Monkey Darts Bulletins
The archive of all our previous articles, musings and bulletins
Why the Fed’s money pumping will lead to “economic disaster”
When you look at how most businesses are performing, it’s remarkable that the market continues to go up. I’ve been looking at US corporate earnings numbers from one of the go-to data providers, Factset. It studies the revenue companies make and breaks it down to how...
CARBON COLLAPSE AND THE BOOM IN ETHICAL INVESTING
In the last three months, we’ve seen the biggest crash in carbon emissions since records began. No war, recession or previous pandemic has had such a dramatic impact as COVID-19 in just a few short months. A study published in the journal Nature Climate Change shows...
Mr Market hands out a timely reminder to rampant punters
Wait… I thought the selling was over... that the Fed had our backs… But what’s this? Apparently, Mr Market’s not quite ready to be the one-way ticket investors want him to be. So, yesterday he reminded them who’s boss. An 1,861-point, 6.9% sell-off on the Dow...
More pain to come before we beat the bug
More pain to come before we beat the bug Hi The good news is that, according to Bloomberg... “China could be just days away from declaring it has no new cases” of coronavirus. That’s if we believe State figures, of course. Since the start of the virus story, official...
Britain’s other health crisis
In the last ten years, many in Britain have fallen foul of a dangerous new addiction: opioids. These painkillers – such as fentanyl and oxycotin – have become an increasingly important way to treat chronic pain. The Lancet, one of the world’s leading medical journals,...
How do we stop the coronavirus?
Each year the World Health Organisation updates the list of diseases that could cause pandemics. This list includes fevers like Ebola, Marburg, and Lassa; encephalitic viruses like MERS, SARS, and Nipah. It includes vector-borne diseases like Rift Valley fever, and...
Removing the biggest polluter of all
We are nation of carnivores. Nine out of 10 British households regularly buy red meat. And most of us eat meat at least twice a week. I like to eat meat myself, especially steak, especially if it’s rare and drowned in garlic butter. Health allowing, red meat will...
Gold soars as fear and greed collide
We spend a lot of time in Monkey Darts talking about why it’s wise to own gold. Why? Because there’s a worrying perception among many investors that stock markets only ever go up. Even in the face of mounting threats to world economic growth and stability. In a world...
Protect yourself against central banks
There goes another one. Malaysia’s central bank just cut interest rates. It follows hot on the heels of Turkey and South Africa, whose banks also cut rates earlier in the month. Panic stations Bankers are panicking that economic growth is slowing. And that inflation...
How do we stop bushfires from spreading everywhere?
Over the last month, we’ve watched as devastating fires have spread across Eastern Australia: with 5 million hectares of land scorched by bushfires and yellow smog invading many major cites. The conditions for this crisis have been years in the making. Over the last...
No one expects this – which is exactly why you need to prepare for it
Fed boss Jay Powell is like a dangerous driver. Reckless... and hell-bent on accelerating, whatever the cost. Problem is, right now, he’s barely moving! And that’s frustrating for old Jay. Which is why he’s been frantically fiddling under the bonnet. Tinkering with...