News and Analysis

IMPACT: US midterm elections are in four months. Polls show Republicans win back the House of Representatives and maybe Senate control in a Congressional clean sweep. They benefit...

As of August 1, 2022, eToro will begin charging overnight fees on all non-leveraged BUY crypto CFD positions at a rate of 20% a year. Note: overnight fees also apply to Copy...

SLUMP: Copper prices have plunged by a third from their March high, twice the broader commodity fall, under the weight of surging recession fears, a struggling Chinese recovery,...

Algorand and Avalanche follow with more than 15% gains Ethereum stole the show last week, exploding 20% as developers set a date for the blockchain's long-awaited transition to...

Summary Bonds more attractive as recession looms US treasury bonds are coming back in from the cold after a terrible six months of performance when they gave little protection...

PROBLEM: The US dollar has soared over 20% in the past year, taking it to a two decade high versus other major currencies. This is having significant negative international...

CRISIS: Europe and UK natural gas prices have surged again, confirming the region's worst energy fears. This is stoking inflation and recession risks, and driving currency...

After experiencing large portfolio drawdowns this year due to weakness across global equity markets, many investors are currently looking for assets that can provide protection...

INFLATION: High and sticky inflation in the US and Europe is driving hawkish central banks. They were late to the inflation threat and are therefore hiking interest rates into...

Georg Kell, a pioneer of the sustainability movement who first coined the term ‘ESG’ in 2004, describes it as akin to an X-ray. He says:  “ESG allows investors to look beyond...