Latest articles by Marina Gerner
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Trump takes on short-termism
News President Trump has asked the markets regulator to allow companies to report every six months rather than every quarter. Marina Gerner reports.
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Only the brave should venture into Turkey
News The embattled lira has recovered a little, but Turkey is still a risky bet, says Marina Gerner. Only brave investors should take a look.
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Shock upset on the cards in Brazil
Features There are only two months to go before Brazil’s elections, and another shock right-wing victory might be on the way in Latin America’s largest economy.
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US sprints ahead in stocks race – but its laces are undone
News American equities have surged ahead, but a strong dollar could trip up US stocks in the long run.
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Georgia’s glittering prospects
News Countries in eastern Europe are rarely thought of as free-market paragons. But Georgia is a surprisingly dynamic and liberal economy.
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The decline of the public company
News Elon Musk's stated intention to de-list Tesla is just the latest sign of the rise and rise of private markets. Marina Gerner reports.
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Increasingly dire straits for Turkey
Features Turkey’s problems are going from bad to worse. Inflation is running at almost 16%, a 15-year high; faith in the government has deteriorated; and the currency has fallen by about 28% against the US dollar.
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Dr Copper’s grim prognosis for the global economy
Features The price of copper has slumped by 18% in the past year it – a worrying sign for the global economy.
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Emerging Europe comes of age
Features Central Europe is enjoying an EU-backed boom as manufacturers open facilities in countries such as Slovakia and Hungary.
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Asia's emerging markets: collateral damage in the trade wars
Features If trade tariffs lead to a slowdown in Chinese imports to the US, there would be knock-on effects for the emerging-market countries caught up in China’s supply chain.
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Investors worry about the Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte
Features It has been two years since Rodrigo Duterte took office in the Philippines. The economy is growing at over 6% a year, and incomes are rising. But could there be turbulence ahead?
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Gold dips – but don’t give up on it
Features The gold price has tumbled by more than 10% this year, slipping from a peak of around $1,360 per troy ounce in January to $1,217 last month.
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Sugar rush propels US economic growth to four-year high
Features Next summer the US economic expansion that began in 2009 will become the longest in the country’s history – provided a recession doesn’t strike in the meantime.
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High-flying tech stocks succumb to gravity
Features A round of earnings reports and subsequent jitters have wiped 10% off the FANG+ tech stock index in a week.
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Where will the next financial crisis start?
Features The resurgence of “covenant lite” or “cov-lite” loans could spell trouble, says Marina Gerner.
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US housing market wobbles
Features The US housing market's recovery from the global financial crisis of 2008, which has seen prices hit new all-time highs, may be beginning to falter.
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Prepare for a stormy summer for China's economy
Features A sliding currency, weakening stockmarket and the threat of a trade war with the US spell trouble for China's economy.
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Trump trains his guns on the Federal Reserve
Features US president Donald Trump has publicly criticised the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate increases, complaining that plans for more rises risk upsetting the booming economy.
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America’s attack on global trade
Features The US president’s tariffs threaten to paralyse the World Trade Organisation – and could ultimately unravel the entire post-war multilateral trading system, says Marina Gerner.
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Germany’s Dax 30 stock index turns 30
Features Germany’s benchmark stockmarket index, the Dax 30, has risen tenfold since it began life 30 years ago.
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Dividends don’t end at Dover
Tutorials Income investors who rely on UK stocks and funds are missing out on the fastest-growing source of income in the world – the dividends of Asia-Pacific companies.
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Investors can’t ignore inflation for long
Features The latest data suggests inflation is gathering strength. It could give a nasty jolt to markets preoccupied with trade wars, political uncertainty and weakening global growth.
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Investment bargains in emerging markets
Features There are several headwinds facing emerging-market stocks. But there are pockets of relative safety. And compared with developed markets, emerging markets are not expensive.
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Advice and tips from a beginner who set out alone
Tutorials Investing can make a rewarding hobby – but go carefully, especially if you’re managing others’ money too.
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