Economics & Markets

The lockdowns are working – but we shall never get back to “normal”

Every week of pandemic that goes by we are learning new lessons – but some nations are learning faster than…

From the coalface: proactivity is key in this crisis

While market participants are looking for clarity on the Covid-19 situation, there is still plenty that company management teams can…

Optimist, realist or pessimist – will the coming recession be V, U or L-shaped?

The lockdowns across the world have induced an imminent global recession – the worst in 300 years according to one…

Staying private: the dynamics of public vs private capital in a changing world

In the post-coronavirus world, one of the many consequences for startups and growth companies is likely to be a longer…

Mellon on the Markets: “the best single trade I can think of”

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

The march of the anti-virals

Here comes the cavalry – or maybe not. Could anti-viral drugs cure Covid-19 and stem the tide of the pandemic?…

Jim Mellon: Reflections from a small island

Jim Mellon has recorded a special lockdown update for the Master Investor Community.

The invisible enemy advances

For now Covid-19 is winning against the human race as cases and fatalities increase exponentially. We shall beat it –…

Mellon on the Markets: FLASH UPDATE

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

The fallout from the “China Virus”

Mr Trump calls it the China Virus. It has put about a third of humanity into partial lockdown, thus paralysing…