<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:34:04 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@rose98734/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Canada had the best-performing stock market of 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[2025 started ominously for Canada: President-elect Trump vowed to use "economic force" to coerce Canada into becoming the 51st state. Shortly after his inauguration, he followed up his words]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rose98734/canada-had-the-best-performing-stock-market-of-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rose98734/canada-had-the-best-performing-stock-market-of-2025</guid><category><![CDATA[economy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rose98734]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 11:33:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/ADdPNihJzmPbjd9rMLPtzbyK3y6hodWP1oQxAuSzDHMTnqNTnPf4g9QCrQt63XM4VEP59rCx5cexq3dQHmhqDYPCx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The median age of American first-time home buyers climbs sharply]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is the chart: source This is down to two things: the interest rate on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage is 6.25%. Combined with the high prices of properties, it makes servicing a new mortgage unaffordable]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rose98734/the-median-age-of-american-first-time-home-buyers-climbs-sharply</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rose98734/the-median-age-of-american-first-time-home-buyers-climbs-sharply</guid><category><![CDATA[economy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rose98734]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:22:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBrEB2QwsmTkPgMgoZkFaf2ss5CSEA9fiZj6rMW7PCeizg9A6egrSmJJWKUbFJMruQQzvBd4vtT7tE2yiMu?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are now 12 Trillion Dollar companies in the world]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is the list: source There are no European or Chinese companies on the list. There is one Taiwanese company (TSMC), a Saudi company (Saudi Arabian Oil), and the rest are all American. It's no surprise]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rose98734/there-are-now-12-trillion-dollar-companies-in-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rose98734/there-are-now-12-trillion-dollar-companies-in-the-world</guid><category><![CDATA[economy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rose98734]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 20:47:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMctrTQ6kTQ3swaDmbMFvFPyfkX1ydbYCWasGtUY9WjsgSqBi3RGDDZvubXe3AnXwsYCs951DhrqTNedXG53DQWs9TDVfS36YE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[French govt debt interest payments are now 2.3% of GDP, the highest since 2013]]></title><description><![CDATA[The United States is not the only country to find that interest payments on government debt are eating it's budget. France is experiencing the same thing. Here is the chart: source Debt interest payments]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rose98734/french-govt-debt-interest-payments-are-now-2-3-of-gdp-the-highest-since-2013</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rose98734/french-govt-debt-interest-payments-are-now-2-3-of-gdp-the-highest-since-2013</guid><category><![CDATA[economy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rose98734]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 23:33:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMctrTQ6kTQ3swaDmbMFtorHkiXD6gTJ4F83CNpyr9UAkgazZyVytX4DzF5ovMgt1KaUkSL5BEWKeZWJeYDF4mhPwkKEVhPHin?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comparing the current stock market to 1929...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lots of stock market bubbles have been compared to the lead up to the 1929 peak, most notably the 1990's dot-com boom. But the post covid tech-and-AI boom appears to be tracing the same path. Here is the]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rose98734/comparing-the-current-stock-market-to-1929</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rose98734/comparing-the-current-stock-market-to-1929</guid><category><![CDATA[economy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rose98734]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2025 23:16:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMctrTQ6kTQ3swaDmbMFvDpgMUqkd8sbhzPuyaBmtTVkpWnEyYSZsezDKAe2t1ZgKQ4kvkX1Ehd9B1WXzQaSJtoMn9LzPsbY5t?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Budgets Spanish-style - Don't bother, just roll the old budget over]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spain had a general election on 23rd July 2023, which produced a hung parliament. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez of the Spanish Socialist Workers Party managed to cobble a coalition together with far-left]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rose98734/budgets-spanish-style-don-t-bother-just-roll-the-old-budget-over</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rose98734/budgets-spanish-style-don-t-bother-just-roll-the-old-budget-over</guid><category><![CDATA[economy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rose98734]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 21:34:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[French GDP used to be higher than Britain's - but the UK has now decisively pulled ahead]]></title><description><![CDATA[France and Britain have similarly sized populations, and for most of the post-war period had similar sized economies, with France being in the lead, especially during the trente glourieuses from 1945 