Economics & Markets

Is OPEC’s deal credible and sustainable?

As readers are no doubt aware, OPEC recently agreed a production cut from its August output of 33.2 mb/d (million…

How to build a property portfolio – part 1

Getting into the second home market is the Holy Grail for baby boomers. Having a buy to let has come…

Jim Mellon: The things keeping me awake at night

With the gaggle of visitors to my Spanish lair abating with summer, I’ve had a lot of time for thinking…

Central banks: Another fine mess you’ve gotten us into

The world of central banking continues to delight. This particular niche has delivered the greatest advances in economic knowledge, outputting…

Savers: It’s time to fight back against low interest rates

Savers should brace themselves for more pain as the Bank of England’s latest interest rate cut filters through the system…

Remainiacs will talk us into recession if we let them

The remainiacs control the media Do not underestimate the breadth and depth of the recusant remainiacs. Their mouthpieces are the…

Brexit Means…Perplexity – Just Like in Chess

The European politicians who perpetually nudge the United Kingdom to get on with it (that is, to trigger Article 50…

Time to Sell the European Yield Madness

At a time when investors need to pay European corporations for the privilege of lending them money, the degree of…

It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

If you want to figure out what’s likely to happen in the next eight months, a good start is to…

India’s Fintech Revolution

It was bound to happen – and now it has. India’s love affair with technology and e-commerce has spawned an…