by Anne Bannerman | Jun 16, 2026
After Trump declared – for the 38th time – that an agreement had been made with Iran, it looks like it may have finally happened. What this means is yet to be properly ascertained, but it is promising. As a dyed-in-the-wool sceptic on all things political, I need to...
by Anne Bannerman | Jun 10, 2026
The past week we saw markets do what they always do when there is a sniff of peace in the air: stop worrying for five minutes, buy the usual favourites, and pretend the world has suddenly become sensible. Lovely idea. Shame about reality. The big story – once again –...
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...
