What is up with the Stock Market

What is up with the Stock Market

May 12, 2020 | Investment, OIB News

In recent days, more and more people have been saying “seriously, what’s happening with the stock market?” as the levels of major equity indexes just don’t seem to align with the devastation  of the real economy. It really is astonishing: the S&P500 is off just...
Thoughts of Steve

Thoughts of Steve

Apr 19, 2020 | OIB News

I have typed this email as I sit in my little office in lockdown in Spain.  The coronavirus situation here is pretty dire and over the last few days  Caroline has joined a voluntary support group making much needed face masks for the health services here and...
What 2020 may bring for investors

What 2020 may bring for investors

Feb 11, 2020 | Uncategorized

Just over a year ago , in the final quarter of 2018, we were witnessing  a synchronised slowdown in global growth and a current downturnin equity markets, which meant investors were entering 2019 in a downbeat mood. Nevertheless, we still expected that equities would...
Reasons to be upbeat about the markets

Reasons to be upbeat about the markets

Dec 11, 2019 | Uncategorized

Reasons to be upbeat about the markets Stock markets do not care about what is happening today. They are concerned with what investors think tomorrow has in store…and this can create a disconnect between the prevailing news headlines and the level of the market. It’s...
Your Privacy Is Important To Us.

Your Privacy Is Important To Us.

May 3, 2018 | OIB News

OIB Privacy Policy Update. There are many dimensions to our digital worlds. We buy everything online. We entertain ourselves with endless piles of digital content. We communicate and socialize with friends and colleagues. We’re all digital, all the time. But what we...