Economics & Markets

Is this the end of the ‘golden age’ of air travel?

Victor Hill investigates which airlines will survive in the post-pandemic world? Is this the end of the 'golden age' of…

Passive strategies to exploit an oil recovery

Filipe R. Costa reveals how to explore an opportunity in the oil market without being exposed to negative prices.

A Journal of the Plague Year – Part the First

Daniel Defoe (of Robinson Crusoe fame) published his Journal of the Plague Year in 1722 - an eye-witness account of…

Mellon on the Markets: a gilded life awaits precious-metals investors

Inside the mind of the Master Investor: Jim Mellon updates his readers on his latest trading and investing activities. 

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?…