
Investor's Notebook

Bitcoin is helping both sides in Ukraine conflict…
...but it won’t wreck Russian sanctions. War is expensive. The United States spent about US$1.1 tn (£830bn) on the 2003 Iraq war in today’s money, while the Falklands war cost the UK the...
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The Analyst
The lumber market crash
It was inevitable that lumber prices would eventually return to some state of normalcy. I wrote an article less than 50 days ago noting that futures and cash prices, despite...

Golden Oldie
Hugs are out, but offices are in
Originally published March 2021. Free hugs? I know it sounds incredible, but there was a time when they were available in public spaces! As we all plan our post-lockdown freedom,...

The Professor
Economics explains the Taliban’s rapid advances
In mid-April 2021, President Biden declared an imminent and rapid withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan based upon a timeline handed down from the previous...

The Analyst
Southeast growth powers real estate and economic dominance
Overwhelming evidence points to the growth of the Southeast region CBRE’s recent US Development Opportunities 2021 report showed that, statistically, the region has been dominant...

Golden Oldie
Confessions of a valuer – chapter 16: Nigella, Thatcher’s downfall & madness
Originally published June 2021. In this very special series of exclusive articles for The Property Chronicle, Australian property legend Norman Harker reflects on his...

The Economist
Record numbers of UK firms are being swallowed by private equity
Should we be worried? Two big takeover battles in the UK are a sign of the times: supermarket chain Wm Morrisons and respiratory medicines group Vectura are...
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