All articles by Peter Pereira Gray
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Insight
Inflation: good for the rich and for governments. Less good for the poor
The Sunday Times Rich List always makes interesting reading and it is enjoyable to marvel at the wealth.
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How do you invest in a ‘non-inflationary boom’?
What does an investor do today? Having lived through extraordinarily tough times, it seems that things might really be getting better, at least in the UK and the US - although Europe will still take some time to recover.
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Insight
Carney’s monetary policy places property ahead of the curve
Property is worthless if no one wishes to buy or occupy it. Empty rates, ongoing management, insurance and other costs make an empty property a liability, not an asset.
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Insight
This experiment with quantitative easing has a sting in its tail
It’s like a scorpion walking across the table toward you.” Fascinating and dangerous.
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Insight
As good as it got: baby boomer years of easy returns may be over
Leaving aside some fairly serious economic bumps along the way, the baby boomer generation has enjoyed the extraordinary privilege of positive real interest rates for most of their working lifetimes.