Inflation Holds Near 40-Year High / US Consumer Still Strong
In what could be considered a strong contender for understatement of the decade, Jerome Powell said that lowering…
China’s Zero-Covid Policy is Succeeding but at a Heavy Cost – How Long Can it Last?
Shanghai’s draconian measures to bring the coronavirus under control seem to be paying off. New COVID cases dropped…
Fly Me to the Moon: Opportunities in Travel Stocks
Consumer spending faces multiple headwinds in 2022. Even after we factor in rising interest rates, the highest inflation…
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
In an effort to curb the most recent Covid-19 outbreak in Beijing, authorities have announced that most of…
Recession Risk: Part 2 – Positioning for Resilience
Last week we discussed the current situation for the global economy. We concluded that we are not seeing…
Recession Risk: Part 1 – Murmurs Growing Louder
Talk of the possibility of a recession is growing louder in the financial press. We’ll be using this…
China’s strategy damages its economy… But also creates an investment opportunity
Beijing’s extreme attempts to control recent Covid outbreaks is undoubtedly having a negative effect on the Chinese economy.…
Yield Curve Inversion: What Does It Mean, And Should Investors Be Worried?
This week we are getting technical, but bear with us. It’s important! A cautious consensus seems to have emerged…
Hot inflation, higher interest rates, and what it means for investors
Volatility declined last week, although it remains above its long-term average, as the market digested the first monetary…
Waking the sleeping giant
Despite the understandably negative takes on the strategic and economic situation in Ukraine by most commentators, this is…