News and Analysis

While it may have seemed like a small decision at the time, Ufuk Inci’s choice to leave France and study at the University of Warwick in England would have a significant impact on...

BURGERNOMICS: The Big Mac index is a useful shorthand for currency valuation, with a good track record. Latest numbers (see chart) show only four big currencies pricier than the...

Filecoin adds 40% as altcoins turn green Crypto prices were relatively buoyant over the last week, with Bitcoin and Ethereum both drifting sideways despite two major hacks...

Summary Is this a new bull market or still an old bear? This is likely a bear market rally, but we are close to the inflation catalyst. Bear markets have seen up to 11 ‘bear...

DESTINY: The saying goes that ‘demographics is destiny’ and this is an increasingly important and predictable driver for investors. Latest global population forecasts show...

ENERGY: Brent oil prices have fallen under $100/bbl as the demand outlook darkens, and recession fears rise. More supply has come from US reserve sales, whilst yesterday'...

DEPRESSED: Capitulated investor sentiment was a big driver of the 13% S&P 500 relief rally from the June lows, as a little less-bad news went a long way. And this support...

Catalina Norena, known as VIXGold on the eToro platform,  literally grew up learning finance from the time she was young. Her father read the economic section of the newspaper to...

FOUNDATION: Relief at ‘less-bad-than-feared’ second quarter earnings was a key driver of the dramatic July market rebound. With valuations slumped, earnings have been the main...

Ethereum rivals boosted by impending Merge Better-than-expected big tech earnings and talk of slowing rate hikes proved bullish for Bitcoin last week, boosting the cryptoasset...