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  1. Exit liquidity shills - 2023 March 20

    What is exit liquidity and why do people shill for it?


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  2. Collateral crisis psychology - 2023 March 19

    Many people have no idea how the banking industry works and therefore have no idea what's driving th current crisis. I've noticed a lot of people who are dead wrong about it being very smug about things. They'll probably lose a lot of money and even they they still might not learn. Interactions with these people can be difficult especially if you are actually trying to help them.


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  3. Luna a modern case of hyperinflation - 2023 March 19

    The complete implosion of LUNA is a fascinating example of hyperinflation in the modern world.


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  4. Bags of rocks at the LME warehouses - 2023 March 18

    The London Metals Exchange has had a number of issues with the Nickle market over the last few years, the most recent scandal however might be more amusing than all the others.


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  5. How cheaper computational power has changed banking - 2023 March 14

    The decrease in the cost of computational power has completely changed the modern world one industry at a time. Banking is no exception. To understand the current banking crisis understanding some of the forces that led us to here will help.


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  6. The markets for metals - 2023 March 04

    For any market there must be a way in which buyers are matched up with sellers, this article talks about how this happens with metals.


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  7. What is a commodity - 2023 March 03

    What is it that makes a commodity a commodity?


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  8. EBDITA and accounting games - 2023 February 18

    Accounting games seem to have become more common in the markets lately. People far wiser than me have been commenting on this from some time now, I was reminded of this when I came across a video from a Berkshire Hathaway public meeting that was filmed in 2003 that was talking about the impact of EBDITA on company reports.


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  9. Mindat.org is amazing! - 2023 February 18

    While researching for the series of posts about metals I found mindat.org which is an amazing open database of information about minerals and rocks along with information about where they are mined.


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