by Anne Bannerman | Jul 16, 2026
There are weeks when traders carefully study economic data, analyse central-bank speeches and examine every candle on the chart. Then there are World Cup weeks, when half the dealing room is watching football on a second screen and pretending the sudden shout was...
by Anne Bannerman | Jul 9, 2026
The first week of July began with markets doing what markets often do when they have decided not to worry: pretending everything was under control. Equities were grinding higher, traders were nodding along to central bankers as if anyone truly understood them, Bitcoin...
by Anne Bannerman | Jul 1, 2026
The first six months of 2026 were not exactly dull, were they? We started January with investors still arguing about inflation, interest rates, overvalued tech, oil risk, and whether Bitcoin was a proper asset or just a very expensive mood swing. By the end of June,...
by Anne Bannerman | Jun 25, 2026
The markets have spent the past week doing what they do best: changing their minds every five minutes. One day we’re told the world is ending because oil tankers cannot get through the Strait of Hormuz. The next day we’re told peace is breaking out across the Middle...
by Anne Bannerman | Jun 18, 2026
Interest rates may be tradable, and God knows the markets love turning every central bank cough into a full-blown drama, but the bigger question is whether rates at current levels are genuinely restrictive enough to damage economic growth. There is always an obvious...
