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Andrew Van Sickle
Andrew is MoneyWeek's editor. He grew up in Vienna and then went to the University of St Andrews, where he gained a first-class MA in Geography & International Relations. While working at Harrod's selling knitwear, he began to contribute to the foreign page of The Week and soon afterwards joined MoneyWeek at its inception in October 2000.
Don't be scared by economic forecasting
Global Economy
Don't be scared by economic forecasting
The Bank of England warned last week the UK will tip into recession this year. But predictions about stockmarkets, earnings or macroeconomic trends ca…
12 Aug 2022
The wolf returns to the eurozone’s door
EU Economy
The wolf returns to the eurozone’s door
The eurozone’s intrinsic flaws have been exposed again as investors’ fears about Italy’s ability to pay its debt sends bond yields soaring.
28 Jul 2022
Inflation: compound interest’s evil twin
Inflation
Inflation: compound interest’s evil twin
We're about to see something we've not seen for a while, says Andrew Van Sickle: a nasty bout of inflation.
6 Aug 2021
Why Vietnam is the star of Southeast Asia
Emerging markets
Why Vietnam is the star of Southeast Asia
Emerging markets should be a good source of income in the years ahead, with emerging Asia looking most appealing, and Vietnam the standout performer.
27 Aug 2020
Don't worry about timing the market: what goes around comes around
Investment strategy
Don't worry about timing the market: what goes around comes around
Market cycles are like London buses, says Andrew Van Sickle. If you miss one, don't worry – there will be another along in a few years.
20 Aug 2020
Curiouser and curiouser: 20 years in the markets
Stockmarkets
Curiouser and curiouser: 20 years in the markets
Central banks have been interfering with market and economic cycles for two decades, undermining capitalism and storing up huge trouble for the future…
21 May 2020
Does a “Dogs” investment strategy make sense?
Investment strategy
Does a “Dogs” investment strategy make sense?
Buying the market’s “Dogs” – top-ten high yielders – every year is a popular strategy, but does it make sense?
31 Aug 2018
Jim Rogers: buy gold
Commodities
Jim Rogers: buy gold
Commodities guru Jim Rogers thinks the current oil price is a floor, not a ceiling – but his favourite picks are gold and silver.
24 Aug 2018
Don’t believe the forecasters
Investment strategy
Don’t believe the forecasters
Analysts are always telling us what they think is about to happen to economies or equities, says Andrew Van Sickle. Investors should ignore them.
24 Aug 2018
The spectre of a crisis still haunts Europe
Economy
The spectre of a crisis still haunts Europe
With talk of a trade war hampering equities in a region that is dependent on exports, investors are going cold on Europe.
13 Jul 2018
Trump fires first shots in trade war
Economy
Trump fires first shots in trade war
Donald Trump has fired the first shots in a US-China trade war, slapping tariffs on $34bn of Chinese imports, with another $16bn to follow soon.
12 Jul 2018
America's bull market gets vertigo
Stockmarkets
America's bull market gets vertigo
America's benchmark S&P 500 stockmarket index has been in a bull market since March 2009 – or just over 3,400 days. It is only 50 days short of the lo…
6 Jul 2018
Global M&A hits first-half record
Stockmarkets
Global M&A hits first-half record
In the first half of 2018, the value of global M&A reached $2.5trn, a 65% jump on the same period last year and a first-half record.
6 Jul 2018
Chinese stocks catch a fever
Stockmarkets
Chinese stocks catch a fever
With the Shanghai Composite index down by a fifth since its latest peak in January, Chinese stocks are into official bear-market territory.
29 Jun 2018
Greece: another serving of EU fudge
Economy
Greece: another serving of EU fudge
Greece is finally emerging from its financial rescue programme, but it will have to keep a tight lid on spending for years.
29 Jun 2018
Rattled investors flee Turkey
Economy
Rattled investors flee Turkey
Investors' flight form Turkey, after Recep Tayyip Erdogan won last Sunday’s election, is making a nasty recession all the more likely.
29 Jun 2018
Opec turns on the taps again
Commodities
Opec turns on the taps again
Oil cartel Opec's decision to raise production was seen as bullish for the oil price, even though a lot more crude is heading to market.
