UK’s “Ground Rent Scandal” is Wrecking Homeowners by Don Quijones • Jul 28, 2017 • 70 Comments The Global Rentier Economy is now on steroids.
Did the City of London Just Press the Panic Button on Brexit? by Don Quijones • Jul 19, 2017 • 39 Comments Oh the irony: EU capitals are trying to attract the very institutions that caused some of the worst financial scandals of the last ten years.
“Tightening” Slugfest Erupts behind the Fed by Wolf Richter • Jun 28, 2017 • 79 Comments July rate hike for Canada is “in the bag.” Bank of England, ECB are scrambling.
Is the City of London about to Lose its Crown Jewel? by Don Quijones • May 2, 2017 • 15 Comments At stake: €1 trillion-a-DAY in euro-clearing operations & other activities.
London’s Deflating House Price Bubble Gets Messier by Don Quijones • Apr 30, 2017 • 28 Comments Prices in this hotbed of global wealth fall most since 2009.
Three More Reasons to Worry about the Euro’s Future by Don Quijones • Apr 9, 2017 • 26 Comments From the Doom Loop to the Black Hole.
One Sole Aim: “Steal Away” Global Finance from London by Don Quijones • Mar 21, 2017 • 21 Comments Just How Low Can European Governments Go in Post-Brexit Courtship of Financial Firms?
Brexit Drains Swamp in London, Creatures Head to Luxembourg by Wolf Richter • Mar 13, 2017 • 21 Comments Tax planning for a post-Brexit world.
World’s Worst Tax Haven Threatens to Expand its Operations by Don Quijones • Jan 18, 2017 • 25 Comments “What they sell is escape: from the laws, rules, and taxes of jurisdictions elsewhere, with secrecy as their prime offering.”
Bank of England Trips over London House-Price Bubble, Hilarity Ensues by Wolf Richter • Nov 18, 2016 • 18 Comments “Landlords have been unable to raise rents…”