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Topics
Understanding Corporate Credit Spreads
Let us examine one useful indicator of investor sentiment and the economic climate – Credit Spreads. A credit spread, not to get confused with an options strategy, is the difference…
A Look Back at 2022
A Year Mired by Uncertainty At the start of 2022, the raging spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 began to dampen economic sentiment as many countries were forced to…
The Russian Oil Price Cap And Its Impact On The Energy Markets
Russian forces began their full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, almost ten months ago. In response to the unprovoked and unjustified attack on Ukraine, several countries including the…
The Economics of the World Cup
The Economics of the World Cup The FIFA World Cup is one of the most prestigious sporting mega-events in the world and is not only considered an honor to host…
Climate Change and the Economy
The gradual heating of the earth’s surface and oceans since the dawn of industrialisation has led to a significant reduction in the volume of ice in the earth’s coldest regions…
The Fall of the FTX Cryptocurrency Exchange and the Impact on the Industry
Cryptocurrency enjoyed a prosperous year in 2021 as the asset class enjoyed record returns. In 2021, the crypto industry total market capitalization grew by 187.5%, peaking at around US$3 trillion,…
Citizenship by Investment: Importance to the Caribbean
Citizenship by Investment (CBI) program is defined by the World Citizenship Report as, “the process that legally grants individuals and in some cases, their families, a second citizenship through investments…
Inflation Expectation For The Remainder Of 2022
Rising inflationary pressures have been a challenge for many governments and central banks around the world. Since 2021, global prices have risen faster and more persistently than expected, driven by…