28 Jun 2018
GE crashes out of the Dow Jones index
Stockmarkets
GE crashes out of the Dow Jones index
General Electric's eviction from a key American stockmarket gauge is a reminder to check what’s in an index.
22 Jun 2018
Behind the new tech bubble
Stockmarkets
Behind the new tech bubble
It's starting to look a lot like 2001 as analysts have been warning for some time that the technology sector is back in a bubble.
22 Jun 2018
Emerging markets face turbulence
Stockmarkets
Emerging markets face turbulence
The latest fuss over protectionism coming from the White House is especially worrying for emerging markets.
22 Jun 2018
Trump’s trade tirade rattles stocks
Economy
Trump’s trade tirade rattles stocks
Donald Trump's bluster has given markets around the world the jitters, says Andrew Van Sickle.
22 Jun 2018
US tax cut leads to share buyback record
Stockmarkets
US tax cut leads to share buyback record
The constituents of America's S&P 500 index are expected to spend $650bn buying back their shares this year, which would set a new annual record.
15 Jun 2018
Don’t give up on European stocks
Economy
Don’t give up on European stocks
The latest political upset in Italy has given investors a fright. But they are taking too pessimistic a view.
15 Jun 2018
Investors turn on Brazil
Economy
Investors turn on Brazil
Emerging-markets investors have turned their guns on Brazil, sending the real to a two-year low and wiping 15% off the stockmarket in three weeks.
14 Jun 2018
Argentina is thrown a $50bn lifeline
Economy
Argentina is thrown a $50bn lifeline
Argentina has agreed s $50bn credit deal with the IMF, which should stabilise the currency and encourage foreign investment.
14 Jun 2018
US workers get a pay rise – and more is on the way
Economy
US workers get a pay rise – and more is on the way
Wages are rising slowly in the US – growth should hit 3% later this year. Bbut the prospects for workers continue to improve.
8 Jun 2018
Italy: crisis postponed
Economy
Italy: crisis postponed
Italy's populist coalition is back on, and a collision between Brussels and Rome has been postponed. But hostility to the euro will grow.
7 Jun 2018
Trump slaps tariffs on $23bn of trade
Economy
Trump slaps tariffs on $23bn of trade
Donald Trump's tariffs on steel from the EU, Canada and Mexico are bad for the US economy or the global economy, and will lead to retaliatory tariffs …
7 Jun 2018
Why gold is losing its lustre
Gold
Why gold is losing its lustre
Gold has slipped by 5% or so from January’s 17-month high and now costs about $1,300 an ounce.
1 Jun 2018
How Turkey could bring down the euro
Economy
How Turkey could bring down the euro
Turkish banks and companies owe approximately $150bn to foreign creditors, mostly European banks, which could cause big problems in the event of a def…
1 Jun 2018
Global economic growth is slowing
Economy
Global economic growth is slowing
Economic growth dipped in all major economies in the first quarter, even slipping below zero in Japan.
1 Jun 2018
The euro crisis returns as Italy's establishment strikes back
Economy
The euro crisis returns as Italy's establishment strikes back
Italy's president blocking the government's choice of finance minister will mean fresh elections – which could easily turn into a referendum on Europe…
30 May 2018
The oil price is at the top of a slippery slope
Oil
The oil price is at the top of a slippery slope
The big story in the markets this year has been the sharp jump in the oil price. The story of 2019 could be how it came back to earth with a bump.
25 May 2018
US earnings: as good as it gets
Stockmarkets
US earnings: as good as it gets
US earnings have had their best quarter since 2010, when they were bouncing back from the financial crisis.
25 May 2018
Time to back British blue-chip stocks
Stockmarkets
Time to back British blue-chip stocks
UK blue-chip stocks are surging ahead. But the FTSE 100 offers a tasty yield and remains very reasonably priced compared with its major counterparts.
25 May 2018
Corporate bonds: where the next financial crisis will start
Economy
Corporate bonds: where the next financial crisis will start
The next financial crisis could start in corporate bonds, as credit quality has deteriorated over the past few years and decades.
18 May 2018