Economics & Markets

Plague Year Journal VIII – Comparative mortality

We know that some countries have fared better than others in the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. Perhaps surprisingly, some developing countries…

This rally has gone too far too fast

The number of new Covid-19 cases is still rising fast but investors are already looking forward and foreseeing a brighter…

Jim Mellon: A crash is coming in the US

Inside the mind of the Master Investor: Jim Mellon reveals his latest thoughts on the markets. This month, Jim warns…

Plague Year Journal VII: Normality reformed

The question is not whether the pandemic has changed the world - but how closely the new normal will ever…

Passive strategies for exploiting a rise in IPOs

The second quarter is expected to experience a huge increase in initial public offerings (IPOs), reports Filipe R Costa.

The office: will we miss it when it’s gone?

Victor Hill takes a look at who will be the winners and losers in the shift towards working from home.

2020 – The year America dumped Trump?

Back in January President Trump looked assured to win the US presidential election come November. But the coronavirus pandemic has…

The year the Earth stood still

Whatever happens to society after Covid-19, the answer for investors has barely changed form over the last few years, writes Tim…

Plague Year Journal VI: The pathology of uncertainty

We continue to learn more about the malign virus behind Covid-19. But the tension between the need to open up…

The economic consequences of the pandemic

Now that the lockdowns are being relaxed in most advanced countries it is time to take stock of the damage.…