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Ruffer Radio: Election 2020

October 2020: All elections are equal. But some elections are more equal than others. In the latest episode of Ruffer Radio, Dr Tim Smith and Alexander Chartres discuss the 2020 race to the White House and explore why this election, in the context of a broader shift in world order, may well be the most important for a generation.

Alexander Chartres, Tim Smith, Rory McIvor

34 mins | Ruffer Radio

Scrabbling around for income

July 2020: Coronavirus shutdowns have triggered the worst recession since the Great Depression. Like a depth charge dropped against a submarine, we’ve felt the shockwave but have yet to see how much debris floats to the surface. Ratings agencies suggest the damage is serious and that default rates will soar.

Alexander Chartres

8 mins | Green Line

Ruffer Radio: Cold War II

July 2020: Alexander Chartres, Investment Director and resident geopolitics specialist, explores the shifting sands of world order. He discusses the deteriorating relationship between the US and China and considers the implications of a new world disorder – on companies, portfolios and our everyday lives.

Alexander Chartres, Rory McIvor

32 mins | Ruffer Radio

Covid-19 and the dawn of a new market era

April 2020: The era of monetary dominance is over. Helicopter money signals investment regime changes ahead.

Alexander Chartres

8 mins | Green Line

World order has never been so complex for investors. The US and China have entered a new phase of long-term strategic global competition.

Alexander Chartres

18 mins | Ruffer Review

Gravity: suspended until further notice

February 2020: What on earth is going on? Gravity is a universal constant. But it turns out that zero interest rates can suspend it – in financial markets, at least.

Alexander Chartres

8 mins | Green Line

Has We killed the unicorns?

October 2019: WeWork’s ill-fated IPO is the tip of an iceberg

Alexander Chartres

8 mins | Green Line

Playing chicken with a crocodile

July 2019: Low rates and quantitative easing (QE) have created another asset bubble

Alexander Chartres

8 mins | Green Line

Infini-QE: helicopter money

April 2019: Central bank policies have favoured the ‘haves’ and the ‘have yachts’. Quantitative easing in the next crisis might look very different

Alexander Chartres

8 mins | Green Line

A new world disorder?

World order encompasses everything: it is a neglected driver of long-term returns. What might today’s tectonic shifts mean for investors?

Alexander Chartres

12 mins | Ruffer Review

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