COCOA: The rally for the main chocolate ingredient has accelerated in time for Easter. Prices soared 230% the past year to $10,000/t and are twice the previous all-time-high. A...

CRYPTO: Retail investors are sticking with the big tech sector and crypto investments that have served them so well in 2023 and this year. This is according to our latest global...

RETAIL: Retail investor numbers are growing fast. Up by a quarter in two years, led by younger and female investors. They own near a third all US stocks, for example. And...

Please see this week’s market views from eToro’s global analyst team. The full 5-pager includes latest market data, the house investment view, and ‘special’ focus on cash on the...

LOWS: Cereals prices have halved vs their 2022 peak after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Whilst soybean prices have fallen more than broad commodities. All three are near...

STYLES: Dividends and especially stock buybacks are coming back into style with investors. With their chronic 2023 style underperformance narrowing sharply this year (see chart)....

TURNAROUNDS: Charlie Munger of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.b) once said turning around a struggling business was ten-times harder than people think. Yet it is one of the most popular...

Please see this week’s market views from eToro’s global analyst team. The full 5-pager includes latest market data, the house investment view, and ‘special’ focus on Golds vs...

DEBT: The world’s rising debt mountain is a worry, but comes with silver-linings. The bad news is that the mountain grew to over $300 trillion last year. Equal to $39,000/person...

CHANGE: The ‘carry trade’ was a huge driver of currency returns in 2023. And has continued in 2024. With high yielders from the GBP to MXN the world’s top performers. But now...