Andrew Van Sickle
Andrew is the editor of MoneyWeek magazine. He grew up in Vienna and studied at the University of St Andrews, where he gained a first-class MA in geography & international relations.
After graduating he began to contribute to the foreign page of The Week and soon afterwards joined MoneyWeek at its inception in October 2000. He helped Merryn Somerset Webb establish it as Britain’s best-selling financial magazine, contributing to every section of the publication and specialising in macroeconomics and stockmarkets, before going part-time.
His freelance projects have included a 2009 relaunch of The Pharma Letter, where he covered corporate news and political developments in the German pharmaceuticals market for two years, and a multiyear stint as deputy editor of the Barclays account at Redwood, a marketing agency.
Andrew has been editing MoneyWeek since 2018, and continues to specialise in investment and news in German-speaking countries owing to his fluent command of the language.
Latest articles by Andrew Van Sickle
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Africa is back on track for prosperity
Features Investors’ enthusiasm for Africa dwindled as commodity prices fell. But there has always been more to the Africa story than raw materials.
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The bond bull market is finally over
Features Investors have been talking about the end of the bond bull market for years. But it hasn't materialised - until now.
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Fed interest-rate rises won’t hold the gold price back
Features Some analysts worry that higher US interest rates are bearish for gold. But the evidence doesn’t bear this out.
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Germany is weaker than it looks
News The German economy appears to be firing on all cylinders. But under the surface lurk fundamental vulnerabilities that could hamper its long-term performance.
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Oil soars, but hits a ceiling
Features The price of oil has now reached $70 a barrel for the first time since early 2015, and is still rising. But unless there is a serious supply disruption, it's unlikely to go much higher.
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Get set for a stockmarket melt-up
Features Stocks are massively overpriced, but the benign economic backdrop suggests that the markets will march on. Indeed, the most likely scenario now, say some observers, is a dramatic 'melt-up'.
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Commodities make a comeback
Features Raw-materials prices rose sharply in 2017 – and they have made a strong start to 2018, too.
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China edges into the company big league
Features China’s internet giants, Tencent and Alibaba, have jumped into the top ten of the world's biggest companies my market cap.
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Ignore the Cape sceptics
Tutorials The cyclically adjusted price-earnings (Cape) ratio is an excellent predictor of long-term equity returns. And now, in the US at least, it is flashing red.
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Gold’s lustre may fade
Features Gold was overshadowed by equities and base metals in 2017, but still rose by around a tenth. This year, however, it may not fare so well.
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Europe’s surprise boom will keep going
Features The eurozone's economy expanded by 2.4% in 2017, compared with analysts’ average forecast of 1.5%. So what went right?
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China braces for a slowdown
Features China looks on track for annual growth of about 6% this year, rather than the 6.7% widely expected.
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Italy: the eurozone’s weakest link
Features Italy's economy is almost totally paralysed. It has barely expanded since 199; debt has reached an unsustainable 130% of GDP; and political instability has thwarted serious reform efforts to revive the economy.
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A stellar run for stocks everywhere
News Stock markets continue their steady climb as the year draws to a close.
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Greece: out of intensive care
Features Europe’s perpetual basket-case, Greece, is on the mend, says Andrew Van Sickle.
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Don’t tuck into the emerging-market leftovers
News While emerging markets have performed well over all, two have been left behind, says Andrew Van Sickle.
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A new dawn for emerging equities
News Emerging-market equities spent much of this decade treading water, but since early 2016 they have been making up for lost time.
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The zombies stalking the economy
News Failing companies, or corporate “zombies” are holding back growth in the developed world.
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Trump will burst the bond bubble
News After months of bluster, the administration finally appears on the verge of passing a significant piece of legislation that could affect the bond market.
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Japan: slowly but surely, it’s getting there
News The key to overcoming deflation and stagnation in Japan lies in the labour market.
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Opec mops up the oil glut
News The members of Opec, the oil exporters’ cartel, agreed to “extend-and-maybe-amend” their output deal.
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A big boost for dividends
Features Reinvested dividends account for the lion’s share of equity returns. So it’s good news that payouts are on the rise.
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A tremor in China’s bonds
Features China's bond market is far more important than the Chinese Stockmarket. And it may be time to start worrying.
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Central and Eastern Europe charges ahead
Features Central and Eastern Europe has seen a dramatic turnaround in its fortunes, with unemployment down, confidence up and stockmarkets rallying.
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