to]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rose98734/french-gdp-used-to-be-higher-than-britain-s-but-the-uk-has-now-decisively-pulled-ahead</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rose98734/french-gdp-used-to-be-higher-than-britain-s-but-the-uk-has-now-decisively-pulled-ahead</guid><category><![CDATA[economy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rose98734]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMctrTQ6kTQ3swaDmbMFtp9eA2JmfKX6X6vuPkCFJXPoU6u8qzbDnzt1VjdQTnwf98CpuYJDyEc1qLSXe2kBA81Z83Rq8GhUvA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain's minimum wage is now too high]]></title><description><![CDATA[The minimum wage in the UK is now £12.21 per hour. Rachel Reeves has hinted that it will rise to £12.70 per hour after the budget. That works out to £23,114 per annum for a 35 hour week. But the lowest]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rose98734/britain-s-minimum-wage-is-now-too-high</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rose98734/britain-s-minimum-wage-is-now-too-high</guid><category><![CDATA[economy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rose98734]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2025 23:35:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBrEB2QwsmTkPgMgoZkFaf2ss5CSEA9f9nfN2HekAXzq16au7cx7upPD983aZsVNXEJ4pZmU6qjEWVLD1yq?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada finishes doing Quantitative Tightening]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Bank of Canada has shrunk it's assets from 26% of GDP in 2020 to 8% of GDP now. Here is the chart: source As you can see from the chart, they've shed their Covid-era QE much faster than other central]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rose98734/canada-finishes-doing-quantitative-tightening</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rose98734/canada-finishes-doing-quantitative-tightening</guid><category><![CDATA[economy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rose98734]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:08:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMctrTQ6kTQ3swaDmbMFt59B38netL9NsQHcRPqJtWQrPsRUC6MtYygTTscxHTMrzV3TzdCseVD7VeMgtc4qVX86wXa2WA18Nz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[This chart shows why Britain voted to Brexit]]></title><description><![CDATA[It plots economic growth from 2007 to 2015 against real annual wages (i.e. wages after adjusting for inflation): source Click to enlarge the image. There is Britain alone in the bottom right quadrant:]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rose98734/this-chart-shows-why-britain-voted-to-brexit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rose98734/this-chart-shows-why-britain-voted-to-brexit</guid><category><![CDATA[europe]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rose98734]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 17:51:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/ADdPNihJzmPbjd9rMLPtzbyK3y6hodWP1oQxAuSzB8YG5VCW7KUKD6eEtuLvUYbjEGYZnsxQuoLhKvkPnGvXrirM2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The % of people with an immigration background in German industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is the table in German: source Here is a translation: Schweiss Verbindungstechnik = Welding connection technology : 60% Koche/Kochinnen = Cooks : 54% Lebensmittelherstelung = Food Production : 54%]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rose98734/the-of-people-with-an-immigration-background-in-german-industry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rose98734/the-of-people-with-an-immigration-background-in-german-industry</guid><category><![CDATA[economy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rose98734]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2025 17:03:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMctrTQ6kTQ3swaDmbMFvTgpC2SLmSzLbinKK691M9rd6f4jBaYXqiKChpmKfsVCCSx8Ng9RU5YaGURnSxrHqaWfEci3SpegRc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does France believe that the rest of the Eurozone will bail them out via an ECB intervention or by issuing Eurobonds?]]></title><description><![CDATA[France has had three Prime Ministers this year. Michel Barnier lost a vote of no confidence just four months into his premiership after proposing spending cuts. Francois Bayrou lasted a bit longer, but]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rose98734/does-france-believe-that-the-rest-of-the-eurozone-will-bail-them-out-via-an-ecb-intervention-or-by-issuing-eurobonds</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rose98734/does-france-believe-that-the-rest-of-the-eurozone-will-bail-them-out-via-an-ecb-intervention-or-by-issuing-eurobonds</guid><category><![CDATA[economy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rose98734]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 13:16:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMctrTQ6kTQ3swaDmbMFtRqP5gTsEAr2eQZ2C5vmRyhcWQAPpnif48u96EQedkitJrkYo9mZcqVMrFaCTec4zY7SN7km4c293U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nvidia now represents 8.2% of the S&P 500 index]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's the chart: source Nvidia's share of the S&P 500 index is now bigger than the entire energy sector (3%), the entire utilities sector (2.5%) and the entire materials sector 2.3%, added together.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rose98734/nvidia-now-represents-8-2-of-the-s-and-p-500-index</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rose98734/nvidia-now-represents-8-2-of-the-s-and-p-500-index</guid><category><![CDATA[economy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rose98734]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 11:12:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMctrTQ6kTQ3swaDmbMFthEsLEVRHKxdYC79SvPmHh2A1egYpVKzC1a9Rk8i79YYrhWU73FvkmrWTEKNCdZMs7pBPTYf1JFFF4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The number of unemployed in Germany approaches 3 million - the highest since 2014]]></title><description><![CDATA[Normally unemployment doesn't rise much in Germany as there is a state-run furlough scheme that allows businesses to put their staff on a three-day working week till the economy picks up, with the state]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rose98734/the-number-of-employed-in-germany-approaches-3-million-the-highest-since-2014</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rose98734/the-number-of-employed-in-germany-approaches-3-million-the-highest-since-2014</guid><category><![CDATA[economy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rose98734]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2025 19:47:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57su3LFPqSUHj4XrDK3TmQ5hewq3KVhcLwcTbofxbLqd65P4xezZdFhZUGahJdgbj9MErxmEQGcYnEdV18VKmEd?