Waking the sleeping giant
Despite the understandably negative takes on the strategic and economic situation in Ukraine by most commentators, this is…
Necessity is the mother of invention
Underlying forces of transformation in technology, societies, and economies, can sometimes be dramatically accelerated by unexpected events. Both World…
Weeks Where Decades Happen
There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen. We are certainly now living…
Why did stocks go up after the Ukraine invasion?
Last week, we wrote that even a worst-case scenario between Russia and Ukraine (a full-scale invasion) was unlikely…
Should Investors be Worried About War in Ukraine?
At the time of writing (Friday 18th February) Russian military forces appear to be on the verge of invading…
Inflation comes in hotter than expected
The major news last week was the release of US Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) data for January. The…
Goldilocks and the Bear Market
In reference to the 19th-century fairy tale ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’ in which Goldilocks eventually discovers a…
What should investors do when markets are going down?
The year has started with a correction in equity markets. The S&P 500 is down 10% so far…
The cure for high prices is high prices
US Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) was released on 12th January. The headline figure – which has been widely reported…
No free lunches! An assessment of the risks facing investors in 2022
Last week we took an optimistic view of the upside story for investors this year. But the upside…