Davos 2026: Trump’s “Energy Realism” and the New Global Economic Order
24/01/2026 by Tony Redondo The 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos marked a historic shift, as President Trump transformed the traditional sanctuary of globalist ideals into a high stakes trading floor. Leveraging a record-breaking stock market and surging domestic energy production, Trump bypassed diplomatic niceties in favour of “energy realism” and transactional power. This forced […]
CRITICAL THINKING: The Superpower That Can Save Your Business From Disaster
17.01.2026by Adrian Rhodes of Marketing Consultants, Marketing Consultancy, Consulting Birmingham West Midlands One bad decision can kill a business – but more often it takes two or three. This guest blog just might help you avoid making them. I’m sometimes asked, in varying tones of perplexity, “Adrian, what does a management consultantactually do?” You can […]
The 2026 Hard Power Paradigm: How Resource Dominance in Venezuela and Greenland is Reshaping the World
10/01/2026 by Tony Redondo In 2026, the world has shifted toward a “might is right” paradigm where hard power dictates global standing. This was underscored by the recent US military raid to capture Nicolás Maduro, a tactical success that leaves the Trump administration responsible for a Venezuelan economy decimated by 500% inflation. The currency crisis […]
From Tariffs to Triumphs: How Global Markets Hit New Highs in 2025
03/01/2026 by Tony Redondo In 2025, Trump’s tariffs were supposed to tank markets and trigger a global recession. Instead, global Mergers & Acquisitions value reached $4.8 trillion, the second-highest total on record, trailing only the post-Covid “everything rally” of 2021 and up 36% on 2024. In London, the FTSE 100 stock market index hit 10,000 […]
2025 Economic Review & 2026 Forecast: Trump Tariffs, GDP Growth, Inflation, Interest Rates, and Global Elections
20/12/2025 by Tony Redondo 2025 was dominated by President Trump’s sweeping tariff regime, which transformed global trade dynamics. From January to April, average US tariff rates surged from 2.5% to 27%, the highest level in over a century. Trump imposed “reciprocal” tariffs on nearly all trading partners, with rates varying by country, alongside targeted measures […]
Recession Signals Intensify For The UK
13/12/2025 by Tony Redondo The UK economy shrank 0.1% in October, it’s second consecutive month of decline as the economy put the brakes on amid consistent speculation about possible tax rises in Rachel Reeves’ second Autumn Budget on 26 November. The ONS (Office for National Statistics) data dealt another blow to the Chancellor’s growth agenda […]
The Bond markets
06/12/2025 by Tony Redondo The Bond markets represent one of the most critical yet underappreciated pillars of modern government finance, functioning as the primary mechanism through which nations fund their operations and manage fiscal policy. In the UK, bonds are called gilts, and the gilt market serves as both a barometer of economic confidence and […]
The Budget
29/11/2025 by Tony Redondo This budget represents the death of aspiration, threatening to drag the UK from sluggish growth into recession. The OBR (Office for Budget Responsibility) has downgraded forecasts, indicating that real household disposable income and living standards growth over this parliament will be the second worst since the 1950s. By the end of […]
ÂŁ30 Billion
22/11/2025 by Tony Redondo After months of speculation, U-turns and chaos, this Labour government’s second budget is nearly upon us with Chancellor Rachel Reeves looking to bridge a ÂŁ30 Billion fiscal gap next Wednesday, 26 November. Reeves’ 2024 budget left only ÂŁ9.9 billion of headroom against fiscal rules in 2029-30, a cushion that has long […]
The Dunning-Kruger Effect
15/11/2025 by Tony Redondo The Dunning-Kruger effect occurs when a person’s lack of knowledge and skill in a certain area causes them to overestimate their own competence. By contrast, this effect also drives those who excel in a given area to think the task is simple for everyone, leading them to underestimate their abilities. Currency […]