MMT Verify: is there pressure on the Russian Economy?

We’ve had mostly floating exchange rates for fifty years. You’d think by now people would report using the correct currency

14 Aug 2023 15:45 +0100 · 2 min · NeilW

Sophistry or Shibboleth? - "Capital Flight"

Time for another exercise in mythbusting. It turns out it is very difficult for something that cannot move to fly. Who knew?

18 Jul 2023 07:50 +0100 · 3 min · NeilW

Rouble Rumble Continues

Journalists really should take some time to learn how correspondent banking works

31 Mar 2022 19:02 +0100 · 2 min · NeilW

Rouble Gas Payments are probably a False Flag

In all international transactions they consumer pays with the currency they have and the producer gets the currency they want to hold. So why the big fuss over Russia’s requirement to receive Roubles?

28 Mar 2022 22:10 +0100 · 4 min · NeilW

Anatomy of an FX Transaction

How exactly does an FX transaction works in a floating currency rate environment? Read on to find out

27 Dec 2020 07:26 +0000 · 5 min · NeilW