Friday, 3rd of April 2020 “There are three types of lies – lies, damn lies, and statistics.” – Benjamin Disraeli ________________________________________ The first quarter of 2020 will go down as one of the most extraordinary quarters in living memory. At the start of the year, a ...
Friday, 27th of March 2020 “If a window of opportunity appears, don’t pull down the shade.” – Tom Peters ________________________________________ Have financial markets finally bottomed? This is the question that confronts investors after major equity indices rebounded for their thi...
Friday, 20th of March 2020 “It is said that the darkest hour of the night comes just before the dawn.” – Thomas Fuller ________________________________________ There was no let-up in financial market volatility this week as governments around the world introduced draconian new measur...
Friday, 13th of March 2020 “The only thing to fear is fear itself” – Franklin D. Roosevelt ________________________________________ This week has been one for the record books. Having teetered on the edge through much of February, stock markets have now truly fallen into the abyss wi...
Friday, 6th of March 2020 “Most investors want to do today what they should have done yesterday.” – Larry Summers ________________________________________ It has been another busy week in markets, though at least we have seen moves in both directions this time. Indeed, Monday and Wednes...
Friday, 28th of February 2020 “I do it a lot, anyway, as you’ve probably heard: Wash your hands.” – Donald Trump ________________________________________ The age of innocence has truly gone in financial markets. The slide that began last Thursday gathered momentum this week, giving us th...
Friday, 21st of February 2020 “Prophesy is a good line of business, but it is full of risks. “ – Mark Twain ________________________________________ Markets have been on a downward slide since late Thursday morning when investors suddenly woke up to the economic threat posed by the c...
