Investment briefing
To Hedge Or Not To Hedge? That Is The Question
Looking back over last decade, it is very evident (in the rear-view mirror) that there has been more than a little variance associated with holding US dollars and dollar-priced assets.
Investment briefing
To The Lighthouse
‘Where the race is quickest the tide runs strong’ (Runrig, 1995).
Investment briefing
Ricochet
Cast your minds back to 2014, when the Caribbean Island of Puerto Rico, burdened by a chronic budget deficit, spooked the US municipal bond market by passing legislation to restructure some of its enormous $73bn debt pile. US Municipal Bond ETFs reeled and wider markets were spooked, the country’s debt downgraded to ‘junk’ status.