Sam van de Schootbrugge
Why PCA? PCA provides a statistical way to summarise the main ways a yield curve typically moves. In practice, most curve changes can be described by a small number of common factors rather than by each maturity moving independently. This allows us to estimate a “coherent” fitted curve and identify where individual slopes or fly […]
John Tierney
Peaking shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, fertilizer prices have since dropped two-thirds and are now only 20% above pre-pandemic levels.
Henry Occleston
Central banks like the BoE and ECB have focused heavily on the role of wage rises in sustaining inflation. This is because wages are both a cost pressure for firms and support aggregate demand. But what else is at play?
Richard Jones
Currency indices traditionally measure the value of a specific currency against a basket of other currencies. Currency indices are mostly constructed on a trade-weighted basis and are used by central bankers and other policymakers to gauge the value of their domestic currency against the others.
Macro Hive
We explain how defensive stocks can help protect your investments during market downturns. By combining defensive stocks with other types of stocks, such as growth stocks or value stocks, investors can create a diversified portfolio.
John Tierney
After more than a decade of relative calm in the banking sector, the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) crisis was a wake-up call and reminder that bank runs and failures can still happen.
Macro Hive
We explain what a stock split is and the advantages and disadvantages for investors. We also look at several big recent stock splits such as the Apple stock split and the Amazon stock split.
Macro Hive
Is buying stocks worth it in June 2023? With the S&P 500 up 14% YTD and the AI craze taking hold, many investors are considering an increase in their allocation to stocks. However, we think it might not be a good time to buy equities.
Ben Ford
A put option is a contract that grants the owner the right, but not the obligation, to sell a certain amount of the underlying security at a predetermined price during a specified time frame.
Macro Hive
Every single investment carries risk. Even US treasuries, thought of as the safest of all investments, have a slight risk of government default. But by consciously managing financial risk, it is possible to mitigate many adverse outcomes and create a balanced portfolio that generates returns.
Alan Dunne
Trend following and managed futures strategies had one of their best years in 2022. It is not the first time the strategies performed well when equities struggled.
Richard Jones
Developing countries face disproportionate challenges when addressing climate risks. Therefore, rich countries must cut emissions more to allow poorer countries to pursue economic development and address climate risks.
Richard Jones
Despite recent advances, the US, EU, and UK have much to do to address climate challenges. Nuclear energy will again become integral to the move to clean energy, with fusion becoming more important.
Macro Hive
We provide a quick list of the five stocks with the highest dividend, explain what dividends are, and reveal how to pick dividend stocks.
Richard Jones
Global climate challenges are complex. Addressing them goes beyond the environment and extends to global diplomacy and growth in developing countries.
Julius Probst, PhD
Coined by Austrian economist Joseph Schumpeter, ‘creative destruction’ the process of industrial mutation that destroys old economic structures and replaces them with new ones.
Richard Jones
Swiss National Bank (SNB) monetary policy is in play – understanding market pricing of SNB expectations is critical.
John Tierney
An oil ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that offers investors exposure to the oil industry or oil as a commodity.
John Tierney
A commodity oil ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that offers investors exposure to oil or natural gas as a commodity.
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