Alex Rankine

Indonesia hasn't lived up to the potential shown when president Joao Widodo came to power in 2014. But patient investors may one day be rewarded.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway group has spent $6bn on stakes in five Japanese trading houses, despite other investors souring on the world’s thi…

The oil-price rally has come unstuck, with Brent crude falling back by 12% so far this month to hit a two-month low. 

America’s tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index soared by more than 70% from the March low to the end of August, but September has brought a rare reversal…

On this day in September 476, the barbarian Odoacer deposed Rome’s last emperor, the teenage Romulus Augustulus.

On this day in 1945 – 75 years ago – Japanese officials formally surrendered, ending the Second World War, and creating the conditions for Japan's eco…

In the scramble for alternative to overpriced US stocks, investors could do worse than look at European equities.

Metals prices have rallied hard after China's government unveiling plans for new infrastructure building, including railways, power lines and electric…

On this day in 1833, the Slavery Abolition Act received royal assent, ending slavery in most of the British Empire, and leading to the biggest 'bailou…

The US dollar’s fortunes could be set to improve as the currency’s underlying strengths re-assert themselves.

The recent explosion in Beirut was the latest episode in a sorry saga of political and economic mismanagement that has led to hyperinflation and impen…

Sudden new travel restrictions are yet another headwind for the aviation and holiday sector. Most carriers have had to cut capacity. Alex Rankine repo…

Washington and Beijing’s troubled relationship has taken a turn for the worse recently, but markets have become strangely blasé about the situation.

UK-based ESG funds - those concerned with "environmental, social & governance" or more ethical investing – saw £362m of inflows in July, a new monthly…

Fortnite maker Epic Games has become embroiled in a showdown with Apple and Google over in-game purchases.

Inflation has made a sudden comeback in the US and elsewhere, but it is still too early to talk of a new inflationary trend.

Warren Buffett, who has has long ridiculed gold as a non-productive asset, now thinks it is set to shine, after buying shares in miner Barrick Gold.

America’s S&P 500 is now up 5% for the year. But the gains are by no means evenly spread and there are many more losers than winners.

With public-sector debt ballooning towards 100% of GDP, the state cannot afford generous fiscal support measures for much longer.

America’s S&P 500 has rallied by more than 50% since the March lows and recently closed just short of an all-time high.

The Turkish lira is down by 14% against the dollar this year and has been trading above the ₺8/€1 level for the first time in two years. 

Recession hit South Africa has been the fifth-worst hit country in the world measured by the number of coronavirus cases. The local stockmarket has so…

The bond rally suggests that markets are sanguine about inflation, but the gold rally suggests inflation is a real threat.

The US dollar – usually considered a traditional “safe haven” refuge – suffered its worst monthly performance in nearly a decade last month as risk-av…

Asia was the first region to be hit by the virus and the first to come out of lockdown. Now it is leading the global recovery.

The oil price has risen by 120% since its April low. But that is encouraging producers to increase supply.

After climbing 36% in the last month alone, the silver price has hit a seven-year high.

The gold price has finally surpassed its 2011 peak of $1,923.70 an ounce. And, after climbing 36% in the last month alone, the silver price has hit a …

Dividend payments to shareholders fell by 57% in the second quarter of this year, and do not look like returning to their 2019 level until 2026.

The vast monetary stimulus unleashed in the US has raised the spectre of higher inflation.

The European Union’s coronavirus recovery plan and its decision to issue joint debt will change the bloc forever.

China's economic recovery is now well under way, after a 6.8% fall in GDP in the first three months of the year.

On Monday America’s S&P 500 stockmarket index entered positive territory for the year, before falling back. This rally may have found its top.

Singapore has been battered by the collapse of global trade, and its main stockmarket index has lost a fifth this year. But analysts are feeling posit…

India's BSE Sensex index fell early this week, and the country's economic outlook is shaky.

Gold has been on an impressive run this year, breaking through $1,800 an ounce.