Range-Bound Oil Markets Still Gushing

Oil prices remain stable (for now), but their historical propensity to reach for the clouds (or mope in the gutter), is stronger …

The Rise of the Tech Giants

Regulators are desperate to put a lid on the insatiable growth of large tech firms — good luck with that. The five largest compan…

The Runt of the Litter: Cobalt completes lithium-ion trifecta

One of the least glamorous commodities is stealing the show. Cobalt has never been the most glamorous of metals. A chemical eleme…

Markets Stumble As English Citizenry Knocks EU Out of the UK

As a whole, the UK has made a decision to leave the EU, but her constituent parts are just as divided as Europe ever was.  You kn…

Gold, Oil and the US dollar: The Three Pillars of Modern Markets

There are over a dozen different ‘asset classes’ in modern markets; ranging from cash all the way up to long-dated government bon…

What was the ECB thinking?

The ECB has crossed the rubicon and there's no turning back. The ECB will do the unthinkable following the latest interest ra…

The biggest retail growth market is… Diapers. For adults.

Adult diaper sales are forecast to exceed those of the baby variety by 2020. Demographics and slick marketing are making all the …