Read More 2 minute read OOther News Inflation concerns are overblown (for now), meanwhile markets stabilise near record highs22 February, 20211.8K views Last week, James Bullard, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis, spoke to reporters at CNBC.…
Read More 2 minute read OOther News The tide is turning and the route to recovery is becoming clearer15 February, 20211.5K views If 2020 was a year where our civilisation was on the defensive against the pandemic, 2021 is the…
Read More 2 minute read OOther News Was the GameStop fiasco a blip… or does it augur a new normal for markets?8 February, 20211.4K views Two weeks ago, markets witnessed the organised targeting of short sellers by retail traders. To recap: retail traders…
Read More 2 minute read OOther News The wise warrior avoids the battle1 February, 20211.5K views Last week saw retail traders take on institutional hedge funds which, in the case of several funds, quickly…
Read More 2 minute read OOther News America goes for a ‘recovery first’ strategy… fiscal and monetary prudence can wait25 January, 20212.4K views Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States last Wednesday. In the run up…
Read More 2 minute read OOther News The vaccination effort kicks into gear… in some places18 January, 20211.1K views A total of 35 million COVID vaccines have now been administered globally, with 12 million so far in…
Read More 2 minute read OOther News Never bet against America11 January, 20211.5K views Last week the world watched in shock as a violent crowd broke into the US Capitol Building as…
Read More 2 minute read OOther News The storm before the calm4 January, 20211.4K views We start the new year with the global economy in its most challenging state since 2009. The COVID…
Read More 2 minute read OOther News Positive mood music from markets / World GDP outlook raised / progress on US stimulus14 December, 20201.3K views The past few weeks have been very positive for equities. Buoyed by vaccine developments and news of a…
Read More 2 minute read OOther News US and China economic data continue to be strong7 December, 20201.8K views In the US, new economic data released in the past two weeks continues to indicate a solid economic…