Economics & Markets

An amicable divorce?

Ready. Aim. Fire! The notorious Article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon (2007) was “triggered” by the United Kingdom last night…

Mellon on the Markets: The next money fountain

Another Master Investor done! A huge crowd, impressive companies, great speakers and an engaged audience. Well done Swen and team!…

Iceland re-opens its door to capital flows

While Europe is recovering from the financial and sovereign crises at a very moderate pace, Iceland seems to have completely…

Rates up, populism down

Last week we witnessed some interesting global developments that will pave the way forward: populism was somewhat defeated in the…

The week when nothing happened

Okay, a few things did happen. But my point is that the major government bond markets and the US Dollar-Euro-Sterling…

Huddle Capital: Shaping the future of business-to-business lending

Join Huddle and Master Investor in a live Q&A Twitter chat on Tuesday 21st March from 1pm. Send your questions…

One and a half cheers for “Spreadsheet Phil”

Mr Hammond’s first and last spring budget was a cosh delivered to the growing army of the self-employed (white van…

Prepare for wealth taxes in the UK

Governments in future will be obliged to move from taxing income to taxing assets, not least in the UK. Readers…

It’s time for the ECB to turn hawkish

The tone used by the US Federal Reserve to express its attitude towards monetary policy has changed significantly since last…

Can Brazilian stocks continue to rally?

After three years of subdued performance, there are once again signs of life for Emerging Market equities, including Brazil. By…