Investment briefing
When Jane Austen wrote ‘Pride and Prejudice’ in 1813, an annual income of £10,000 compared to an average salary of just over 30 pounds. In today’s money, Mr. Darcy’s annual income would have been £10 million. No wonder Mrs. Bennet was so excited!
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.
Investment briefing
A pandemic like no other. Governments around the world have been given little choice but to lock down communities to control the spread of SARS-CoV-2, generally referred to as coronavirus.