PinnedGlint PaySoapbox: Are you really richer?2020 was a great year. That sounds a little counter-intuitive, mad even. How can a plague year — that’s how The New Yorker referred to…Jul 28, 2021Jul 28, 2021
Glint PayWho will pay?“Fanaticism consists of redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim” — George Santayana.Apr 14, 2022Apr 14, 2022
Glint PayAnother US recession?With 678,000 jobs in the US added in February it might seem a little perverse to be considering the chances of a recession. Yet on Tuesday…Apr 14, 2022Apr 14, 2022
Glint PayWeaponizing currenciesAs the fighting in Ukraine becomes more intense, journalism standards are under pressure; sorting truth from lies is akin to sorting…Apr 5, 2022Apr 5, 2022
Glint PayFrom the frying pan into the fire“Inflation is much too high. We have the necessary tools, and we will use them to restore price stability”. Inflation is much too high —…Apr 5, 2022Apr 5, 2022
Glint PaySoapbox: Putin is doing a SamsonLike everyone I have been struggling to understand Vladimir Putin’s reasoning for his full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s neighbour to…Mar 16, 2022Mar 16, 2022
Glint PayPowell versus PutinHe wants to raise interest rates. He needs to raise interest rates. He fully intended to raise interest rates. And then along comes a war…Mar 15, 2022Mar 15, 2022
Glint PayPlaying with firePresident Putin obviously bit off more than he can chew. Given his reckless gambling of Russia’s future, his under-estimation of Ukrainian…Mar 4, 2022Mar 4, 2022
Glint PayThe unthinkable is herePresident Putin has frequently told the world in recent weeks what he really thinks of Ukraine, but we have refused to listen or have…Mar 1, 2022Mar 1, 2022