The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has shaken the world, with such conflict in Europe being unprecedented in recent history. It is clear the Ukrainian people will bear the brunt of the suffering as their homes are transformed into warzones. This conflict will also bring wider implications for nearly every […]
The rate of inflation within Turkey has reached its highest level since Erdoğan , the president, came to power two decades ago. We can put much of the blame upon the president’s insistence that central bank chiefs contravene the conventional monetary policy that lowering interest rates leads to an increase […]
Officials at the US Federal Reserve have come under recent scrutiny following allegations of trading of non-public information. The Fed chair, Jerome Powell, swiftly took action to reassure onlookers and prevent any further perceived conflicts of interest, but the wider issue of government officials trading on insider knowledge remains a […]
Recently the world’s largest and most indebted real estate developer, China’s Evergrande, has been on the verge of defaulting. In the midst of China’s attempts to move its economy towards a more free market model, free from heavy government intervention, this crisis presents the Chinese government with a challenging decision: […]
We have seen an enormous amount of volatility within the bond market recently, inflicting fear onto investors who were preparing for a steady recovery from the pandemic. Most have taken it as a given that we will soon be able to return to normal with the rapid rollout of vaccines […]
Italy is a country that has faced numerous economic and social problems in the past decade, and has been struggling to integrate into the world economy. These problems include political volatility and excessive bureaucratism for firms, and have hindered economic progress for numerous decades as the country fell behind its […]
The events of the past week (beginning 25th of January), have challenged the role that retail traders in the global financial markets have traditionally played. The demographic has never had as much influence as it currently does, as it disrupts spaces previously dominated by large institutions such as hedge funds, […]
Since President-elect Biden won the election at the start of this month, many have been left wondering about the consequences this will have for the environment. The US has by no means a good reputation in this sector, especially after four years of the Trump administration who were actively hostile […]
Just a few weeks ago, we were expecting Ant Group to launch the biggest IPO in history with a value of $37bn. In a dramatic turn of events however, the Chinese government imposed a swathe of new regulations aimed at preventing the IPO from taking place just the night before. […]
Monetary policy, in its traditional form, has been taken for granted over the past few decades, with central banks relying heavily upon the monetary transmission mechanism to steer the direction of the demand side. Since 2008, we have had to fundamentally rethink the interest rate mechanism as rates remain near […]
The five Big Tech companies (Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Facebook) are one of capitalism’s modern day success stories, growing to account for 17.5% of the S&P 500 in the space of a few decades. We have long praised the innovation they have brought, but now they face a growing […]
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