charlie's speech....
"I am standing here in this exquisite Chapel of St George at Windsor Castle, so close to where my beloved mother, the late Queen, is laid to rest with my dear father.
nuclear weapons can convey substantial benefits, including the destruction of humanity,\....
A recent article in the establishment security journal Foreign Affairs makes the case for nuclear proliferation among America’s allies. Not only are its arguments unsound, but they also understate the willingness of the US’s rivals to respond in kind.
boasting about grabbing.....
President Donald Trump has announced that the US will keep or sell oil confiscated from Venezuela – what precedent does it set?
the solemn beauty and spiritual gravity of the holy days in moscow.....
A city reveals itself only in motion; to stand still is to know nothing essential of it.
Santa’s ESG Problem
Why your “Green” fund might just be a lump of coal wrapped in expensive paper. Santa Claus was the original ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) investor. He maintains a strict (checks it twice) database of global citizens, performs due diligence on their behaviour, and engages in negative screening (the Naughty List) and positive allocation (the
when putin needs to say cool like an iceberg.....
A 10-signal cluster-f*ck
From the Market Ear: Stretch-marks Eight straight green months. Hedge fund leverage above the 90th percentile. Sentiment stretched, cash at record lows, and strategists unanimously bullish. Ten indicators say the same thing: risk is too one-sided. Stretchy streak With the SPX edging back into positive territory for December, the monthly streak of positive closes remains
a state-of-the-art building for prawns...
For the past 35 years, Carmelo Lombardo has never missed a Christmas working in the same stand at the Sydney Fish Market.
But this year, the last Christmas at the cornflower blue concrete structure before the new fish market opens next year, the 36-hour trading blitz feels bittersweet.
zelensky's made-up 20 points peace concoction....
Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has unveiled a 20-point draft peace framework which he claims Kiev has been discussing with the US, presenting the document as a proposed basis for ending the conflict with Russia.
Christmas holiday links and media
The team at MacroBusiness thanks you for your support in 2025 and wishes you a Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year. We will be taking a brief hiatus over the Christmas and New Year period, with only sporadic posting, and will return on Monday, 5 January 2026. We look forward to keeping