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Our column on financial markets offers expert analysis and perspectives on global finance, market trends and investing
Finance and economics
Why investors are unwise to bet on elections
Turning a profit from political news is a lot harder than it looks
Finance and economics
Why investors have fallen in love with small American firms
The Russell 2000 puts in a historic performance
Finance and economics
The dangerous rise of pension nationalism
Pursuing domestic investment at the expense of returns is reckless
Finance and economics
America’s banks are more exposed to a downturn than they appear
To understand why, consider the ouroboros theory of financial risk
Finance and economics
American stocks are consuming global markets
That does not necessarily spell trouble
Finance and economics
Think Nvidia looks dear? American shares could get pricier still
Investors are willing to follow whichever narrative paints the rosiest picture
Finance and economics
Has private credit’s golden age already ended?
A more competitive market is a less profitable one
Finance and economics
Boaz v BlackRock: Whoever wins, closed-end funds lose
Farewell to a financial mystery
Finance and economics
Banks, at least, are making money from a turbulent world
It is once again a good time to work on a trading desk
Finance and economics
What campus protesters get wrong about divestment
Will withdrawing money hurt Israel?
Finance and economics
How far could America’s stockmarket fall?
With the prospect of cheaper money receding, shares look unusually vulnerable
Finance and economics
Why the stockmarket is disappearing
Large companies such as ByteDance, OpenAI and Stripe are staying private
Finance and economics
What China’s central bank and Costco shoppers have in common
Hint: it is not a fondness for cryptocurrencies