THE GAP: Company earnings are the most important stock price driver in the long term. And accounting is the ‘language of business’. All companies must report their earnings in...

BRACED: US inflation is the most important number in markets. And markets seemingly braced for a hot US February inflation print today. After January’s upside surprise and...

OIL-PROXY: Struggling commodities are finally seeing some relief. With firmer global growth, a stabilising US dollar, and supply-side weather disruptions. Cotton has been a leader...

WOMEN’S DAY: Friday is International Women’s Day (IWD). A reminder of the significant progress women have made in business and markets. But also, the long road ahead. The roots of...

PROXY: With Q4 earnings season almost over, focus will shift to shareholder annual general meetings and ‘proxy voting’ season. This ramps up to a May peak and is one of the most...

BULL MARKET: The start of a bull market has many definitions, from a 20% gain off lows to the more broadly accepted new all-time-high. The S&P 500 met this on January 19th and...

POLICY: Next week’s annual legislative sessions are make-or-break for China’s nascent stock rebound and investor hopes for broader policy stimulus. As authorities shift from...

LEAP: February 29th is a rare ‘leap day’. This is the extra day we receive once every four years to realign with the solar calendar. It existed in the Roman Julian calendar and...

CONCENTRATION: US tech stock leadership and rising stock concentration are being echoed in Europe. It's much smaller ‘magnificent 7’ tech stocks have led European performance (see...

COMMODITIES: It’s the worst asset class (DJP) this year, like last. China’s GDP slowdown has been a key factor, alongside the strong dollar and global manufacturing recession....