Investment briefing
The approval of vaccines to counter the misery of COVID-19 has driven equity markets higher into the New Year as a hint of, whisper it, ‘normality’ can be glimpsed on the horizon.
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
Katana & Wakizashi
Once again, the price of bitcoin is on the tear, encouraged by the launch of SEC-registered exchange traded funds, led by BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust. That, a cap on interest rate rises (making risk assets more attractive versus plain old cash) , the ubiquitous ‘halving’ event (which cuts the reward for mining Bitcoin transactions in half, artificially reducing new supply at roughly four-year intervals) and rumours of potential Russian sanctions dodging, have propelled the cryptocurrency to new highs.