Tag Archives: gold

Growing concerns that stimulus and money printing are fuelling inflation

Posted on May 29, 2021 by Gene Tunny

Setting off an inflationary spiral is one of the big risks with the mega-stimulus measures and Quantitative Easing or money printing we’ve seen in the responses of governments and central banks to the pandemic. This month, we’ve seen some higher-than-expected … Continue reading →

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Money and cryptocurrency – my latest podcast episode

Posted on December 17, 2020 by Gene Tunny

When I recorded the latest episode of my Economics Explored podcast last Friday afternoon, the price of one Bitcoin was a bit above US$18,000 after having failed to get beyond US$20,000 in the previous weeks. In my chat with my … Continue reading →

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On the record high Gold price in Aug 2020 – podcast discussion with Darren Brady Nelson

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Gene Tunny

In my latest podcast episode on Gold, I discuss the record high gold price of over 2,000 USD/oz. seen in August 2020 with Darren Brady Nelson, Chief Economist of LibertyWorks and a policy advisor at the Heartland Institute.  Note that … Continue reading →

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Economic Update – US GDP, Gold, and Aussie jobs & CPI

Posted on August 1, 2020 by Gene Tunny

In my latest video, I review the economic news of the past week, including US GDP, the record high gold price, and Australian jobs and CPI data in this time of the COVID-19 second wave. Incidentally, I highly recommended you … Continue reading →

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Grant Thornton argues Qld’s gold royalty rate is uncompetitive

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Gene Tunny

Yesterday, at the Resources Discussion Lunch held at the Catchment Brewing Co., West End, attendees reflected on the large financial markets correction that had just occurred, but remained optimistic about the global economy. Resources sector veteran Rob Murdoch was an … Continue reading →

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Holiday reading – Till Time’s Last Sand: A History of the Bank of England 1694-2013

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Gene Tunny

Over the Christmas and New Year break, I finishing reading Till Time’s Last Sand, British historian David Kynaston’s masterful history of the Bank of England, covering its first 320 years since its establishment in 1694, when incidentally it became the … Continue reading →

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