Economics & Markets

Why I don’t think we’re heading for a re-run of 2008-09

The return of Banking fears! The news that the mighty Deutsche Bank is under suspicion takes us back to the…

QE’s benefits are fading… quickly

Risk and volatility are increasing rapidly, as investors reassess whether more easing is really a good thing or just the…

Deflation? It’s behind you!

As seen in the February issue of Master Investor Magazine. If, like me, you’ve spent your entire adult life fearing…

Quality standards or just charade?

I spend a lot of time attending finance seminars on all manner of subjects. This week I was at a…

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…