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Supreme blow?

Supreme blow?

5 November was a strange day on equity markets – the stocks that had been hardest hit by US trade tariffs...

The dealer in rare earths versus the dealmaker

The dealer in rare earths versus the dealmaker

On 30 October 2025, the two most powerful men in the world, Xi Jinping and Donald Trump, met in Busan in South...

The cockroach in the mine

A “canary in a coal mine”, in keeping with the usual expression, or a “cockroach”, with many more to follow,...

The cockroach in the mine
All that glitters is not gold

All that glitters is not gold

Good or bad news? The answer to this depends on whether we are assessing the causes or the outcomes, but...

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Since the appointment of the Lecornu government on Sunday 5 October at 8:00 p.m. in France, the catchy chorus of...

Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Payer cher, une bonne idée ?

Payer cher, une bonne idée ?

Les records enregistrés presque chaque jour par les actions mondiales, et plus encore les progressions stratosphériques de certains titres emblématiques...

AI: growth without employment?

The US economy looks to be on the right track, with GDP growth revised up to 3.8% on an annualised...

AI: growth without employment?
Up on the tightrope

Up on the tightrope

The position of Chair of a central bank sometimes resembles that of a juggler perched on a tightrope – a...

Is it time to reinvest in France?

In principle, there is little to kindle investor appetite for France: a fifth Prime Minister in under a year and...

Is it time to reinvest in France?
A united front against the United States

A united front against the United States

With its status as the world’s leading power threatened by China’s steady rise, the United States elected a president who...

The Fed: a village under siege

With every day that passes, the US Federal Reserve is looking more and more like the Gaulish village in the...

The Fed: a village under siege