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5 November 2021

Investing in Japan: New Prime Minister, New Opportunity?

Investing in Japan has been difficult at best in the years after the Asian financial crisis but multi-year highs in Japanese stock indices and a new Prime Minister suggest newfound optimism.

Stocks ・ Technology ・ Markets

3 November 2021

What valuations are telling us

Earnings are beating expectations, indices are setting new highs, and there are tech IPOs everywhere. Are valuation levels speculative, or is this just the new normal?

Stocks ・ Technology ・ EV

1 November 2021

What is a car company doing in the trillion-dollar club?

After its largest one-time sales contract, thanks to Hertz, Tesla’s market capitalization crossed the trillion dollar threshold. How can a car company that makes 1% of the market’s sales be worth more than the 9 other largest automakers ...

Stocks ・ Macro

1 November 2021

WEEK AHEAD - Fed Meeting, BOE, RBA & US Jobs Report

A preview of the news, earnings, and economic data to expect in the week ahead. This week there is the all-important Fed meeting and monthly non-farm payrolls data - as well as interest rate decisions from the BOE and RBA.

Technology

27 October 2021

Social media, the new golden goose

Companies want to skip ahead, and tap customers earlier on in the shopping process via social media audiences. Will this drive more social media M&A?

Stocks ・ Energy ・ Europe

25 October 2021

How electricity could become a tradeable commodity

Could electricity become an easily tradeable commodity that countries could exchange in real time? Progress is being made towards building an EU grid that would eliminate geographical constraints and distribute energy around the continent. Here’s ...

Stocks ・ Macro

22 October 2021

WEEK AHEAD - Tech earnings plus BOJ & ECB meeting

A preview of the news, earnings, and economic data to expect in the week ahead. This week there are earnings from Big tech including the likes of Apple and Facebook (Metaverse!?) - as well as interest rate decisions from the ECB and BOJ - and US ...

Forex ・ USA

20 October 2021

Greenback on track

After retreating in October, the US dollar could see renewed support from rising real yields and stronger US growth. Yes, supply chains and inflation continue to put a damper on the horizon, but we wouldn’t ...

Macro ・ Covid-19

18 October 2021

Supply chain bottlenecks: is the end in sight?

The good news is that the global economy is recovering. The bad news is that supply is not matching this demand. First, companies were not prepared for the speed and scale of the recovery. Second, with ongoing Covid risks disrupting production, ...

Crypto

13 October 2021

This Might be Another Bitcoin ETF Red Herring

The price of Bitcoin has just struck a 5-month high. A lot of the optimism centres around the possible approval of a Bitcoin ETF in the United States this year. But are the SEC really ready to approve one?

Commodities ・ Energy ・ Europe

11 October 2021

Energy sector outperformance and European upsides

Booming commodities, and upside potential for European energy majors suggest energy cyclical outperformance could continue into the next year.

Macro ・ Week Ahead

8 October 2021

THE WEEK AHEAD: Q3 Earnings Season Starts & Fed Minutes

A preview of the news, earnings, and economic data to expect in the week ahead. This week includes the start of earnings season with big banks reporting Q3 results, Federal Reserve minutes as well as US and China inflation stats. The price of ...

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