Why selling in a panic has always proved a mistake

Stocks are living their best life while the dollar is having its worst year since 1973

Europe has been a winner while US has been a (relative) loser

“A latter-day Rip Van Winkle… napping since the start of the year, might think not much had changed” over the past six months in financial markets, says Randall Forsyth in Barron’s. The S&P 500 index

Picking through a murky market outlook for the rest of 2025

Issue of the week: are markets too complacent? ...

“What would you do,” was the question pitched by a dear reader. The batter, your very own columnist, will take a swing at it. Our preference is to buy land or private businesses. Private business is b