by Anne Bannerman | Sep 24, 2026
Donald Trump went to the United Nations and, depending on your political persuasion, either delivered some uncomfortable home truths or behaved like the headmaster addressing a particularly troublesome school assembly. Either way, the markets didn’t run for the hills....
by Anne Bannerman | Sep 17, 2026
I was hoping the markets might start behaving themselves. Fat chance. They appear to have spent the week drinking crude oil, frightening the bond market and arguing over whether artificial intelligence will save humanity or make most of it redundant before lunchtime....
by Anne Bannerman | Sep 10, 2026
With the AfD making significant Political in-roads in Germany, which is a new bout of unapologetic German nationalism, the rest of Europe has been put on notice: Germany will not be dictated to by the EU. The post The Rise of the AfD first appeared on JP Fund...
by Anne Bannerman | Sep 9, 2026
I’m back from holiday, just in time for September – the month when financial markets traditionally stop serving cocktails and start handing out margin calls. During August, investors happily bought equities, artificial-intelligence shares and almost anything...
by Anne Bannerman | Aug 26, 2026
Over the past few months, market narratives have fluctuated wildly. In reality, however, compelling reasons to trade have been relatively thin on the ground – unless you’ve been scalping or jumping in and out on short-term technical signals. I’m all for doing your job...
