Inflation, energy crisis, strikes – have we gone back to the 1970s?
Inflation, energy crisis, strikes – have we gone back to the 1970s?
Merryn and John talk about rising prices, productivity and the state of the labour market, plus are bond investors really the adults in the room, and …
15 Oct 2021
When will supply chains sort themselves out and what might that mean for inflation?
When will supply chains sort themselves out and what might that mean for inflation?
Right now, congestion in global supply chains is driving inflation higher. At some point, that will sort itself out. So will that mean an end to high …
15 Oct 2021
Emerging-market central banks take on inflation
Emerging-market central banks take on inflation
Central banks in Poland, Russia, Mexico and Brazil have been raising interest rates to get ahead of global inflationary pressures.
15 Oct 2021
Inflation isn’t transitory – but what does that mean for markets?
Inflation isn’t transitory – but what does that mean for markets?
With US inflation at its highest for 13 years and prices rising fast around the world, markets have come to realise that this is no longer “transitory…
14 Oct 2021
The charts that matter: Brent, bitcoin and bond yields flying high
The charts that matter: Brent, bitcoin and bond yields flying high
Government bond yields continued to climb, along with bitcoin and the oil price. Here’s how that has affected the charts that matter most to the globa…
9 Oct 2021
Emerging markets: has the Brics dream survived reality?
Emerging markets: has the Brics dream survived reality?
Two decades ago the “Brics” – Brazil, Russia, India and China – were the global economy's rising stars, with expectations high for their rapid develop…
7 Oct 2021
The charts that matter: bond yields soar
The charts that matter: bond yields soar
Government bond yields around the world spiked higher this week. Here’s how it has affected the charts that matter most to the global economy.
2 Oct 2021
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China’s energy crunch could export inflation around the globe
China’s energy crunch could export inflation around the globe
As China suffers an energy crisis too, the odds of stagflation – slowing growth but rising prices – increase. John Stepek explains why and what that m…
1 Oct 2021
Gas prices explode – and oil prices will follow
Gas prices explode – and oil prices will follow
After gas prices hit new highs, Brent crude oil prices have broken through $80 a barrel for the first time in almost three years.
1 Oct 2021
What do higher oil prices mean for investors?
What do higher oil prices mean for investors?
The oil price has hit its highest in three years as post-pandemic demand rebounds. Saloni Sardana looks at what's going on and how it could affect you…
29 Sep 2021
Why we will be reliant on fossil fuels for a long time to come
Why we will be reliant on fossil fuels for a long time to come
The energy crisis has shown us just how reliant we still are on fossil fuels. And we will continue to rely on them for a long time yet, says Merryn So…
27 Sep 2021
The charts that matter: China upsets cryptocurrency markets
The charts that matter: China upsets cryptocurrency markets
Bitcoin slid again this week after China declared all cryptocurrency transactions illegal. Here’s what’s happened to the charts that matter most to th…
25 Sep 2021
The US Federal Reserve is about to rein in its money-printing – what does that mean for markets?
The US Federal Reserve is about to rein in its money-printing – what does that mean for markets?
America’s central bank is talking surprisingly tough about tightening monetary policy. And it’s not the only one. John Stepek looks at what it all mea…
23 Sep 2021
Prepare for the rise of the “labour-lite” business
Prepare for the rise of the “labour-lite” business
Staff shortages are not going away any time soon – businesses that can do without a big workforce will thrive, says Matthew Lynn.
12 Sep 2021
The charts that matter: gold and bitcoin both slide
The charts that matter: gold and bitcoin both slide
Gold and its modern counterpart, bitcoin, both sold off this week. Here’s what’s happened to the charts that matter most to the global economy.
11 Sep 2021
Evergrande: is China facing a Lehman Brothers moment?
Evergrande: is China facing a Lehman Brothers moment?
China's property market is overheating. And one of its biggest developers, Evergrande, is in struggling to repay its debts. John Stepek looks at what'…
9 Sep 2021
El Salvador could be the shape of things to come for bitcoin – and emerging nations
El Salvador could be the shape of things to come for bitcoin – and emerging nations
El Salvador has become the first nation to adopt bitcoin as legal tender. That’s an extraordinarily bullish move both for bitcoin and for El Salvador,…
7 Sep 2021
Bitcoin is now legal tender in El Salvador. What does that mean for investors?
Bitcoin is now legal tender in El Salvador. What does that mean for investors?
El Salvador has become the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender. Saloni Sardana explains why, and looks at what it might mean f…
7 Sep 2021
Should investors be worried about stagflation?
Should investors be worried about stagflation?
The latest US employment data has raised the ugly spectre of “stagflation” – weak growth and high inflation. John Stepek looks at what’s going on and …
6 Sep 2021
The charts that matter: markets shrug off taper talk
The charts that matter: markets shrug off taper talk
Markets reacted calmly to the Federal Reserve’s confirmation that it would be reducing its monetary stimulus. Here’s what’s happened to the charts tha…
4 Sep 2021
The US is in one of the greatest bubbles in financial history
The US is in one of the greatest bubbles in financial history
Jeremy Grantham, who has a history of getting big calls right, fears slumps in several wildly overpriced markets (including UK property). He tells Mer…
3 Sep 2021
Global debt pile reaches war-time levels
Global debt pile reaches war-time levels
Global governments' fiscal support measures has left us with “war-time era” debt levels.
A reckoning is inevitable.
3 Sep 2021