Is it time to taper in Jackson Hole
On Friday Jerome Powell, Chair of the US Federal Reserve, addresses the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium, and investors are expecting to hear an update on plans for tapering the Fed’s Covid-induced quantitative easing programme. To understand why this matters,...
A Covid summer: sun, sea and volatility
I am not sure that I went clubbing on a Sunday night even when I was a student. As the parent of a ten month-old I was unlikely to be queuing outside a nightclub last Sunday to celebrate “Freedom Day” at midnight. As it was the “Freedom Day” party was gate-crashed by...
Healthcare: Riding a Covid rollercoaster
Last August I became a parent for the first time. Between scans, the birth and the inevitable visit to A&E, I have spent more time in hospitals over the last year than thankfully much of the rest of my life. To be precise, I have spent more time in hospital car...Follow Us:
