Alex Rankine

Have we seen the worst of the stockmarket crash or do equities have further to fall?

Fallout from the coronavirus outbreak looks set to end Australia's record-breaking streak of 28 years without a recession.

Those with a long-time horizon – and the stomach for a bumpy ride – will find much to interest them in British stocks.

In dollar terms at least, gold has erased most of its gains for this year. But demand is high, and the price will climb again.

The US Federal Reserve, America's central bank, signalled that it would do practically anything to end the turbulence and help the American economy.

China may now be on course for its first quarterly contraction since 1976, with Goldman Sachs predicting a 9% plunge in first-quarter economic activit…

Central bank action to prevent liquidity from drying up has failed to reverse the market rout.

The EU has failed to convince anyone that it has either the will or the tools to keep the eurozone together in the face of the coronavirus epidemic.

The world’s $74trn “ocean of corporate debt” contains many hidden perils which could infect the wider financial market

Italy is almost certainly heading for its fourth recession since the global financial crisis. 

The oil price suffered its biggest fall since the 1991 Gulf War after Saudi Arabia and Russia decided to bump up production at a time of reduced deman…

Battered by the spread of coronavirus and the tumbling oil price, stockmarkets have succumbed to hysteria.

Stockmarkets have finally reacted to the coronavirus epidemic, seeing their worst day in two years. And there is likely to be worse to come.

On a price/earnings ratio of 15.9, Japanese stocks are among the most reasonably priced in the developed world.

Just five tech stocks account for nearly 20% of the S&P 500’s total market value. But the bigger they grow, the bigger the risk of a political backlas…

South Korea, already ailing because of the US-China trade war, is facing an "economic emergency"

The shutdown sparked by the coronavirus outbreak could put China at risk of a “secret recession”.

Thailand was already suffering from effects of the US-China trade war and its worst drought in decades; now the coronavirus threatens to damage its to…

Surging US exports of liquefied natural gas have driven the price down to below $3 per mBtu

Investors, confident that central bankers will step in with more easy cash if the coronavirus epidemic worsens, have driven up both stockmarkets and b…

The coronavirus outbreak is leaving the energy industry facing the prospect of no overall demand growth for the calendar year. 

Hong Kong cannot protect its citizens, provide basic services or command the trust of its people, and it is failing to provide the safety and stabilit…

Investors have shrugged off the disruption to the markets caused by the outbreak of coronavirus.

Chinese policymakers have announced new stimulus measures to contain the fallout from the coronavirus. Asset managers are already positioning themselv…

China’s stockmarket fell by 8% in one day – the biggest daily fall in more than four years. But investors shouldn't panic.

With the spread of the coronavirus occupying the news, investors may have missed some interesting developments in US corporate earnings

India's government is neglecting economic reform in favour of pushing nationalist policies

The Philippines is a country with fast growth, a young population and plenty of domestic demand to offset global trade turbulence. Here's the best way…

Could Sweden be poised to return to negative interest rates?

Fear of the coronavirus has sent investors retreating to their habitual comfort zone: government bonds.

The coronavirus outbreak is bringing back memories of the 2003 Sars epidemic, which cost the world economy $40bn.

The ink had barely dried on the US-China trade deal before the bulls began pouring into emerging markets.

Markets brightened up after China agreed to import more from the US and America greed to lower some tariffs on Chinese goods. But the trade war is far…

The price of coal price fell by almost a third last year as the world turns its back on the dirty fuel

The eurozone’s stockmarkets had an excellent 2019. But there are serious doubts about their ability to repeat the performance in 2020.

The US dollar could be set to weaken this year, while the euro, Canadian dollar and the Swiss franc could be good bets for optimistic traders.