Capital Market Journal

Capital Markets are the cornerstone foundation of economies

Month: August 2024

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The Multi-Decades anti-socialism and anti-CP propaganda in Europe implemented by the United States, a peculiar interpretation of Democracy

The United States, Churchill, and the Shadow of Operation Paperclip: Controversies in 1945 In the summer of 1945, as World War II drew to a close, the world witnessed a realignment of global powers and the beginning of new tensions…

John Stuart Mill, “On liberty of thought and Discussion”

John Stuart Mill’s seminal work, On Liberty, published in 1859, remains one of the most influential philosophical texts on the concept of individual freedom. Mill’s exploration of liberty, authority, and societal norms provides a framework for understanding the balance between…

McIntyre’s Contrapposition between Aristotelian ethics and Hobbes’ individualism

During the 1980s an absolutely decisive text was published by McIntyre who rightly or wrongly is considered to be one of the main inspirers of the so-called communitarian current, in this very text titled After Virtue, the thesis exposed by…

4-Week Average Jobless Claims increase to 240000, expect higher Unemployment

United States 4-week average jobless claims have increased to 240,000 from the previous 238,000, indicating that the U.S. economy is slowing the pace of hiring while the marginal profitability of American businesses shrinks. Price Stability is a Total fallacy and…

Japan’s debt leverage has been increasing to worrying levels, what could be the implications for the Japanese Yen

Although a very resilient and highly productive and highly technological economy, Japan has achieved many milestones with consistent and somewhat abnormal debt leverage in proportion to the country’s gross domestic product, so the Bank of Japan doesn’t really have anymore…

United States Household Debt Balance breaks another record, setting American Households $17.8 Trillion in the red, while Credit Card delinquency rates are on the rise

Total consumer debt in the United States has reached an unprecedented level, with American households now owing a staggering $17.8 trillion. This record-breaking amount underscores the growing financial strain on many families, as they grapple with mortgages, credit card balances,…

Ireland’s economy in a prolonged recession sees the Unemployment rate rising to 4.7%

Ireland has experienced a recession starting from the first quarter of 2023 and continuing through the second quarter of 2024 Meanwhile, the quarter-on-quarter aggregate economic output data conveyed an improvement of economic growth with two positive quarters. However, in the…

On the Origins of Totalitarianism, Hanna Arendt described the ideological role of Englishmen’s Racism

Hannah Arendt’s seminal work, “The Origins of Totalitarianism,” published in 1951, delves into the complex and multifaceted nature of totalitarian regimes. One of the critical aspects Arendt explores is the ideological role of racism, particularly Englishmen’s racism, in the development…

Founded out of the Drugs and Opium Trade in Hong Kong, how HSBC operated since then, scandal after money laundering scandal

HSBC, one of the world’s largest and most influential banks, has a history shrouded in controversy. Founded in Hong Kong during the height of the opium trade in the mid-19th century, the bank has grown into a global financial giant….