By ignoring the noise and remaining rational, we will put the odds to achieve our desired investment outcome firmly on our side
THE EURO ZONE
Before the Covid crisis broke, two other key economic indicators were already in the red: public debt hovered at just under 100% of GDP and at 14%, unemployment remained the second highest in the EU after Greece
So why are the Spanish - and French and Germans - so enthusiastic about maintaining endless rules and regulations? It can only be to reduce the competition
THE MUSIC MAKER
To be fair, most citizens are sporting the uncomfortable appendage correctly, even in banks, which must be quite scary if you work there
THE BOTTOM LINE
I realised that I was no longer in the Carrefour I had known but in some sort of social-distancing Paradise. It was bliss
THE BOTTOM LINE
Keeping up with the figures has kept us so busy we've put up a barrier to protect us from the drama behind each and every one of those numbers
THE MUSIC MAKER
One of the many joys that this phase of the lockdown easing has brought is the permission to potter aimlessly about once again
food & drink
Bars and restaurants need to take a revolutionary approach and the ability to think outside the box may be the difference between life and death
THE EURO ZONE
As normality slowly starts to unfurl after a weird couple of months, the latest INE statistics are a brutal reminder that Spain was closed for any kind of business during April
THE BOTTOM LINE
When all this started we had certain expectations that the experience could make us better as a society
THE MUSIC MAKER
Around the globe, Mother Nature has been busying herself reclaiming lost ground since we scurried away to batten down the hatches
THE EURO ZONE
The government's stealthily-made pact with Bildu highlights, once again, their readiness to promise anything to anyone so long as they receive much-needed votes in return
food & drink
To the chagrin of the French, sales are not buoyant anywhere during this pandemic
THE BOTTOM LINE
Now is the time to use the lessons we have learned
World leaders have been faced with an impossible, thankless task that not one of them has been able to do perfectly and some have done poorly. All have tried their best