Alex Rankine
Alex is an investment writer who has been contributing to MoneyWeek since 2015. He has been the magazine’s markets editor since 2019.
Alex has a passion for demystifying the often arcane world of finance for a general readership. While financial media tends to focus compulsively on the latest trend, the best opportunities can lie forgotten elsewhere.
He is especially interested in European equities – where his fluent French helps him to cover the continent’s largest bourse – and emerging markets, where his experience living in Beijing, and conversational Chinese, prove useful.
Hailing from Leeds, he studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the University of Oxford. He also holds a Master of Public Health from the University of Manchester.
Latest articles by Alex Rankine
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Investors shrug off inflation fears – for now
News US inflation is at its highest since 1982. Investors seem unworried – but how long will that last?
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Insurance renewal quotes: new rules mean you may not have to switch
Advice Consumers have long complained that car and home insurance renewal quotes rise every year unless they switch. But from next month, insurers will be banned from penalising long-standing customers.
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Mexican stockmarkets lose their spice
News Mexico's economy is in poor shape – its GDP shrank by 8.3% last year and the recovery has been bumpy. And despite a 13% rise in value this year, investors are deserting its stockmarket.
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Omicron variant takes a bite out of bitcoin
News Far from being a modern safe haven against market crashes, bitcoin fell by more than 20% this week as the Omicron variant ran rampant.
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Interest rates: could Jerome Powell remove the markets’ “punch bowl”?
News Markets have bounced on suggestion that the Omicron variant may be a less serious strain of Covid-19. But the Federal Reserve has turned hawkish, and there will be no more market bailouts.
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Investing for children: should you get your child a Jisa?
Advice There are several tax-efficient savings options for your children, with a junior individual savings account (Jisa) one of the more popular. So should you buy your child a jisa?
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Lithium price embarks on a long boom
News Rising demand for electric vehicles has driven the lithium price in China up by 276% since the start of the year to $30,940 a tonne
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Bubbles grow in global property markets as house prices continue to rise
News House prices grew by 6% in the year to mid-2021 in 25 global cities, with the German property market in particular showing signs of overheating.
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Stockmarkets are trading on thin ice as Omicron variant spreads
News The Omicron variant of Covid-19 is driving stockmarkets down, with travel and leisure stocks particularly badly hit.
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Jerome Powell’s poisoned chalice
News US president Joe Biden has nominated Jerome Powell for a second term in charge of the Federal Reserve. But it could prove a “poisoned chalice” for Powell. Here's why.
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Turkey heads for a currency crisis as the lira plummets
News The Turkish lira has lost 40% of its value so far this year after the central bank bowed to pressure to cut interest rates.
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Is it time to remortgage your home?
Advice Banks are already starting to prepare for higher interest rates, says Alex Rankine. Should you, too?
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It’s time to buy British stocks
News The UK economy remains sluggish and still faces many headwinds. But things are looking brighter for British stocks.
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Emerging market stocks fall behind the developed world
News The MSCI emerging market stock index is down this year, while developed-world stockmarkets have rallied.
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Rising inflation puts central banks’ credibility at stake
News Central banks are running out of excuses for not raising interest rates as inflation soars.
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Should you take out private health insurance?
Advice As the NHS struggles, more people are paying for private health insurance. But is it worth it?
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Has Italy’s economy turned the corner?
News Italy’s FTSE MIB stockmarket index has returned 23% so far this year, more than double the FTSE 100’s performance over the same period.
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US stocks surge to record highs
News The S&P 500 notched up eight straight record closes in a row recently, while the small-cap Russell 2000 index saw its first record close since March.
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The Bank of England bottles it on interest rates
News Despite its own forecasts that UK inflation will hit 5% by next April, the Bank of England chose to hold British interest rates at 0.1%
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The price of gold is ready to rebound
News Despite a recent rally the price of gold is still 10% below its all-time high of summer 2020. But the year-long correction may be nearing its end as inflation really starts to bite.
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Investors lose faith in Brazil
News Brazil's benchmark Bovespa stockmarket index has fallen by 11% since January to become the world’s worst-performing market.
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Tune out of Japan’s politics – but buy Japanese stocks
News Japan's recent general election was devoid of much interest. But the country's stockmarket holds plenty of appeal.
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Stockmarket bulls drive share prices to record highs
News Despite shortages of semiconductors and workers, the energy crisis and ongoing pandemic-induced dislocations, stocks are at record highs.
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The Budget brought a short-term reprieve for investors
Advice The Budget spared investors for now – so make sure you use up all your your allowances.
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