A dangerous tango? 100 year bonds in Argentina

It is true that things move quickly in Emerging Markets but the fact that Argentina pipped the US treasury to the post in issuing a 100 year bond this week is startling. A “century bond” was also issued by Mexico in 2010, and is extraordinary due to the...

Desensitized . .

Last night’s terror attack on Manchester Arena was a horrific act of barbarity that struck at the heart of innocence – young adults, teenagers, children and families enjoying a pop concert.  The most severe terrorist attack on British soil since the London...

Why don’t markets WannaCry?

Last week was a busy week of newsflow as the firing of the FBI head, James Comey fired up pundits and conspiracy theorists, while over the weekend a massive, coordinated cyberattack hit computers from the UK health service to German trains to corporates in South East...