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That goes hand in hand with rising bond yields, but equity investors needn’t be overly concerned.

The UK government has announced one of the most ambitious green bond programmes in Europe. But is it enough? Fund manager Noelle Cazalis argues this is just the beginning.

More stimulus spending now, with the largest tax hike in decades to follow

Scientists estimate that if we are to feed the world’s growing population we will need 70% more food by 2050. With a mere 10% of the Earth’s surface suitable for cultivation and soil degradation putting much of that under threat, many suggest the answer is vertical farming. It seems the stuff of science-fiction. Can it work?

How can we take a bite out of climate change?

Luxury watches increasingly retail for tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands and even millions of pounds. Many only increase in value when sold second-hand. Is this simply because they are exquisitely made or are other forces at play?

No one could have predicted the outbreak of COVID-19 and the subsequent measures taken to contain it. The economic impacts of the pandemic reach far and wide but it isn’t all doom and gloom.

The prospect of widespread inoculation is like a shaft of light in the darkness of a very long year. But just how much of the world will that light touch?