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Comparable doesn’t mean identical

Comparable doesn’t mean identical

Renowned investors such as Michael Burry – famous for having anticipated the subprime crisis – are betting on a fall...

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

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

The dealer in rare earths versus the dealmaker
The cockroach in the mine

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,...

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...

All that glitters is not gold
Should I Stay or Should I Go?

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...

Is buying high a good strategy?

The record highs chalked up almost daily by global equities and, even more so, the stratospheric performance of certain iconic...

Is buying high a good strategy?
AI: growth without employment?

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...

Up on the tightrope

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

Up on the tightrope
Is it time to reinvest in France?

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...

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...

A united front against the United States