The Necessity of a Capital Markets Union and Financial Integration in the Eurozone
The UK financial industry in 2023 through LSEG post-trade clearing LCH, has cleared record volumes in Euro Derivatives contracts as follows: EUR IRS (Euribor) volume €51 trillion in 2023 and €50.9 trillion in 2022, EUR OIS volume €116.6 trillion in…
Government Wage Shocks: A Fiscal Trap with Long-Term Consequences
The question of how governments should deploy fiscal tools to stimulate economic growth or address crises has long been debated. Among the arsenal of fiscal policies, government wage shocks—significant increases in public sector wages—stand out as one of the least…
Econometrics research of CPIH Volatility Inference with Interest Rate Volatility
The British economy, as well as many other developed economies, has structural inflation issues that are not correlated to wages, quite the opposite, average annual incomes in the past 34 years haven’t kept pace with inflation, making real income unable…
The many good reasons for the European Union to propose the UK joining back Europe
The United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union (EU) has proven to be one of the most consequential political and economic shifts of the 21st century. As the UK grapples with persistent economic challenges, strained diplomatic relations, and geopolitical uncertainties,…
Private Sector Social Contributions Shocks and lagged macro-economy effects
Shocks affecting disposable income of households, Three fiscal shocks crucially affect the disposable income of households. These shocks are associated with direct taxes paid by households, social contributions paid by households and social benefits received by households (i.e. social transfers…
Unmasking the Far-Right Fascism: How the European Union Covers Authoritarianism and Human Rights Abuses Across Europe
The European Union (EU), founded on the principles of democracy, human rights, and the rule of law, has long been celebrated as a beacon of progress and unity. However, the resurgence of far-right extremism across its member states has exposed…
Consumerism and Commodification of Human Beings, what Gunther Anders taught us with his work “The Obsolescence of Mankind”
“Indem wir lernen, die Dinge zu benutzen und wegzuwerfen, lernen wir, Menschen ebenso zu behandeln.” “By learning to use and throw away things, we learn to treat people in the same way.” Günther Anders, a German-Austrian philosopher, is renowned for…
Research Shows Gamma Rays Burst Can Create Life’s Building Blocks From Simple Gases
Gamma radiation transforms methane into glycine and various other complex molecules. A research team reports in the journal Angewandte Chemie that gamma radiation can transform methane into a diverse range of products at room temperature, including hydrocarbons, oxygenated molecules, and amino acids. This…
FTSEMIB timeseries volatility study and -26% volatility risk scenario
An extensive time-series analysis has been carried over the FTSEMIB to gather statistical parameters and analyse the FTSEMIB daily and cumulative returns volatility patterns. The FTSE MIB chart has already been drifting in a sideways pattern after a BollingerBand technical…
Why NewsCorp shares are overvalued
A Media Conglomerate of Global Disinformation and illegal unethical practices, with a weak balance sheet and shrinking operating margins, is more preoccupied with pursuing an agenda of spreading disinformation and politically biased activism which are a constant undermining of Democracy…
Global car industry recession will also strike EVs producers as Tesla
The wider global car industry slow-down and manufacturing recession will inevitably impact also Tesla’s revenues in the main business of car sales and leasing, considering its very high stock price valuation and stock financial ratios, these need to be a…
Tokamak: the Holy Grail of Energy
Nuclear fusion, the process that powers the Sun, has long been considered the “holy grail” of energy production due to its potential to provide a virtually limitless, clean, and safe source of power. The Tokamak, a type of magnetic confinement…
How Filangieri’s work underpinned Benjamin Franklin thought of the United States Constitution
“During the late 18th century a little-known philosopher and jurist, Gaetano Filangieri, was among the finest intellectuals of the Enlightenment and friend to Benjamin Frankly, who in his foundational work on the United States Constitution, related to and drew inspiration…
UK GILT yield curve at risk of sustained higher volatility
From a technical standpoint, the bond market reaction function to the Autumn Budget 2024 has been similar to the mini-budget 2022, indeed making the 10Y GILT yield increase to 4.54% above the 2022 of 4.32%, while the scale of change…
