Global markets to 16 September 2021   Inflation is back in town What about central bank support? Brave new post-Covid world… A pandemic with a long tail Still worth sticking with equities   Inflation is back in town Global equity markets have been retreating throughout September on renewed fears of inflation and uncertainty over whether […]

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Japan, make way for… China Why decimate the tech sector? It’s getting geopolitical China’s unregulated Silicon Valley An end to behemoths riding roughshod… All-powerful, brazen Chinese communism A post-crackdown slowdown?   Japan, make way for China Remember the days when Japan was synonymous with high-tech and innovation? Remember when we oo-ed and ahh-ed at the […]

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Global markets to 13 August 2021 Mixed economic data but Wall Street powers on China signals crackdown on privacy, data, monopolies to continue Good news for retail and travel… finally! Growth: not the rate that was expected, but growth nonetheless What changes will the forthcoming European elections bring? Mixed economic data but Wall Street powers […]