Economics & Markets

It’s got to be Sleepy Joe – by a nose

Despite Mr Trump’s threats to litigate, Joe Biden will emerge as President-elect shortly. We should get used to a distinct…

Only capitalism will save the planet

Countries which use the market to manage the historic transition to green enrgy will fare better than those which espouse…

Remember, remember, the third of November… Gunpowder, treason and plot…

Joe Biden will likely emerge as President-Elect of the USA next week. But a Biden presidency will be beset by…

Journal of the Plague Year XI – When the cure killed more than the pestilence

The lockdowns now risk causing more deaths than coronavirus. The political consensus is shattered. The science is in disarray. The…

Blowing in the wind: are Boris’s renewable ambitions realistic?

Boris Johnson wants us to set our gaze beyond the coronavirus pandemic to contemplate a future when our homes are…

Passive strategies for downside protection

With a 'second wave' of Covid-19 seemingly upon us, Filipe R. Costa looks at passive strategies to protect against the…

In the mouth of madness

It is nearly a year since a new virus emerged in China and rapidly spread around the world. During those…

Nvidia sweeps on Arm Holdings – What to make of it?

Microprocessor technology – the design and manufacture of computer chips – is now central to national security policy and the…

A brief history of economic policy triumphs   

If our politicians end up learning anything from this debacle, which is admittedly doubtful, it should be that the primary…

The Reckoning: The nastiest US general election ever

America is in for a melodramatic end to the pandemic year. The US presidential election is turning nasty and may…