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boomers have a total stranglehold over the French economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Boomers were born between 1945 and 1964, so they are currently aged between 70 and 90. Lots of countries moan about Boomers, but France really does have a case that Boomers are strangling their economy.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rose98734/boomers-have-a-total-stranglehold-over-the-french-economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rose98734/boomers-have-a-total-stranglehold-over-the-french-economy</guid><category><![CDATA[economy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rose98734]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2025 18:10:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMctrTQ6kTQ3swaDmbMFuzLMKnZmZLNE4u5AZsN32W48NXcyubPqp7deo4EoNggxCNf99BGgmAUuRUxPCJ6zpb3L1nTDcWLGRt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Argentina has spent $1.1 billion in just three days to prop up the peso]]></title><description><![CDATA[This involved the Argentinian Central Bank dipping into it's scant dollar reserves in order to sell the dollar and buy pesos, after the peso crashed 10% following Milei's severe election defeat in Buenos]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rose98734/argentina-has-spent-usd1-1-billion-in-just-three-days-to-prop-up-the-peso</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rose98734/argentina-has-spent-usd1-1-billion-in-just-three-days-to-prop-up-the-peso</guid><category><![CDATA[economy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rose98734]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 16:58:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The chart that shows why the Federal Reserve cut interest rates]]></title><description><![CDATA[So the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points, taking the Fed funds rate from 4.25% to 4%. In the lead up to the decision (which was well trailed) inflation hawks were posting mocking posts]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rose98734/the-chart-that-shows-why-the-federal-reserve-cut-interest-rates</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rose98734/the-chart-that-shows-why-the-federal-reserve-cut-interest-rates</guid><category><![CDATA[economy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rose98734]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 22:40:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/ADdPNihJzmPbjd9rMLPtzbyK3y6hodWP1oQxAuSz9LFzY9nVtknmyLpmwKUhdtFtEU67izHq5L6fAoEt1cjzATWJx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[French credit ratings in the spotlight]]></title><description><![CDATA[The French government fell yesterday when the French Assembly passed a motion of no confidence in Prime Minister Bayrou, killing his budget. The previous Prime Minister Michel Barnier, was toppled in December]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rose98734/french-credit-ratings-in-the-spotlight</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rose98734/french-credit-ratings-in-the-spotlight</guid><category><![CDATA[economy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rose98734]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 19:50:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMctrTQ6kTQ3swaDmbMFu4FfH24mTgS9VUXz6p4ykeUVkFmBhttwq56ojGWaDLRJ9NaDWSxLwCwsU5p6zZp49YpBc4PJPDYFDY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foreign Central Banks Now Hold More Gold Than US Treasuries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's the chart: source The chart says "first time since 1996", but the gold on the central banks balance sheets back then was legacy gold, from when everyone was on the Breton Woods Standard]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rose98734/foreign-central-banks-now-hold-more-gold-than-us-treasuries</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rose98734/foreign-central-banks-now-hold-more-gold-than-us-treasuries</guid><category><![CDATA[economy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rose98734]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 17:13:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMctrTQ6kTQ3swaDmbMFuBGgjbwqvRtAXnPLCmMkZQE4DuKzTJR1HBWXedwjgU1G7KvSAVhMpohFEqwkaKCpLvkBzwDKwxoDDY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[French bond yields converge with Italy's across the board - is a new eurozone crisis brewing?]]></title><description><![CDATA[French political turmoil has reared it's head again; it looks like Prime Minister François Bayrou won't be able to pass a budget through the French Assembly. There will be a confidence vote on Sept 8th,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rose98734/french-bond-yields-converge-with-italy-s-across-the-board-is-a-new-eurozone-crisis-brewing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rose98734/french-bond-yields-converge-with-italy-s-across-the-board-is-a-new-eurozone-crisis-brewing</guid><category><![CDATA[economy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rose98734]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 17:15:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMctrTQ6kTQ3swaDmbMFsjZY59kGWQwCs47BLutenWevf5mMvoMsiu4SvQnJPjCFQN7HWTsPKM5qpDBh3RNRo7oD7UKBz6ZM1g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>