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Charlie Parker
Apr 21, 20226 min read
Preparing for the worst, hoping for the best
Preparing for the worst, hoping for the best The first three months of 2022 have not heralded the calmer world many had hoped for. As the...
Charlie Parker
Mar 18, 20222 min read
Rate lift off
On Wednesday, the 16th of March, the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time since 2018. The Fed’s move to tighten...
Charlie Parker
Mar 14, 20224 min read
Four questions after 19 days of war
The weekend brought no respite for the citizens of Ukraine as Russia broadened its attack on the country. However, whilst the human cost...
Charlie Parker
Mar 8, 20226 min read
The party is over for the Russian gangster state, but we will all suffer
The week has begun again with significant market turbulence as investors digest the reality that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has had...
Charlie Parker
Mar 1, 20223 min read
The best laid schemes of mice and men - Robert Burns' poem 'To a Mouse', 1786
The last few weeks have been unsettling for all. Russia’s decision to invade Ukraine set off a raft of retaliatory measures by western...
Victoria Hayes
Feb 23, 20224 min read
Under the Hat: Interest rates, growth, inflation, oil, gold... and too much debt
It’s no accident that Google and Facebook have deemed it necessary to reinvent themselves as Alphabet and Meta. New name, new direction,...
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