As we enter the final three weeks of the US presidential campaign, an increasingly desperate Donald Trump is expected to cause more market disruptions.
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The problem of rising unemployment has been hogging the headlines recently.
John Maynard Keynes said that in an economic downturn, people should collectively spend more to avoid a deeper recession. But he also admitted that they, instinctively, tend to do the opposite and instead save more. We must avoid falling victim to the paradox of thrift.
Sure, there are Asian companies that seek to replicate what Western companies have done before. But increasingly, companies in our region are coming of age and holding their own
We make our investing decisions using probability. Probability distribution curves can help us understand how to gauge a stock’s risk and expected value.
The focus next week will be the pilitical turmoil caused by the sudden hospitalisation of Donald Trump when he contracted COVID-19. Traders will be left guessing on developments over the US presidential election.
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There is, understandably, a lot of fear and uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Stock markets have suffered brutal sell-offs back in…
The showdown between Trump and Biden is set for Tuesday evening. Do investors care who wins? Traders might. But serious investors probably don’t give a flying fig.
It’s getting close to the time when American voters will have to decide between a continuation of the Trump administration or whether it is time for a change.
Is a dividend investing strategy still relevant?
Our job as investors is to try and identify those last-man-standing companies. To do that, we need to dig into their balance sheets and cash flow statements because cash is king.
Take a chill pill this weekend and explore our little island.
The US Federal Reserve has said that it will keep interest rates lower for years to support recovery from the coronavirus crisis and recession. But the question is how low is going to be low enough.
A vaccine is not a fancy motorised scooter or a piece of operating software where a minimum viable product or MVP will do. This is not something that can be fixed on the fly after it has been injected into millions.
Volatility has suddenly reared its ugly head once again.
The US markets will be closed for Labour Day holidays on Monday. But there will be plenty of economic data to digest from the US, China, the EU and our northern neighbours, Malaysia.