RELIEF?: A big month for Europe’s politics just got even bigger. The old continent has a new Conservative UK prime minister, this weekend’s too-close-to-call Swedish election, and...

LAGGARDS: The broad Bloomberg commodity index is up 23% the past year. Along with cash it’s the only positive asset class. The post-covid demand rebound and a decade of supply...

INDICES: September and March are key months for change to the world' biggest equity indices. These rebalancing's have surged in importance with the huge growth of the passive...

APPLE: Apple (AAPL) is the largest publicly traded stock in the world. Its $2.5 trillion market capitalisation is $300 billion ahead of runner up Saudi Aramco (SAOC). The...

NATGAS: Europe’s natgas prices have surged to 12 times the price last year. After Russia cut its supply of 40% Europe’s needs. Nord Stream I is now seeing a complete 3-day...

Australia is often called “the lucky country” and it’s easy to see why. The land down under has a great climate, amazing beaches, an abundance of natural resources, some of the...

SEASONALITY: September has famously seen the worst S&P 500 returns of the year. These average a -1.0% fall since 1928 (see chart), with a ‘down’ month 54% of the time. This is...

In recent years, the Bitcoin ecosystem has experienced enormous growth. Many major organisations around the world have embraced the digital currency, including payments firms such...

DROUGHT: Nearly 60% of the US is now seeing drought conditions, the most in a decade, and double the average. A third of the country is seeing severe, exceptional, or extreme (see...

CONCERNS: Semiconductor stocks sat out the big tech rally off the June market lows and are among the worst performers this year (see chart). Nvidia (NVDA) was the latest to issue...