What sparks an investing revolution?
What prompts a revolution? When it comes to investing, no change has been as great as that which began with researchers at th...
Will America’s stockmarket convulsions spread?
It seems like five minutes ago that America’s stockmarket was the only game in town. Prices were breaking records every other...
How Trump provoked a stockmarket sell-off
As they saw the line go down, American investors may have felt an unfamiliar sensation: anxiety. The S&P 500 fell by anot...
Does Trump really want a weaker dollar?
“A strong dollar is in our national interest.” The simple message from Robert Rubin, who became treasury secretary in 1994, m...
Investors think the Russia-Ukraine war will end soon
War and peace are notoriously difficult to price. Just now they are even harder to ignore. Three years ago Russia’s invasion ...
Aid cannot make poor countries rich
The capital of Malawi, one of the world’s poorest countries, runs on aid. A city built in the 1970s by the World Bank, Lilong...
It is not the economic impact of tariffs that is most worrying
Canada’s business press remained sanguine. Belligerent statements by the American president, one Toronto-based newspaper wrot...
Trump’s tariff turbulence is worse than anyone imagined
Keeping abreast of Donald Trump’s utterances on tariffs, from actual announcements to vague threats, is a dizzying task. One ...
Trump’s tariffs are worse than anyone imagined
Keeping abreast of Donald Trump’s utterances on tariffs, from actual announcements to vague threats, is a dizzying task. One ...
Why silver is the new gold
It is a fabulous time to be a gold bug. Not long ago, outing yourself as one was a good way of getting people to back away fr...