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Weekly Update – 21st August 2026 – Scott “King Canute” Bessent Tries to Tame Bond Yields, But is AI the Real Way Out?

The US has an extremely impressive economy, but it is currently backed by an equally extreme fiscal circumstance; the country […]

Weekly Update – 14th August 2026 – Robots for Labour as Farage Faces Probe Again After Defeating Space Candidate

Weaker US jobs data last Friday and cooling inflation this week helped temper expectations that the Federal Reserve will be […]

Weekly Update – 7th August 2026 – Keep Calm and Carry-Trade On, But for Whom the Oil-Well Tolls?

The specific detail around last week’s currency intervention became a little more clear over the weekend. It was apparent that […]

Weekly Update – 31st July 2026 – Just Dropped, to See What Situation My Situation Was In..

Multiple factors have come together and snowballed into a sharp downturn for AI related stocks in recent weeks culminating in […]

Weekly Update – 24th July 2026 – Soul-Without-a-Mind’s Unfinished Symphony: Trump Warns of Massive Attack

Houthi attacks in the Red Sea have been played down to curtail concerns of an expanding shipping chokepoint and for […]

Weekly Update – 17th July 2026 – Pocketful of Sunshine

The green transition powers on and is translating into a European economy that’s more resilient to oil and gas shocks. […]

Weekly Update – 10th July 2026 – A Total Eclipse of the Art (of the Deal)

The US-Iran ceasefire broke down this week after Iran attacked three commercial tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz, as it […]

Weekly Update – 3rd July 2026 – POTUS SCOTUS Hocus Pocus: Supremes Court President by Ending Precedent

As the World Cup rolls on, the US achieved a solid 2-0 against Bosnia & Herzegovina but it was 4-1 […]

Weekly Update – 26th June 2026 – Hot Stocks Fizzle as Sun Sizzles but Energy Crisis Averted

Crude oil prices continue to fall as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz returns to a third of pre-war capacity, […]

Weekly Update – 19th June 2026 – Burnham Down the House when [Doves] Hawks Cry – in Warsh Code

An impressive showing at the World Cup by the England Football Team on Wednesday illustrates what can be achieved with […]

Weekly Update – 12th June 2026 – And I think it’s Gonna be a Long, Long Time…

Markets have been under pressure this week with concerns about inflation and the situation in the Middle East interlinking to […]

Will Labour be Forced to Listen to Former Leaders while Trump Banks on Forced-Labour Tariffs?

Tony Blair stuck his nose into Labour party politics this week, declaring a change in leadership as irrelevant without a […]