Negative Interest Rate Policy, the Effective Lower Bound, and Cash
Interest rates are a policy tool, a signal, and, most fundamentally, a price: the price for tomorrow’s money, today. As…
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Vanishing Chutney and Meatless Chicken: A Samosa Introduction to Quantum Computing
Chutney or no chutney. Meat or no meat. Warm or not warm. These are all questions we ponder when purchasing…
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The Path Towards “Fintegration”
FinTech is gaining weight and increasingly cooperating with traditional banks in many countries. However, the adoption in the Canadian banking…
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Uber’s rebranding and its sustainability with traditional taxi services
Millions around the world have been scanning their smartphone screens for the black-and-white Uber icon, only to find it replaced…
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High Frequency Trading: What Main Street Does Not Know
Trading is not the profession it used to be. The vision we entertain of traders screaming bid-ask prices in a…
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No Longer Too Big To Fail: The End of the Government Bailout Era?
The 1980s: Bailout of Continental Illinois Bank and Birth of the Too Big To Fail Banking Model “We have…
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A New Wave of M&A Deals is Coming…And It’s Not From Where you Expected
Historically, the Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) and Healthcare sectors have been the poster children for mergers and acquisitions (M&A)….
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Discounted Shopping for Private Equity Firms?
Hold on Black Friday shoppers, I think the real deals are coming from the oil industry this year. As we…
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A Boom in Broadcast Sports Rights
It’s been extensively reported in the news media. Everybody, from media commentators to industry insiders to financial analysts have been…
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Economic Forecasting: Any Better Than Astrology?
Market Predictions and the Crystal Ball In 2015, I forecast stable GDP growth in the U.S., but a difficult year…
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