What will the Basel regime look like when banking becomes fully digital?
Since its inception in 1984, the Basel regime has been imposing an incredible array of requirements on the banking industry...
Geopolitics in Sun Yat Sen’s China
In a leisurely trip to the island of Penang, Malaysia, I discovered that Sun Yat Sen, the presumptive "father" of...
The petro-dollar will not be the reason for the end of the dollar
There are some reports going around saying that the U.S.-Saudi petrodollar agreement of 8 June, 1974 has officially lapsed on...
A postcard from China’s Ming dynasty
As I learn more about Chinese history, I draw parallels that I think are being repeated in China today The...
Postcard from America – a glimpse of the grassroots on a quiet Sunday afternoon
A few Saturdays ago, I accompanied a politician friend to attend a US Democratic Party caucus meeting in York, a...
Is Singapore about to issue the world’s first bank-issued stablecoin?
As I have said in my book, and in multiple interviews, it is not inconceivable that every bank in the...
