MacroAffairs
Re:Ask HN: A New Decade. Any Predictions?
on Friday January 03, 2020 @04:55AM (#21944600)
> post literate
> more then
The future has arrived.
Re:How the Stock Market Works
on Monday August 05, 2019 @02:10AM (#20611669)
Even for options it doesn't have to be zero sum.
E.g. you could give someone insurance on their stock position if you can take the risk. This allows them to participate in the game so you both benefit.
Another is that you might be able to lend more cheaply than the other can loan but they want to leverage up their portfolio. With options you can effectively make a cheaper loan to them to purchase a specific product. They lend more cheaply, you make part of the spread.
Re:Japan PM Abe: See no need to raise sales tax beyond 10% for decade
on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @03:39AM (#20342392)
It is not a "politician makes non-promise" story. It is actually a very credible claim because the Japanese government doesn't even need more tax income as they can lend freely.
The government can lend as much Yen as they want. The tax hike is something that can help them get inflation, which has been too low for very long.
Re:Alphabet spinoff Malta raises $26M for technology to store power in...
on Thursday December 20, 2018 @04:14AM (#18723472)
Take it with a grain of salt.