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One of them is highly counter-intuitive and quite…polemical. — Some people expected to go back to normalcy after the end of the COVID pandemic. But they could not get more wrong than that. What 2022 has delivered to us so far is: As war returned to Europe, countries issued survival manuals. Skyrocketing inflation (which shouldn’t be a surprise to…

Months ago, I predicted this would happen, but it’s happening faster than expected. — The US job openings, a key indicator of economical activity, had its 2nd-largest drop ever. Before showing the numbers (if you want to see them directly, jump to the last subtitle, but you will lose a lot of information), it’s important to understand how we got here and why this…

An economic tsunami coming from the East could wipe out the plans of future generations. — This is the first time in 2 years and over 200 articles that I am considering if I should keep writing this article or if I should hit the “publish” button after finishing it, or not. I know that if instead of publishing this article here on Medium, I uploaded…

Skyrocketing inflation is putting the world on the brink of economic disaster. Whom should we blame first? — First a disclaimer (and as you probably noticed from my other articles, I love to start with a disclaimer. It levels expectations and doesn’t let anyone down). This is not an article about how efficient the lockdowns were in terms of reducing the number of victims from the pandemic. This…

The city known as “White Fenix” has been destroyed and rebuilt 44 times across history. — Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. The city has a population of 1.27 million, while its metropolitan area has a population of 2.24 million…

Winning the battle against distraction and lack of appropriate focus. — A reality exists that few people are aware of. A scary truth: business conglomerates and media companies are auctioning for your attention right now. Each year, they invest billions in research. All of them aimed to find a method to catch your attention, even by appealing to our most basic…

How this former French exclave in North America may surprise you. — Montreal is the second largest city in Canada and the largest city in the province of Quebec, with a population of over 1.8 million people, and a metropolitan area with more than 3.6 million residents. The nickname of the city, Sin City, has a curious origin: due to its legendary…

Some of them are beyond foolish and almost a crime against future generations. — Inflation is a nasty phenomenon from nearly every angle*. It destroys your savings, erodes the purchasing power of your salary (ultimately making your time less and less worthy), and increases your expenses that are indexed (eg: rent). Governments may benefit from inflation since it reduces debt and may also increase…