Broad money growth is slowing in the five largest world economies But, apart from in China, it remains rapid by historical standards The risk of sustained above-target inflation remains very much alive The last time I looked at broad money growth in the five largest world economies (the United States,…
There’s something for every taste. Five kinds of sliced meat , several choices of cheese, three different homemade jams and marmalades. Plantbased and milkbased milk and yoghurt. You can make your own American waffles. Everything is lactose free. There are several kinds of tasty bread, but the croissant was not…
I have to make a confession. This is not strictly a travel breakfast entry, since it was only about 15 minutes by bicycle from my home. But I still want to review it. The Samad al-Iraqi is an Iraqi restaurant in London that also offers breakfast. An amazing spread of…
The good news is that this breakfast was partly a buffet, which is much preferable to having to order from a menu. That being said, the buffet part was limited: a few pastries, fruit salad and some jams and honey. No fresh fruit, no cheese (admittedly one in our party…
Given its relatively small size, this breakfast buffet nevertheless manages to offer a fairly wide choice. The warm dishes are more limited, comprising scrambled eggs, sausages, meatballs and waffles. But the cold offerings are certainly ample, various cold cuts, vegetables fruit, eggs, cereal, yoghurt etc. On the weaker side, only…
The Fed maintains that high US inflation is transitory UK and EA inflation is low, but is it measured correctly? Business and consumer surveys show higher EA inflationary pressures In an article in The Times on Monday 27th July, my former colleague Simon Ward is quoted arguing that current British inflation is rather higher than…
No buffet here either, of course. Still, a nice choice of hot and cold dishes and the smoked salmon and scrambled eggs were excellent. Tea only in bags, but that’s Britain for you. Honey appeared when asked for and a generous helping which is less usual. So a very nice…
Breakfast buffets have sadly not returned, at least not to Britain. Still, today is ‘Freedom Day’ (at least in England and who knows for how long?), so I’m hoping for the best. Meanwhile, in this really lovely hotel (a ‘restaurant with rooms’, actually), breakfast offers a fair choice of warm…
El Salvador has voted to make Bitcoin legal tender. It is difficult to see any rationale for this. In fact, it is a ridiculous move, highlighting President Bukele’s ignorance of economics In early June, the Congress of El Salvador, acting on a proposal from President Nayib Bukele, passed a law…
After more than a year, finally another breakfast buffet. I won’t say that the wait was worth it, but this is very nice. A good choice of bread and pastries, jams, honey and cold cuts, supplemented by smoked salmon. Nice salad bar, fruit selection and a choice of warm dishes.…
