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Nov 1, 20203 min read

Asia is for Long-Term Investors

Asia Pacific countries excluding Japan comprise 13% of the MSCI All Country World index. Given that they account for over 50% of the...

Mar 1, 20183 min read

February will be remembered for the sharp fall in equity markets across the world at the beginning of the month. Our view was at the time...

Feb 1, 20183 min read

January on the whole saw economic data releases that were consistent with key economies either having entered expansion phase or...

May 31, 20162 min read

Core inflation rates in the developed world have been fairly stable in recent months at around the 1.3% per annum level (see Chart 1)....

Mar 31, 20161 min read

As anticipated, inflation turning negative in the Eurozone in February did indeed prompt drastic action by the ECB, which announced a...

Jan 1, 201612 min read

From Seneca Investment Managers' public marketing material. Seneca is now part of Momentum Global Investment Management. This investment...

Dec 1, 20143 min read

As misses go, it was as bad as Chris Waddle's at World Cup '90. I am referring of course to economists' estimates of Japan's third...

An update on where I think we are in the business cycle with respect to growth, inflation and markets

Data is too often presented in an unfair, unclear and misleading way

Liontrust's John Husselbee's arguments in support of balanced funds are lame