Economics & Markets

Mellon on the Markets: Uncertain Times

Inside the mind of the Master Investor: Jim Mellon reveals his latest thoughts on the markets.

Food security – our increasing dependency on imports

The UK government is losing the confidence of British farmers at a moment when the post-Brexit agricultural dispensation is about…

Energy Security or Net Zero

In what is a dangerous world, governments should maintain not just military defences but also ensure energy and food security.…

Journal of the Plague Years XXI: lockdowns do more harm than good

Two years into the coronavirus pandemic, it is now evident that the harm done by lockdowns outweighs the benefits. The…

Russia-Ukraine: everything you need to know

Vladimir Putin is ratcheting up the pressure on a western alliance which looks weak, poorly led and fissile. The economic…

Electrification accelerates

Sales of electric cars in the UK are on the rise. And Tesla’s sales have outperformed analysts’ expectations. The electrification…

The state of decarbonisation

As the price of fossil fuels skyrockets, the decarbonisation agenda is given new economic impetus. But getting to net zero…

What Investors Need to Know about 2022 Part III – the USA

The challenges for the Biden administration, and American melancholy, will only intensify in 2022, even if stock-market calamity is averted,…

What investors need to know about 2022 (part II)

Europe’s divisions will widen and tempers will fray in 2022, says Victor Hill.

Global monetary tightening may help European stocks

This year will be all about the outlook for rates instead, as central banks around the world move together into…