The blue economy: how and where to invest
World Oceans Day is held on the 8 June each year. Designated by the UN General Assembly in 2008,...
Janus Henderson European Focus
Could Europe be the next recovery play?
The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) met this week and decided to keep interest rates...
131. Living through the great tug of war between value and growth
John Bennett, manager of Janus Henderson European Focus, takes us on an eloquent journey around the...
Pollution and the pandemic
Last week, life in the UK started to get back to normal: pubs, shops and hairdressers reopened after...
Are European companies good investments?
I’m a big horse racing fan and I always remember a horse called Sizing Europe, which was always...
Investing in Mothering Sunday
This Sunday is Mother’s Day. The one day each year when we all remember to say “thank you” for...
January sales: picking up the bargain shares
It’s that time of year again, when oversized handbags relinquish their function as a fashion...
Stay in growth, holiday in value?
According to Kevin Murphy, co-manager of Schroder Income fund, there are two environments in which...
Is fast food recession-proof?
Before the global lockdown some 15-40% of calories were typically consumed away from home, usually...
Will the pandemic result in deflation or inflation?
Inflation plunged last month: the UK consumer prices index (CPI) fell from 1.5% in March to 0.8% in...
Investing in our rescue dog
We have exciting news in the West household: we’re adopting a rescue dog! We don’t actually know...
Europe: Recession, depression or opportunity?
A maligned market for more than a decade, some green shoots of hope appeared for Europe at the start...
The global deep freeze and the Great Lockdown recession
“Usually you get bargains in a recession, but this one is different: it’s a Control-Alt-Delete...
68: The Control-Alt-Delete recession
“Governments and central banks have spent the last decade trying to avoid a recession – then along...
A change of Lagarde
On 1 November 2019, Mario Draghi will step down as President of the European Central Bank (ECB) and...