News and Analysis

AIRLINES: They are usually considered some of the riskiest stocks. With a miserable long term performance record. Virgin Atlantic founder Richard Branson is quoted saying the...

Nordic stock exchanges have offered competitive returns. All Nordic countries have performed better than the STOXX Europe 600 index over a period of three and five years. In the...

COMEBACK: Bonds are world’s biggest traded asset class, at c$130 trillion, and one of its most liquid. They fell sharply out of investor favour last year. Many saw worst ever...

VIEW: Markets saw a February reality check after wrong-footing investors with the big January rally. Sticky US inflation and resilient economies pushed back peak Fed expectations...

PRICES: Lithium prices are off their highs (see chart). This is stoking fears on electric vehicle demand in China, its biggest market, as it reopens and EV subsidies are cut....

Could China drive the next bull market? Tightening regulation and accelerating inflation in the US have led to minor losses for most cryptoassets in the last week. Yet in Hong...

Summary High dividend yield stocks set for a comeback They are defensive to inflation and uncertainty. 2022 saw strong 9% dividend growth and record $1 trillion of US share...

RETAIL: Q4 company earnings season is coming to an end. This shifts investor attention to the upcoming annual general meeting proxy voting season. This will likely be focused on...

DEFENCE: Geopolitical risks have returned. With the first anniversary of the Ukraine invasion, Russia withdrawing from the START nuclear deal, and Chinese balloons over the US....

“Contract for Difference” (CFD) is a term that may sound scary at first, but we’re here to break it all down for you.  The truth is that CFDs are often used by traders, and are...