Economics & Markets

Shale: A New World Oil Order?

As seen in the February issue of Master Investor Magazine. By Stephen Sanderson, Executive Chairman, UK Oil & Gas Investments PLC…

Mr Putin Sells the Family Silver

On 01 February we learnt that Russia is planning to privatise seven major state-controlled companies. They are: Aeroflot, the airline;…

What’s wrong with central banks?

One thing central banks fail to acknowledge is that their medicines are a kind of chemotherapy that, while attempting to…

Capitalism versus Democracy: Robocop is on his way

One of the things that I find most irritating about the beliefs of some of those on the further outreaches…

Chinese Gyrations have little to do with Fundamentals

The big story in the world’s financial markets over the last six months or so has been the fall of…

India versus China: Reflections through an aeroplane window

Virgin Atlantic 301. I’m heading home. At Indira Ghandi Airport I purchased a copy of Peter Francopan’s The Silk Roads…

Mellon on the Markets

Last night, I went to the Hilton in Park Lane, London, to listen to an interview conducted by Jon (yes,…

Japan Adopts Negative Interest Rates

When I woke up today I was shocked by the news that the BOJ had cut its benchmark rate to…

Postcard from the Jaipur Literary Festival

Drat! Had I arrived but one day earlier I could have heard both the ubiquitous Stephen Fry and superstar French…

What can we expect from 2016?

As seen in the January edition of Master Investor Magazine. We’re now at the beginning of the year: a time…