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From Conviction to Construction
When to rotate out of equities, and how to build commodity positions that survive short-cycle volatility. Three strategies, three sleeves, one framework.
George Griffiths
Jun 8


Global Risk Matrix
Seven interconnected global risks – climate, pandemic, power scarcity, conflict, sovereign debt, cyber and AI – that markets are currently priced to ignore.
George Griffiths
Jun 8


Conviction to Commodities Despite Their Volatility
Short-cycle volatility is testing conviction in commodities. But the long-cycle supply deficit in oil and copper is becoming the default, not the tail risk.
George Griffiths
Jun 8


The Physical Economy
Equity markets are priced for a world without risk. The recovery trade runs through physical assets: energy, metals and gold. The question is how to hold them.
George Griffiths
Jun 8


The Summit Between Belt & Road and Moat & Muscle
China's Belt and Road meets America's Moat and Muscle. As Trump and Xi prepare to meet in Beijing, the structural collision is shaping the global contest for critical minerals.
George Griffiths
May 7


The Deal That Resolves Nothing
A US-Iran agreement on Hormuz may move tankers and drop oil prices but the real story lies beneath the headline. This analysis maps the plausible deal architecture, the tolling sticking points, and the structural dependencies ,sulphur, helium, and aluminium, that no bypass pipeline can fix.
George Griffiths
Apr 29


Blockade on the Gulf of Negative Sentiment
Markets are pricing calm, while physical energy markets, retail exposure, and overlooked macro risks tell a different story. A closer look at who is absorbing the risk and why the timing matters.
George Griffiths
Apr 17


Stability Is No Longer Assumed, It Is Priced
Geopolitical tensions in the Gulf are reshaping global trade, energy markets, and industrial strategy as stability, supply security, and policy flexibility are repriced.
George Griffiths
Mar 18


Central Bank Outlook
Global central banks face a pivotal week as rising energy prices from the Iran conflict reshape inflation outlooks, rate decisions, and market expectations.
Matt Woodford
Mar 17
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