#France: Index ETFs vs Managed ETFs vs Mutual Funds. @BatchelorShow, Occitane

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Flashback to the Crisis: Debrief ll Feb 1, 2009 -- Protectionism Lives

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Here begins a series of video flashbacks to the depths of the 2007-2009 financial crisis when John Batchelor and I discussed what was going on in the world.

We had minimal equipment and almost no time for video editing. But we did have mental space for creativity.

More to come. If inclined, please feel free to follow on YouTube.

Financial Flashback: 110 years Ago the Federal Reserve is Born

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

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WSJ: Here’s What Investors Should Know as Actively Managed ETFs Take Off

By SIMON CONSTABLE

The exchange-traded-fund market is getting a lot more active.

After decades of being dominated by index-tracking investments, the ETF market is being flooded by actively managed funds. In 2013, a mere 16% of newly launched ETFs were actively managed, according to Morningstar. That jumped to 66% in the first quarter of this year, following three straight calendar years of more than 50% of new ETFs being active. Read more here.

#France: Commodity prices decline while food prices inflate: where is the recession? @BatchelorShow Forbes

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Forbes.com: Sunak’s Latest Inflation Plan To Take Britain Back To The 1970s

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Just when we thought Britain’s economic policy couldn’t get more bizarre, up pops an announcement from Rishi Sunak, the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister.

Earlier in May, news broke that Sunak would pressure supermarkets to offer basic food staples such as milk, bread and butter at the lowest possible prices, according to multiple reports.

The phrase used by Britain’s media is “price caps” and everyone in the UK should be concerned as it represents a return to failed 1970s economic policies. Read more here.

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Forbes.com: Corporate Tax Cuts Don’t Always Lead To More Jobs, New Research Says

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Who benefits most from cuts in corporate tax rates? Some say it is job seekers, while others see it as a giveaway to the rich.

According to a new paper distributed by the National Bureau of Economic Research, they are both correct and wrong at the same time. The truth is what happens depends directly of the type of business. Read more here. 

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