America’s economy is in a mess. It makes absolutely no sense that an economy that is worth US$27.7 trillion is…
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According to Bloomberg, retail investors in Singapore have been shunning local stocks in favour of the U.S. market. Their take…
What do Greenland, the Suez Canal, Canada and Gaza have in common? You guessed it. America wants to own them.…
In 1974, Canadian rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive released a #1 hit single “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet”. The chorus of…
The market is behaving as though everything that the US president-elect has promised on his campaign trail will happen on…
So, the Federal Reserve has decided to cut interest rates by half a percent or 50 basis points to 5%…
So, the Federal Reserve has decided to cut interest rates by half a percent or 50 basis points to 5%.…
It appears that the Federal Reserve chairman, Jerome Powell, is on the verge of cracking under pressure. In a recent…
There is no formula that we can apply that will guarantee us success every time.
What does it say about us as people when markets celebrate news that more people are out of work? According…
Investing is not about accurately predicting what will happen but managing risk.
We are living longer. That is a fact. But whether we need to work longer should be optional. The choice…
According to Milken Institute, Malaysia has claimed the top spot for investors who are looking to put money into emerging…
A low currency doesn’t necessarily reflect weakness.
Poor old China. It is in a bit of a mess. Its problems didn’t exactly happen overnight, though. It has…
It didn’t take long for the market to turn bearish. So much for the rally that we saw at the…
The best thing about the stock market is its predictability. The worst thing about the stock market is its predictability.…
A recent report appeared to suggest that Millennial investors are holding more cash and bonds than older investors. In theory,…
Hands up anyone who thinks that the conclusion of the Biden-Xi meeting in San Francisco has sounded an all-clear for…
I am bemused by why the market gets so fixated about central banks’ interest-rate decisions. It strikes me as a…