There was a lot of investor hand-wringing and head-scratching experienced this past week. On Wednesday night, announced its earnings. And, not only were its earnings exceptionally strong, beating Wall Street’s expectations for both…
“At COP30, despite our persistent efforts and the European Parliament’s clear mandate on mitigation and the phase-out of fossil fuels, we faced a unified BRICS–Arab front and a Presidency unwilling to match our level of ambition, and we…
A "tremendous amount of progress" has been achieved in talks to finalise a US-proposed peace plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said.But "there's still some work to be done", Rubio said after meeting…
Strategy hopping - chasing the next shiny setup after a loss, a bad day, or a dip in confidence is one of the biggest reasons traders stay stuck for years. It usually happens because you haven’t lived with a strategy long enough to trust…
When you buy an index fund, you are buying a portfolio with real shares in weights that reflect a miniature version of the underlying market or index (see here and here for more). We also know that if the portfolio has the…
The government is expected to announce an extra £1.3bn in funding for a scheme encouraging the use of electric vehicles (EVs) at next week's Budget. The Electric Car Grant scheme started in July as part of the move to zero emission…
The Trump administration has been targeting state-level AI regulation, with the president declaring in a social media post this week that the industry needs “one Federal Standard instead of a patchwork of 50 State Regulatory Regimes.”…
The global money printer is going crazy. And 2026 will be even crazier!
The chart below shows my proprietary tracker for global money printing for each year since 2017.
Notice: money printing here refers to real economy, inflationary…
This WeekContinuing the trend of the last few weeks, markets were once again focused on the Federal Reserve and artificial intelligence (AI) bubble concerns.After weeks of Fed officials focusing on inflation fears, this week…
The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of Rwanda, the State of Qatar, the Republic of Togo (as the African Union mediator),…