What does ‘friction’ in trade really mean for the UK?
14th February 2020
It seems like every few weeks, a British minister says in no uncertain terms that there will be friction in the customs and administrative procedures... Read More >
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Global Economic Outlook: Positives Still Outweigh the Negatives
13th February 2020
Just as geopolitical headwinds eased in late January with a phase-one U.S./China trade deal and the U.K. formally leaving the European Union, worries about... Read More >
The Aga Khan and Lisbon’s fabulous property market
13th February 2020
Lisbon, Portugal’s capital, is the best performing property market in Western Europe, a magnet for investors from the EU and 8,000 plus non-EU citizens... Read More >
Are falling real wages the future for us all?
13th February 2020
The issue of wage growth is something we have found ourselves returning to time and time again. The cause is in one sense very simple there has been a lack... Read More >
Technology, People, Retail & The Future of Shopping Centres
13th February 2020
5 decades of Moore’s Law (which states that computing power doubles every 18 months) means that in the 2020’s we will experience change at a pace that... Read More >
Disasters keep coming: letter from New Zealand
12th February 2020
It's the time of year when my loyal half dozen readers expect a missive from the far end of the world. Usually a disaster, natural or man made accompanies... Read More >
The Saudi Aramco IPO shares face rising risks in 2020.
12th February 2020
A month and a half after Saudi Aramco’s historic IPO on the Tadawul exchange in Riyadh, I conclude a few salient themes from its price action and trading... Read More >
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History’s first virus triggered global recession has already begun – and the Fed is clueless.
11th February 2020
Thankfully, I was not in the global markets during the Black Death, the Great Plague and the Spanish flu pandemic but coronavirus cases have now crossed... Read More >
Is micro-living the next small thing?
11th February 2020
We move to cities and we live in small groups when we get there. These two trends, urbanisation and smaller households, are contributing to housing... Read More >
Railways and Agglomeration: Evidence from the Past
10th February 2020
“It promises to join up various portions of the metropolis with what has been described as an ‘inner ring’ represented by the Metropolitan District... Read More >
Art for art’s sake: Nice paintings, shame about the building
7th February 2020
Philadelphia’s new downtown home for the Barnes Foundation’s stunning collection is a missed architectural opportunity – but worth a visit to check... Read More >
It’s not that simple
7th February 2020
Simple comparison in property valuation involves greater complexity than some may assume – and it’s getting harder.
Comparison is the lynchpin... Read More >
LESSONS FROM THE RECENT WAR FILMS 1917 AND MIDWAY
6th February 2020
I have long maintained that films are powerful indications of the social mood and values of a society. Within that context, the comparison between two... Read More >
Not all animal farms are equal
5th February 2020
Activists who condemn all livestock agriculture indiscriminately might want to consider the ecological benefits of pasture.
At Montague farm we raise... Read More >
Coronavirus Highlights Xi’s Vulnerability
4th February 2020
The coronavirus epidemic may be centre-stage for epidemiologists and other health professionals right now, but it is unquestionably also a political... Read More >
What made the world go round
4th February 2020
Talk about a long-term hold – it took 10m years just to form the spinning flat disc that was later to become our solar system.
The best theory we have... Read More >
