Gods of War: Market Opportunities in the Defence Sector in 2025

In 2023, global military expenditure rose for the ninth consecutive year, exceeding $2.4 trillion. This surge, fueled by the ongoing Russia–Ukraine war and escalating geopolitical tensions, marked a 6.8% increase—the largest annual rise since 2009. This pushed world military spending to its highest level recorded by SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute). The global military burden, defined as military expenditure as a share of GDP, reached 2.3%, with governments dedicating an average of 6.9% of their budgets to defence or approximately $306 per person. 

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Which altcoins did the best in 2024?

Bitcoin’s recent all-time highs, driven by market hopes and optimism that the new Donald Trump administration will take a pro-crypto stance and investor interest, has put the spotlight on the cryptocurrency sector once again. In the past 12 months, Bitcoin’s price has risen almost 153% and in November alone, when it nearly touched the $100,000 milestone, bitcoin has grown almost 37%. 

Bitcoin’s rise and the overall bullish sentiment has revitalised the interest in some much smaller and cheaper altcoins, some of which can boast spectacular performances in the past 12 months  and this November alone. Let’s take a look at several of them! 

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Europe’s Magnificent Eleven Stocks: Unveiling the GRANOLAS

The European stock market has been buzzing with the rise of a select group of heavyweights, affectionately called the GRANOLAS. Coined by Goldman Sachs, this nickname refers to eleven European companies that have eclipsed the broader stock market’s performance in recent years. In this blog post, we will delve into who the GRANOLAS are and why they have become Europe’s magnificent stocks.

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