Nickolai Hubble

Why did gold trounce the stock market?

How can a pet rock, a lump of metal, an inanimate object defeat the might of the US stock market? Stocks that outperformed their peers around the world.

Gold investors will win the Third Opium War

President-elect Trump is not content with the chaos his cabinet appointments are causing. He’s started announcing his “dangerous” economic policies too.

World Opium War III has begun

In today’s issue: Why did Trump justify tariffs with fentanyl? What is Opium War III? A dark period of history is more than just rhyming…

Is gold pricing in a repeat of the Liz Truss playbook?

The gold price has taken a hit since President-elect Donald Trump won the US election. The question is why. And one theory is top of my mind for 2025.

Regime change at the Fed would reignite the gold bull market

It’s like any good murder mystery. Not only is it unclear who dunnit. We can’t even work out why the gold price crashed 8% after Trump’s election.

You cannot violate the laws of economics… for long

Politicians are specialists in being aware of human’s infinite wants. But they don’t seem to be aware of the constraint of finite resources at all.

Did China just sink offshore wind forever?

The latest cables to fall victim are Baltic links between Finland, Germany, Lithuania and Sweden. Again, a Chinese vessel is at the centre of the story.

The bizarre reason why SMR stocks are about to go bananas

No doubt you’ve heard about nuclear power’s extraordinary comeback. But there’s been a twist. And it’s going to trigger an entirely new energy transition.

Is Elon Musk America’s Javier Milei?

The only thing that can save Western governments from a major debt crisis is dramatic spending cuts. But those are politically impossible… right?

UK goes to the left as the world goes to the right

What if Trump is just the beginning? A series of elections are set to take place in 2025. And they could leave Sir Keir Starmer marooned on a leftist island.

Rachel Reeves turned your pension into Hotel California

It finally happened. The trap snapped shut with new taxes on inherited pensions. You can check out anytime you like, but your money can never leave.

Why Rachel Reeves’ taxes don’t matter

By the time you read this, Chancellor Rachel Reeves will have “handed down” her budget. An ironic choice of words given that it’s taxes that are dominating headlines.

Unproductive spending and taxes on investment

The budget is in. But what does it really mean? I asked our editorial team to give their take. And got three completely different answers… Which one do you agree with?

Will nuclear-powered AI slay the renewables transition?

Why does AI need its own parallel power system? Is it planning to take over the world? Or do AI companies know something about our electricity system’s supply?

Is gold in a bubble?

Things are getting awkward for us gold investors. Gold is in the news as much as bitcoin these days. The price keeps surging higher. Is it time to sell out?

Prepare to be electoral collateral damage

Donald Trump’s odds of winning the US presidential election have soared in recent days. But what’s behind the move? And should UK investors care?

Is the NHS ready for a plague of Trump Derangement Syndrome?

As I write this, the shockwaves of Kamala Harris’ disastrous Fox News interview are still echoing in the empty echo chambers of left-leaning minds.

Where to invest £10,000 now

Some inheritance tax planning measures gone awry have allowed me to pay off the last of my mortgage, with £10,000 to spare. What should I do with it?

Either Ed Miliband or Britain will be left for dead

In today’s issue: More and More and More energy There is no energy transition, only addition Renewables cannot meet our exponentially growing demand at the upcoming…

Debt explains Labour’s “odd habits of locomotion”

Politicians have talked about debt and deficits for decades. But it was just a political hockey puck to pass around. Until Liz Truss changed everything.