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Review of the week: Everything is up
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Markets have had a stellar run, despite mixed news on inoculations. It’s in everyone’s interests for asset prices to remain high, but that’s no guarantee they will stay that way. As always, diversification is key.
Review of the week: Like birds in the sky
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The GameStop upheaval on Wall Street is part of the ongoing democratisation of finance. Ignore its effects at your peril.
Review of the week: Ghosts of the past
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Are we due a re-run of the Roaring Twenties? And if so, what does that mean? A look back at the world’s last post-pandemic recovery and a bit more besides.
Review of the week: Profits are back
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Company profits are bouncing back earlier than expected. How quickly will our economies come back to life once vaccinations are finished? And how different will they be?
Review of the week: Big Tech’s scary sell-off
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Investors got spooked as Big Tech’s quarterly results showed they weren’t immune to economic headwinds, driving brutal sell-offs. Meanwhile, the UK government’s huge about-face seems to be reaping a ‘dullness dividend’.
Review of the week: Imaginings and disappointments
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Central banks are doggedly raising interest rates. Investors hopeful for a change of tack may continue to be disappointed for a while yet.
Review of the week: Inflation slows, stocks surge
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Stocks flew higher after inflation came in lower than expected. It’s tough and getting tougher for businesses and families though, especially in the UK.
Review of the week: Behind the curtain
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
More is going on behind the curtain of modern China than its leaders would have you believe, if increasing unrest is anything to go by. Meanwhile, Europeans cross their fingers for a mild winter.
Review of the week: The upside down
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Watchers of Netflix’s Stranger Things will know the Upside Down isn’t a cheery place to be. So what’s going on in bond markets?
Review of the week: 2022 wrapped up
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
We look back at a grim year for financial markets. The rebound in the last few months seems to offer investors some relief, but can we be confident that the worst is over?
Review of the week: An exceptional year
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
One for the ages, 2022 was a whirlwind year that shook up economies and markets. What’s in store for 2023?
Review of the week: New year, new hope
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Markets were buoyed by fading American inflation, but they may be getting ahead of themselves. Meanwhile, the UK high street reports some rare good news.