Finally, I think the Bitcoin improbability bubble has burst.

Bill Blain says there will be risks during the fourth year of the U.S. presidential cycle, but more turbulence in Europe.

The Chinese Economy looks awful. I challenge readers to find anything positive written about it in recent weeks.

Bankers’ bonuses aren’t the reason the City is in terminal decline

Yousaf-ing a laugh? Scotland’s bond issue is political theatre of the worst kind

Potemkin Markets – Shard Capital’s Bill Blain outlines reasons to be cheerful or fearful about current market conditions

Are Big Tech Shares Overheating This Summer?

Bill Blain is market strategist and head of alternative assets at Shard Capital. He writes a daily market commentary called The Morning Porridge

Over the next five years, the European Commission intends to issue €1 trillion of European Union debt to finance Europe’s recovery from the pandemic.