russia-ukraine war

What a week! Despite the ongoing Ukraine war and a more hawkish than expected Fed meeting, global equities saw fit to surge in what I can only attribute to a ‘sell the...

Excluding defence companies has long been common practice for responsible investors. At a minimum, most negatively screened “Ethical” funds exclude the controversial...

Among all the concerns about Russian oil and gas, there’s been one unexpected beneficiary. Without any need for consumable fuels, renewable energy looks set for higher...

As recent weeks have emphasised, volatility is back. And it’s highlighted the speculative nature of commodities, as whipsawing sentiment surrounding the war in Ukraine...

Russia's recent invasion of Ukraine has sent global financial markets into a tailspin. In this wire, Frame Funds Management's Hue Frame outlines what a "worst-case"...

Many governments, central banks and commercial banks around the world have traditionally been wary of cryptocurrencies and concerned at their potential to...

The intersection of a tragic conflict in Ukraine and the global macroeconomic flow-on effects, on top of rising inflation even as the Omicron threat recedes, have...

History tells us that geopolitics rarely matters for markets, except when it does, and then it’s the only thing that matters. Recent announcements from Western...

The intensification of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – along with Putin’s nuclear talk – saw world oil prices surge 26% last week to US$115 a barrel, which in turn saw...

Even before a hot war broke out in Europe, commodities of all kinds were facing supply and demand challenges in what is a “perfect storm” for global energy. This...