Global | The Property Chronicle

I don’t like Mondays

by James Roberts | Jun 18, 2022 | The Economist

Data from London Underground stations points to a V-shaped recovery for commuting and reveals which days we prefer to work from home. A huge debate in property since the pandemic began has surrounded the future balance between time spent in the office vs...

Russia’s rouble is now stronger than before the war

by Kirill Shakhnov | Jun 16, 2022 | Political Insider, zEditor's pick, zLead Article

Western sanctions are partly to blame. In the days after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 and the west imposed sanctions, the rouble collapsed. The number of roubles to one US dollar quickly fell from about 78 to 138 – a huge move in the world of forex (foreign...

Delusions and theory of the greater fool

by Andrew Phipps | Jun 15, 2022 | Golden Oldie, The Analyst

Originally published September 2021. The value of a creation is only that which we give it. Millions of people across our planet fervently believe in the righteousness of their beliefs. Different gods, belief systems, what is forbidden, what allowed, what is a sin and...

How modern consumption of news increases volatility

by Andreas Calianos | Jun 15, 2022 | The Analyst

Another instalment in a series of articles detailing how to design a secure, income-producing portfolio When there is a market disruption, whether it’s a major crisis or a garden-variety fluctuation, there is more instability in stock markets today than in years past....

One more word about Twitter, then I’ll shut up

by Garrison Keillor | Jun 14, 2022 | The Storyteller, zOtherDiversions

I once knew a librarian who at age 34 fell in love with a poet she met in a bar who, though sober, announced that he adored her. For years she’d only dated men who were looking for a sympathetic sister, but this fellow lusted after her and suddenly she was shopping...