John Stepek

Leverage may have been behind this week’s havoc, but there are deeper questions about the AI boom.

Catastrophe bonds, farming and water security, and UK equities are seen as ways to ride out extreme weather.

Is this a turning point, or will the fundamentals reassert themselves?

This year has already been one for the record books in terms of weather. With El Niño officially declared in early June by the US Climate Prediction Center, the disruptions may only grow more severe.

Your traditional index tracker may not offer the same diversification it once did.

Overtly forcing savers to buy government debt is not on the cards (yet), but “nudging” is rampant.

M&A activity is denuding the market of companies while the IPO pipeline is inadequate at best.

It all depends on whether the Federal Reserve can continue to err on the dovish side.

Calls for a new first-time buyer subsidy scheme from housebuilders are purely self-interested.

What happens if US households stop buying, and start selling?