by cfm_admin | May 15, 2026 | Weekly Wrap
The impact of the war cannot be measured based on headlines alone. While the news may focus on the oil price and currency moves, there is a far more silent effect that is worth discussing; one that will have a far longer impact than the shorter-term pain of higher oil...
by cfm_admin | May 8, 2026 | Weekly Wrap
The financial industry has spent the better part of a decade automating everything it can. AI, using algorithms and natural language processing, ingests, analyses and interprets large volumes of data, and can draft memos, flag fraud, and process earnings transcripts...
by cfm_admin | Apr 24, 2026 | Weekly Wrap
The United States (US) war with Iran has spiked oil prices and injected a lot of uncertainty in the markets. One of the biggest impacts for consumers is the increased cost of fuel and the knock-on effect on the broader economy. However, to understand what is happening...
by cfm_admin | Apr 17, 2026 | Economic Updates, Weekly Wrap
Most people carry a mental model of money that is about 50 years out of date. They imagine a government printing press, a high-security vault filled with gold bullion, and a dollar bill as a receipt for a piece of that gold. None of that is how the system works...
by cfm_admin | Apr 10, 2026 | Economic Updates, Weekly Wrap
Forty days of American and Israeli strikes on Iran came to a conditional halt on the night of 7 April, when United States (US) President, Donald Trump, announced a two-week ceasefire less than two hours before his own deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz...
