog post on “A Brief History Of The Future“, by Jacques Attali, written in 2006. It is simply an aid to help you compare some of the predictions the author made back in 2006 for the world in the next 20, 50, 100 years. Don’t hesitate to give me …
A Brief History Of The Future, by Jacques ATTALI, published in 2006 (FAYARD) Now this is one of my all-time favourites. QUICK & EASY 300+ pages. Genre: History + FUTUROLOGY Jacques Attali traces the budding roots of capitalism and zooms into the period from 1200 to modern-day. He then goes on to make …
Geopolitics? How boring! Don’t you have any other interesting subjects? Hold on! Just give me a chance. The aim here is not to prescribe sleeping pills, but to pique your curiosity. If you are totally hermetic to this theme, no worries. I’ll try and find some other stuff to tickle your fancy. These are NOT …
