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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Japan: more icing on an appealing cake
Features The prospect of more monetary easing after a snap election to be held in October is another dollop of icing on an already appealing cake.
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Stronger euro tempers Europe’s rally
Features Continental stocks have slipped since they reached a two-year high in May, but this may just be a pause for breath.
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Another Russian bank collapses
Features The Russian central bank has nationalised two of the country’s biggest banks. Is a systemic crisis now in the offing?
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Germany is heading for turbulence
Features German stocks rose in September as Chancellor Angela Merkel’s centre-right CDU party looked on course to secure a fourth term in office. But once she had won, they slipped.
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How Black Wednesday boosted Britain
News Black Wednesday in 1992 forced Britain out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism. But it was far from being all bad.
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Asia’s bulls have legs
News The Asian crisis of 20 years is ancient history as the region's markets enjoy their day in the sun.
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Will Carney raise interest rates at last?
News The governor of the Bank of England signals that a rise in interest rates may finally be on the way.
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Italy, Europe’s laggard, is catching up – but only very slowly
Features There are signs that Europe’s recovery is finally trickling down to Italy, while Spain is on a roll.
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Donald Trump revives the art of the deal
Features The markets had quite a surprise last week when Donald Trump announced a deal with the Democrats to pave the way for $15bn in disaster relief and to raise the US debt ceiling.
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Sterling’s slump should boost growth
Features One of the upsides of the Brexit vote was supposed to be that the slide in sterling would help rebalance the economy. It hasn’t worked out that way, yet, but it’s too soon to give up.
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Will US profits run out of steam?
Features America’s biggest companies produced a second successive quarter of double-digit profit growth for the first time since 2011 – but it's hard to be optimistic about where profits are going.
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Markets shrug off Korean missile crisis
Features Stockmarkets wobbled when North Korea detonated its latest nuclear device, but they appear to be taking the international tension in their stride.
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Polish market is still on a roll
Features Poland’s GDP is expanding rapidly, consumption is growing at the fastest pace in eight years, unemployment is at a record-low and new child-benefit payments are boosting confidence.
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Philippines in a sweet spot
Features The Philippines is one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, and it shows no sign of slowing down.
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Sterling could soon bounce back
Features The pound has slid to its lowest level against the euro since 2009. But forex markets are notorious for overshooting and then snapping back quickly.
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Will Macron finally fix France?
Features French president Emmanuel Macron is launching his “flagship reform”: a revamp of France’s notoriously rigid labour market. Two previous attempts flopped – can Macron succeed?
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Emerging world has further to go
News Investors hungry for returns are heading for emerging markets, says Andrew Van Sickle.
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Stocks slip – but will they keep sliding?
News American stocks have taken a tumble, but the global bull market has further to run, says Andrew Van Sickle.
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India cleans up its act
Features India’s anti-corruption drive and structural reforms are bearing fruit in the economy and the markets.
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Why oil-price rallies soon falter
Features Opec, the oil exporters’ cartel, has never been very good at sticking to deals to rein in output and prop up the oil price.
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Gold gets a Trump bump
Features Gold received a fillip as Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un hurled threats at each other last week. But there are other bullish factors underpinning the precious metal.
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Japan leaves the world standing
Features Japan's economy has just enjoyed its longest streak of growth since the mid-2000s, with a healthy rise in business investment and household consumption.
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Gold is back in season
Features At this time of year the price of gold often gets a boost as demand for the metal picks up.
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Europe’s stockmarket rally looks set to endure
Features An encouraging economic backdrop suggests Europe’s stockmarket rally will continue.
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