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This week's recommendations: • They'll just print more money   • The energy crisis becomes a commodity crisis   • The withdrawal symptoms of decarbonisation   • The central bank hawks are jumping off the inflating ship   • How you could save, make and manage your money like a Money Magpie

They'll just print more money   For many years now, my father has called me every few weeks to tell me about the latest problem which will cause an imminent economic or financial crash. Each time, I respond to the latest flashpoint with, "They'll just print more money." The underlying idea being that central bankers can paper over any financial crisis if they just create a sufficient amount of money and inject it into the economy.  Read more here

The energy crisis becomes a commodity crisis   We all understand the consequences of higher petrol prices… and what happens when those prices turn into shortages instead. Indeed, the energy crisis has captured the imagination of just about everyone, if our Southbank Live chat-box is anything to go by.   But what does it mean when the resources our industries rely on also begin to dry up? When they don't have the inputs that magically become the outputs we actually buy?  Read more here

The withdrawal symptoms of decarbonisation   Have you ever wondered how I came to write this? If not, the good news is that it might be a little relevant to the economic and energy crisis we face today…   My grandmother was an NHS nurse. This made her so sceptical about… various things… that she refused to take Thalidomide. Unlike the effects of Thalidomide, the scepticism was passed on to my father. Read more here

The central bank hawks are jumping off the inflating ship   You know that phrase about rats jumping off a sinking ship? Is it a tale of caution or criticism? Should you join the rats on the run, or catcall their lack of courage and stand fast? Because the economic equivalent is well underway at our central banks. And you'll need to make a choice soon too.    Only, it's not rats who are doing a runner. All around the world, so-called monetary policy hawks are making a dash for their central banks' exits. For "personal reasons" and the likes, of course. What does it signal about what comes next? Read more here

How you could save, make and manage your money like a Money Magpie   We receive a lot of emails from readers who are in different financial positions. They've found us because they trust Nigel Farage, but Fortune & Freedom doesn't quite hit the nail on the head.   Today, with the help of Nigel's friend Jasmine Birtles from Money Magpie, we're going to explore some new ideas. Read more here

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