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Borders to growth

Borders to growth

The strength of the US economy has been a constant source of surprise in recent years: after solid growth of...

Concerto for brass

Concerto for brass

USD 10,000. The figure resonated like a vibrato in the lively concerto accompanying the industrial metals market for the last few...

Paris 2024 Olympics: 3, 2, 1, get counting!

With less than 100 days to go until the beginning of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the calculations race has...

Paris 2024 Olympics: 3, 2, 1, get counting!
Is the easing real or an illusion?

Is the easing real or an illusion?

At the last meeting of the US Federal Reserve (Fed) in December 2023, its Chair Jerome Powell gave a particularly...

Sunny intervals over the UK

Many a time, the UK has shown itself resilient after flirting with collapse. Will this again be the case in...

Sunny intervals over the UK
There’s electricity in the air

There’s electricity in the air

At fashionable dinners and at those attended by heads of state, electric cars are regularly discussed, attracting a flurry of...

Waging financial warfare

His tone was sombre, his gaze determined, and the audience was awash with military decorations. In his New Year address...

Waging financial warfare
Back to the nineties

Back to the nineties

January 1996. Having raised its key interest rate from 3% to 6%[1], the US Federal Reserve (Fed) completed a brief...

The ECB – driving with its nose glued to the rear-view mirror?

Data dependent: Christine Lagarde used this expression for the first time on 3 February 2022, and we have heard it emphasised time...

The ECB – driving with its nose glued to the rear-view mirror?
Virtual investments

Virtual investments

On the face of it, nothing is more tangible and robust than real estate: it offers utility, income, a regulated...

The return of inflation – a legitimate fear or stubborn memory?

Although volatility in markets is at a low – as can be seen from the level of the VIX or...

The return of inflation – a legitimate fear or stubborn memory?