Economics & Markets

The Italian “Doom Loop” is a noose around Europe’s neck

The “doom loop” is the term used by the World Bank to describe the co-dependence between highly indebted governments and…

Mellon on the Markets: FAANGs for the memories

Inside the mind of the Master Investor: Billionaire investor Jim Mellon updates his readers on all his latest investing insights.

The “Bolsonaro effect” and the outlook for Brazilian equities

Now that, some of, the political dust has settled, what´s in store for the Brazilian economy and the outlook for…

WTO, here we come…or maybe not…

As the Withdrawal Agreement approaches its moment of truth, the UK is already plotting a course for new trading arrangements…

Brexit: la bombe surprise

When is a deal a betrayal and why is UK business frantically preparing for no-deal? Victor Hill thinks investors should…

The US mid-term elections: Trump bumped but still pumped

On Tuesday President Trump’s Republicans lost control of the House of Representatives but retained the Senate with an increased majority.…

Undertaker Hammond presides at Austerity’s unlamented funeral

RIP Austerity. She was an ugly girl and no one really liked her – though her funeral on Monday was…

Mellon on the Markets: Lessons learned

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

The bizarre murder of Jamal Khashoggi – what it tells us about the post-truth world

On 02 October a Saudi journalist was murdered in bizarre circumstances in Istanbul – John le Carré meets Stephen King.…

There are no safe havens

Ranjeet Singh discusses the signs that the current sell-off could be the start of something a lot bigger - and…