Economists are condemned to talk trade and Brexit forever

| Mar 15, 2019 at 12:00 AM

* US President Trump said US-China trade talks are going “really well”. A decision can be expected in the next few weeks. Trump and Chinese President Xi will not meet this month. Markets have priced in a deal and are unlikely to react. North Korean President Kim is to make a statement on resuming nuclear […]

Springtime for the world economy

| Mar 15, 2019 at 12:00 AM

* Economic data quality is not as good as it should be. The way the world works is changing fast. The way data is calculated is not keeping up. There are lots of changes to numbers. Sometimes the data is just wrong (e.g. Germany). Investors should forget precision, and look at the big picture. * […]

Climate action can start in your portfolio

| Mar 15, 2019 at 12:00 AM

Tens of thousands of school students across more than 100 countries skipped class on 15 March in a global protest against insufficient action to mitigate climate change.

Economists are condemned to talk trade and Brexit forever

| Mar 15, 2019 at 12:00 AM

* US President Trump said US-China trade talks are going “really well”. A decision can be expected in the next few weeks. Trump and Chinese President Xi will not meet this month. Markets have priced in a deal and are unlikely to react. North Korean President Kim is to make a statement on resuming nuclear […]

Economists are condemned to talk trade and Brexit forever

| Mar 15, 2019 at 12:00 AM

* US President Trump said US-China trade talks are going “really well”. A decision can be expected in the next few weeks. Trump and Chinese President Xi will not meet this month. Markets have priced in a deal and are unlikely to react. North Korean President Kim is to make a statement on resuming nuclear […]