Marcus Ashworth
Gold bugs’ bankers take a step back in time
Clients increasingly want to hold gold as a portfolio hedge, so banks are responding with old-fashioned customer service and commensurate fat fees
Britain forgot subsidised housing needs a subsidy
[LONDON] There’s no shortage of explanations for Britain’s affordable-housing emergency – overregulation, environmental worries, planning bottlenecks, labour shortfalls or a toxic combination...
A strong euro isn’t what the doctor ordered
A strong, competitive economy can take a firmer currency in its stride, but a struggling euro economy growing at barely 1% is a...
Markets are learning to keep calm and carry on
The capriciousness of the world’s most important person means that staying nimble and being willing to scuttle to the sidelines will remain...
There isn’t a practical alternative to US Treasuries
American government debt is the world’s benchmark for a reason – and that hasn’t changed
For ECB rate cutters, the music is as important as the words
Beyond reducing restrictive monetary policy, the central bank must really start looking after the interests of the whole euro area
London watchdog’s name-and-shame plan is mad, bad and dangerous to the City
The UK regulator’s attempt to increase the transparency of its investigations has prompted a storm of protest
Central bankers’ 2 per cent inflation target regime should now be retired
With the energy shock now a memory, central bankers require more flexible objectives
Sterling assets offer lucrative places to hide
UK bonds and stocks are attractive places to park money in the coming months
The US dollar’s coming slide will be welcomed by the world
The greenback is set to weaken as the Fed changes its monetary policy stance
