by Anne Bannerman | Mar 25, 2026
I won’t hide it – I’m comfortable with Trump back in the White House. In fact, I’d argue we’re better off with a businessman with backbone running the show than another polished career politician quietly managing decline. Say what you like about him – and plenty do –...
by Anne Bannerman | Mar 19, 2026
Before diving into last week’s market mayhem, I have to say: “America First” is starting to look a lot like “America on its own.” Most folks in Europe – egged on by our ever-progressive press – are firmly anti-Trump. And honestly, even I, someone who shares plenty of...
by Anne Bannerman | Mar 12, 2026
It’s been one of those weeks where the markets are trying to price not just a war, but the politics around it. And as any trader will tell you, geopolitics tends to arrive with a lot of variables and very little clarity. When the United States and Israel launched...
by Anne Bannerman | Mar 4, 2026
I’ve explained before that I don’t like trading when it comes to war scenarios, and it looks like a lot of other people have rushed to take their remaining risk off the table – unless, of course, they’re dyed-in-the-wool, Gung-ho oil speculators. Last week, before the...
by Anne Bannerman | Feb 26, 2026
If we’re honest, this wasn’t a dramatic week. It was one of those weeks that makes you lean back in your chair and think rather than jump up and trade. Nothing blew up. Nothing melted up. But I could feel the tone shifting slightly. And when tone shifts, I pay...