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My view on what's going on in the financial markets and the global economy, and a few other things that might interest me from time to time.

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Feb 144 min read

Week ended Feb 14, 2025: markets slightly better

Inflation continues to confound, although investors largely shook it off. Market volatility remains elevated but stocks better WoW.

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Feb 85 min read

Last week was the second week running that the start of the week was characterised by turmoil, this time caused by tariff threats. Mr...

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Jan 227 min read

This article contains an update of my 2024 portfolio performance. My returns were decent but not as good as they should have been.

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Jan 813 min read

Better late than never, in that this article is about my views on American exceptionalism, both economically and as far as US stocks.

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Dec 31, 20248 min read

I "guessed" at how markets would perform in 2024 last year at this time. Some I got right, some I got wrong, not different from the pros.

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Jul 24, 20248 min read

This is an update of my personal portfolio performance in 2Q2024 and 1H2024, good on the surface but worse than the indices would suggest.

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Jul 20, 20237 min read

This article is an update to an article I penned in February regarding my personal portfolio. For me, it's painful reading!

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Dec 31, 20223 min read

It was a holiday shortened, rather lacklustre week in markets. Good that 2022 is over. FY returns were poor across equities and bonds.

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Feb 8, 202218 min read

This is a primer on corporate bonds, investment grade & high yield. It also discusses the pandemic and its effect on the corp bond market.

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