Will commodities make a comeback?

Why things are hotting up in the mining sector amid blockbuster M&A news

Parents of young children, and pet owners, often start to worry when they have been enjoying an unusually long period of silence. Investors are experiencing a similar sensation. Markets seem calm, wit

WHAT LOWER CRUDE PRICES MEAN FOR THE MARKET

Did you sell in May and go away this year? I do hope not, because we have often pointed out that seasonal investing is nonsense. The notion that stocks are weaker between May and September is thought

Andrew Van Sickle: After more than a decade of poor performance, emerging markets (EMs) have staged a comeback this year. The benchmark MSCI EM index has gained more than 20% in US dollar terms. What

The emerging-market bull isn’t back quite yet, but investors are seriously considering whether to set one running. Despite notable success stories such as India, when taken as a whole emerging markets