On to 9,000? Or even 10,000? It has been a good January for investors in the UK stock market. The FTSE…

How can we know when a boom becomes a bubble, and, if so, how can we guess when it might…

By HAMISH MCRAE Updated: 05:42 EST, 19 January 2025 It took a while. On Friday, the FTSE 100 index hit…

By HAMISH MCRAE Updated: 16:50 EST, 11 January 2025 When a Cabinet Minister tells people they should not be worried…

So will the US indeed have a calm and measured end to its boom – the hope I expressed last…

By HAMISH MCRAE Updated: 16:50 EST, 28 December 2024 So will 2025 be any better? The past year has been…

By HAMISH MCRAE Updated: 03:54 EST, 22 December 2024 There is, I am afraid, no Christmas cheer this year. We…

By HAMISH MCRAE Updated: 16:53 EST, 7 December 2024 It is madness that bitcoin should break through the $100,000 barrier,…

By HAMISH MCRAE Updated: 08:14 EST, 17 November 2024 The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, wants to get more of us into…

Cross your fingers that the American electors will at least deliver a clear choice for their president – whatever that…