Mr Hammond’s good news
The outlook for UK government finances has improved (mildly) – that is good news. But the debate about “austerity” will…
7 years ago
Victor Hill
Brexit: We are all Ultras now…
The Brexit negotiations have entered a critical phase. Decisions made by both sides in the next three months will have…
7 years ago
Expect more stock market volatility – but is it a bad thing?
The index of stock market volatility (the VIX) has gone from almost nothing to quite something. Market experts are donning…
7 years ago
European markets – what could possibly go wrong?
The eurozone is humming with robust synchronised growth, right? So why has the biggest Wall Street hedge fund shorted European…
7 years ago
The Customs Union or a Customs Union? Or just confusion?
The British political class is riven with dissent over what type of Brexit is most desirable. This is because, after…
7 years ago
African Dawn: Why African markets will rally in 2018
Imagine a continent which leads the world in mobile telephony banking and in fourth generation (satellite) internet access. This is…
7 years ago
The State of the (Spanish) Union
The Catalonian insurrection has been defeated by the will of Madrid - mercifully without ugliness. But many Catalans are resentful…
7 years ago
Shaking the magic money tree
Money doesn’t grow on trees – so we are told. Yet central banks like the Bank of England can create…
7 years ago
Should you follow this US hedge fund and invest in Barclays?
British banks like Barclays have destroyed shareholder value like no one else in recent years. Now they face the risk…
7 years ago
Prepare for a bumper year in 2018
In the January 2016 edition of Master Investor Magazine I penned an article entitled 2016: The year of living dangerously.…
7 years ago