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War on Terror II: How the Markets will Respond

Tomorrow (Wednesday, 02 December 2015) the United Kingdom, barring some unforeseen upset, will formally enter War on Terror II. Given…

The Evil Diaries: “Little fish are sweet”

Little fish are sweet (Chapter 94): It has always been hard to take African Potash (AFPO) seriously since its website…

Emerging markets are the victims of central banks

After more than a decade of easy money, the emerging world is nearing a downturn (if not a collapse), as…

Thomas Cook results offer encouragement despite headwinds

Thomas Cook (TCG) has just reported its results for the year to 30th September 2015. As an investment, it is highly speculative…

The Evil Diaries: BCB and HSS

Little fish are sweet: I have been sat in BCB (BCB) for years. It's Lord (Michael) Ashcroft's Belizean toy bank.…

Mellon on the Markets

As I write this, I am on a working Norwegian ferry, hugging the coast between Bergen half way up and…

Mr Osborne’s Conjuring Trick

Back in July I wrote a piece on Mr Osborne’s budget (Mr Osborne’s Brave New World) in which I praised…

Beat the professionals with this high-return, limited-risk FTSE 250 strategy

This is the fifth in the series of articles drawn from my new book 7 Successful Stock Market Strategies. The…

The Pantomime Season and the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement

It is delightful that Her Majesty’s Government has arranged its communication of fiscal policy to serve also as a means…

Switzerland is a testing ground for negative interest rates

The epic experiment with negative rates continues to unfold, as central banks are unable to boost consumer inflation with the…