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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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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Will an interest-rate rise spark the end of Britain's housing bubble?
News The UK property market has boomed since Covid-19, underpinned by cheap money. But that could soon end.
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China’s economy faces a triple shock
News Power cuts, the pandemic and the property slowdown are slowing China's economy down.
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This inflation surge is definitely not transitory
News Policymakers have been betting that inflation will cool over the coming year, but it could last much longer than they think.
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US approves ‘‘bitcoin lite’’ ETFs
News The US financial regulator has begun approving bitcoin-themed exchange-traded funds, but with important caveats.
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Emerging-market central banks take on inflation
News Central banks in Poland, Russia, Mexico and Brazil have been raising interest rates to get ahead of global inflationary pressures.
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The world faces a chilly winter as energy prices climb
News The gas crisis has revealed Europe’s dependence on imported gas, but the rest of the world is facing higher bills too.
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India: the next global growth engine
News India's stockmarket is booming, up by 37% so far this year, and the BSE Sensex index has delivered an annualised return over the last five years of more than twice that of the FTSE 100.
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Post-Covid travel is now less testing as the rules get simpler
Advice With the scrapping of the amber and green travel lists, the rules governing re-entry to the UK have finally been simplified.
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What happened to the commodities supercycle?
News There was much talk earlier this year of a commodities supercycle. But even as energy markets boom, other commodities have come back down to earth.
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Japan’s new prime minister rattles the markets
News Investors appear unimpressed with Fumio Kishida, the man chosen to succeed Yoshihide Suga as Japan’s prime minister.
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The spectre of stagflation shakes stockmarkets
News Stockmarkets are getting increasingly jumpy about stagflation, the combination of economic stagnation and high inflation, with America’s S&P 500 down by 4.8% in September and the FTSE 100 by 1%.
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How Britain’s DIY divorce boom can help you split up without costing the earth
Advice A “do-it-yourself” approach can greatly reduce lawyers’ fees when getting divorced. But do be careful.
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British stocks are due a bounce
News The FTSE 100 has gone virtually nowhere since 2000. But it could be heading for happier years ahead.
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The taper tantrum begins
News Markets had so far shrugged off the prospect of central-bank monetary tightening. But not any more.
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China comes close to banning cryptocurrencies
News Chinese regulators have effectively banned cryptocurrencies, declaring all transactions to be “illegal financial activities”.
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Gas prices explode – and oil prices will follow
News After gas prices hit new highs, Brent crude oil prices have broken through $80 a barrel for the first time in almost three years.
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Are Spacs just for suckers?
News This year has seen a big boom in activity by special purpose acquisition companies (Spacs) in the US and the Spac craze is spreading to other markets. But some people have their doubts about them.
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