There are many barometers of health for the world economy. However, none is more important than trade, writes Richard Jeffrey, chief economist at Cazenove Capital.
I did something really bad recently. I showed my three-year-old granddaughter how 'click and pay' works.
Convertible bonds are set to record their best year of absolute performance since 2013 this year, with the TR Global Focus Hedged Convertible Bonds Index (USD) up 7.25% as at the end of October.
Boost from tax reforms
As the dust settles on another Black Friday, it is worth remembering an old adage based on the California Gold Rush; if you want to exploit a growing trend you can either mine for gold, or sell pickaxes.
The industry has been gripped by fears of an impending market correction for some time now and debating what could cause a pullback, but talk may have been premature as global equity markets continue to hit fresh record highs into the latter stages of...
In his outlook for 2018, Didier Saint-Georges, managing director at Carmignac, explains why investors should invest in gold as most other assets have the potential to be highly correlated if and when a market correction happens.