Friday, 5th of July 2019 “Patience is power; with time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown” – Chinese Proverb ________________________________________ Equity markets have had another rip-roaring week as investors pile into stocks in anticipation of further easing ...
Friday, 28th of June 2019 “Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions.” – Winston S. Churchill ________________________________________ As we go to print, Europe is sweltering under a blanket of hot air drawn north from the Sahar...
Friday, 21st of June 2019 “Politics is the art of the possible, the attainable — the art of the next best” ― Otto von Bismarck ________________________________________ Markets continued to recover this week, boosted by dovish Central Banks on both sides of the Atlantic and some ten...
Friday, 7th of June 2019 “Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.” – Theodore Roosevelt ________________________________________ As one trader said to another – “sell in May and go away”. In 2019 so far, the first half of this well-worn financial adage has proved to ...
Friday, 31st of May 2019 “The point is that you can’t be too greedy.” – Donald Trump ________________________________________ Another week, another ugly market. By the close on Thursday, the S&P 500 was down -1.3% for the week, and it fell again at the open on Friday morning. Ma...
Friday, 24th of May 2019 “You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” – Margaret Thatcher ________________________________________ Another bad week in markets is coming to a close. The S&P 500 Index was down -1.3% by market close on Thursday, while other major indices h...
Friday, 17th of May 2019 “Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies.” – Ernest Benn ________________________________________ It has been a rollercoaster ride in markets this week. Last Frida...
