Home, sweet home: Why it’s time for a national conversation about happier houses August 6, 2020 How have you improved your home during lockdown? And has it truly made you happier? Given that spending on home improvements was one of the first boosts to the economy during spring 2020, with the Office for National Statistics reporting that people in England and Wales spent 147 per cent more time gardening and doing [...]
5 Reasons why Blockchain can’t solve the #SocialDilemma September 23, 2020 The recent Netflix documentary, “The Social Dilemma” has caused shockwaves in the public and tech discourse. The film offers an insider’s look and perspective at how big tech companies utilise data as a core part of their business model. A central point of discussion is how these companies use that data to capture our attention [...]
Miami Nice! Is crypto returning home? February 12, 2021 Crypto at a Glance There was yet another all-time high for Bitcoin yesterday, as it came within touching distance of $50,000. Will we see $50,000 this week? If the good news continues to flow in, it’s more than likely we will. Yesterday, we had Mayor of Miami, Francis Suarez share the progress they’re making towards [...]
Storm Ciara latest: Man dies after tree hits car February 10, 2020 Please update this page manually as we update it with the biggest Storm Ciara news. 3:40pm: 98 per cent of 413,000 homes have power restored UK Power Networks have announced that they have reconnected 98 per cent of the 413,000 homes that were without power due to the impact of Storm Ciara. It added that [...]
Coronavirus: Tory mayoral hopeful Shaun Bailey calls for more Tube services March 24, 2020 Conservative mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey has urged Sadiq Khan to increase Tube capacity to alleviate rush hour overcrowding. Pictures and videos of overcrowding on Tube carriages flooded social media for the second day in a row this morning, despite the government’s new draconian restrictions. Khan and train drivers’ union Aslef have both been quick to [...]
Oil prices jump as Donald Trump hints at imminent Russia-Saudi Arabia deal April 2, 2020 Global oil prices climbed off the floor of 18-year lows this morning after US president Donald Trump said he expected Saudi Arabia and Russia to reach an agreement soon to put an end to their price war. The combination of a production war and a slump in global demand due to widespread lockdowns caused by [...]
What could a Biden presidency mean for climate change investing? September 7, 2020 Joe Biden in the White House, and potentially Democrats in control of the Senate too, could turbo-charge climate change as an investment theme. The US response to Covid-19 looks set to be the dominant election issue as we head towards the November polls. Myriad other issues also compete for voters’ attention, and climate change often [...]
IPCC report: why the detail matters to energy investors August 16, 2021 The United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report will shock many people. The data speaks for itself and illustrates the most important challenge facing humanity over the next 100 years. We expect the IPCC report to shock government leaders and lead to actionable policies being implemented at the COP26 climate summit in November. These [...]
Oil: Where do we go from here? April 21, 2020 Oil has collapsed. So how did we get here? Oil has fallen roughly 70% YTD, one of the biggest falls in history, as a result of a combination of supply and demand factors. When Covid-19 was first announced the markets were hesitant about its impact and continued to trade as normal until it started to [...]
Is this Bitcoin’s crescendo moment? June 24, 2020 Bitcoin is fast approaching a crescendo moment that might set the tone for the coming weeks against a backdrop that could push the coin to all-time highs this year. A story of consolidation As bitcoin approaches the end of the second quarter, the coming monthly close could dictate the tone of the next few weeks [...]