The US Fed's "Jumbo" 50bp cut in fed fund rates to 4.5% to 5% was not what the well balanced economy needed. It is a step into monetarist populism by the central bank. It unwarrantedly biases Fed policy towards unemployment. . It gives the wrong signal as to where the equilibrium... Read More

QT is shrinking of central bank balance sheets. The balance sheets of the developed countries’ central banks have shrunk nearly 17% from their 2022 peak. But this is not reducing liquidity in any way that matters to financial markets. There are two reasons for this explored here.... Read More

David Roche appears on CNBC and discusses the economic implications of the latest political developments in France. Read More

Quantum Strategy's value is in mapping the future without assuming time past sets time future. Quantum Strategy is not abstract or academic. We provide hands-on strategies for portfolio's, defence agencies and supply chains among other. Read More

David Roche: Israeli escalation against Iran is ‘baked in the cake’ David Roche, president and global strategist at Independent Strategy, discusses Iran’s drone and missile attack on Israel and says “you have all degrees of escalation that are possible, but escalation you will ge... Read More

Bank of Japan has ‘put a floor under the yen,’ but it is not on ‘firm footing,’ David Roche says David Roche, president and global strategist at Independent Strategy, discusses the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy and the Japanese yen. Read More