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How emerging market small caps compare with their larger counterparts
Thursday 29 Aug 2024Some of the big names in emerging markets like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (2330:TPE) and Chinese internet giant Alibaba (BABA:NYSE) will be well known to investors but there is a whole gamut of listed companies running all the way up and down the market value spectrum in the...
Small World: a whirlwind tour of some of the month’s big small-cap stories
Thursday 29 Aug 2024We start this month’s round-up with news of a bid at just shy of a 50% premium for oil and gas exploration company I3 Energy (I3E:AIM) from US-listed Gran Tierra Energy (GTE:NYSEAMERICAN) . The US firm, which has a market cap of $260 million, is paying roughly $225 million or £174 million for the...
Time for US rate cuts
Thursday 29 Aug 2024At the end of last year the market was pricing in 1.7% worth of US rate cuts for 2024 but here we are in late August and the Federal Reserve is yet to pull the trigger, largely due to stickier-than-expected inflation. However, after a series of false dawns, we may finally be approaching the point...
Are gold prices now too high?
Thursday 22 Aug 2024Gold prices remain within touching distance of the all-time highs of $2,510 set recently amid ongoing geopolitical tensions. The precious metal is up around 20% year-to-date outperforming most other asset classes. WHY HAS GOLD HIT NEW HIGHS It is not hard to see why investors have flocked to gold...
The race for income
Thursday 22 Aug 2024On 1 August the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee made a 5-4 decision to kickstart its rate-cutting cycle. A 25 basis point reduction in the base rate to 5% marking The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street’s first cut since March 2020. This means cash savings rates are heading in one direction...
How regulatory changes could spark a new wave of cannabis companies
Thursday 15 Aug 2024Out of nowhere, signs of life are appearing in the cannabis sector following a near total collapse in share prices over the last three years. Unlike prior booms and busts, of which there have been many over the last six years, this latest flourish appears to have legs. The Financial Times reported...
What is a carry trade and why does it matter?
Thursday 15 Aug 2024As is often the case in times of stock market volatility, parts of the financial eco-system which previously hadn’t received a great deal of attention are suddenly catapulted into the mainstream. This time it’s the carry trade, specifically in yen, which is drawing the attention of investors...
Fund managers spy opportunities after recent carnage in Japanese markets
Thursday 15 Aug 2024On the 5 August, the Japanese benchmark index Nikkei 225 plummeted 12.4% in its worst one-day performance since 1987, while other Asian markets such as Taiwan fell heavily. There were several factors at play which caused the massive sell-off, not only in Asian markets but globally. How have...
How to dial down volatility in your portfolio
Thursday 15 Aug 2024Stock markets across the globe have just emerged from a short, sharp shock, with the sell-off on 5 August one of the worst days in years as investors mull the frightening thought that the US economy is slowing and could be sent spinning into recession. Combined with the impact of the unwinding in...
Time to tap into recovery stocks
Thursday 08 Aug 2024With the UK economy seemingly headed for a ‘soft landing’ and interest rates set to fall at some point this year, more adventurous investors will be looking to add a little more risk to their portfolios. Given the UK market, and the mid-cap space in particular, is widely acknowledged to be cheap,...