by Anne Bannerman | Jun 4, 2026
The S&P 500 and NASDAQ kept pushing into record territory, and yes, the headlines look lovely. New highs, AI enthusiasm, tech optimism, all the usual confetti. But let’s not kid ourselves. This is not some grand, broad, healthy bull market where every sector is...
by Anne Bannerman | May 28, 2026
Markets spent the past two months doing what markets often do when the world looks half-mad: they climbed the wall of worry, had a little look over the top, then remembered there was war, inflation, central banks, oil, politics, and plenty of nonsense still waiting on...
by Anne Bannerman | May 21, 2026
I turned 69 this week, which is an awkward number to announce in polite company and an even more awkward one to celebrate while watching these markets pretend they know what they’re doing. At my age, I’ve learned two things. First, never trust anyone with a microphone...
by Anne Bannerman | May 14, 2026
I don’t cry when I lose money. Markets do what markets do. They give, they take, and if you’ve been around long enough, you learn to take your medicine without throwing the toys out of the pram. But watching my beloved country go downhill? That does bring me close to...
by Anne Bannerman | May 12, 2026
Well then… just as we discussed back in early April, cocoa has done exactly what it said on the tin. It’s now pushed up to 4,800 per tonne – a tidy 60% rally in a little over a month. Not bad for something most people wouldn’t recognise unless it came wrapped in foil....
