Serious investment thinking that doesn’t take itself too seriously.
Indulge me for a moment through a conjured journey of currency fancy. Let me set the scene for when rather than if an enlarged EU/EZ, investors are surprised by the birth of a brand-new fiat. A crown currency forged not for a European nation somehow magically created out of nowhere, but one...
The US Dollar Index has fallen almost 6% since its March 2020 highs. This is no surprise given the sheer scale and speed of the Federal Reserve’s response to the pandemic – a $3...
Another speech from Downing Street will not turn around the economy – a vaccine will. In mid-July, Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave a speech suggesting that employers...
The R rate has become synonymous with the COVID-19 pandemic. If R is above 1, infections rise exponentially, if R is below 1, the virus eventually disappears. The...
FTSE ST REIT Index up 823.64 to 837.43 (+1.67%) on the month update.REIT Index has rebounded c43% as of July 12 from the bottom on Mar 23, 2020.Yield spread (reference...
Macrobond Household Index Euro Area: Consumer confidence survey results for April 2020: -22Lowest number since survey started: -24Expectation of becoming unemployed in next 12...
Income-hungry investors beware: coronavirus fallout makes High Yield even higher risk Value investing is dead! Warren Buffet knows nothing! Long live drawing random Scrabble...
There is barely a facet of life that has been unaffected by the coronavirus pandemic. One of its most visible impacts has been on the use of real estate – shops and pubs have...
Investing is about competing visions of the future. Different perspectives on the outlook at a macro, market and asset level are embedded in estimates of an asset’s value. Given...
UK electricity sector The ongoing debate on climate change has been overshadowed as of late by the global pandemic and its resulting worldwide economic recessions. Yet it also...