Articles
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Brazil’s Olympian returns
The Olympics and Paralympics have put Brazil under the spotlight this summer. As well as the fantastic sporting action (with a special nod to Team GB), the country’s stock market proved a real champion.
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Oil glut drives prices lower again
Oil fell to 12-year lows under $30 a barrel in January 2016, before almost doubling by May. Now it is back on the slide.
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Interest rates down – and further cuts lie ahead
Yesterday’s 0.25% interest rate cut by the Bank of England is the first rate change in over seven years.
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Italy’s failing banks worry Euro-zone
The possibility of banking collapses in Italy is concerning many European leaders.
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India’s dampened growth
I was not prepared for the severity of the monsoon rains on my visit to the capital, New Delhi, which makes travel around the city virtually impossible.
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Spain after Brexit
Whilst it is usually a joy to be in Madrid on a July afternoon, my meetings with financial professionals today have been dominated with worries about the UK’s decision to leave the European Union and how it will affect Spain.
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US shrugs off Brexit
The US market was shocked by Brexit. US companies get about 13% of their revenues from continental Europe.
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Buy To Let’s worrying outlook
Buying a property to rent out has long been a popular investment for both Britons as well as foreign investments, wanting to benefit from rises in the UK’s property market.
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Life after Brexit
Following Thursday’s clear win for the ‘Leave’ campaign in the UK’s referendum on the European Union, Britain is adjusting to its future.
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Two days to go : UK decides on its European future
Investment markets are see-sawing in the final stretches of the EU referendum campaign, but investors will be wondering whether there will be any respite once the voting is over.
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It’s got to be summer : France is on strike.
This week, I took my family to a holiday in Brittany, France, meaning we could evidence at first hand the current disputes and the dysfunctional nature of France’s economy.
Fuel is running low.
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Greece braced for more austerity
It’s been almost a year since I was last in Athens, but life continues as before. I was unable to travel from the airport on the metro since it is on strike, together with trains, trams and buses.
