As unfortunate as it is, Russia has decided to attack Ukraine. While it seems to be a geographic conflict, it is actually a financial war in disguise. As I have explained in this article, there is an invisible financial hand behind most of the geo-conflicts, and the Russia-Ukraine war is no different. If you are […]
How Should We Invest in 2022?
2022 started with the worst January for the US stock market since the last financial crisis in 2008, and it definitely set the investors and speculators jittered. With the fear of inflation and interest rate hike, the mainstream media made a U-turn from their optimism of the stock market just one month ago. Will the […]
How to Invest After the Fed Tapering and Interest Rate Hike
The stock market has been quite volatile in recent weeks. A lot of people are of the opinion that it is due to the newly discovered Omicron variant. But in my previous article, I demonstrated that Omicron was never a concern to Wall Street. So then what was it that really spooked the stock markets? […]
Will Omicron Crash The Global Stock Market?
Almost all stock markets took a big hit amidst the news of Omicron, a name that many are still struggling to spell and pronounce accurately. The global stock market dropped more than 5% in the last two weeks of November. This new Covid variant is said to be more easily transmittable and has forced many governments […]
What Does China Power Crunch Mean for Offshore Investors?
If you follow my blog, you know I was bullish about the energy sector since a few months back when everybody’s focus was on technology stocks and bitcoins. I also reiterated my conviction in my August “Ivan’s reflection”. My thesis was simple: The economic rebound after Covid lockdowns have lifted will boost consumer demand. Lower […]
Playing a Catch-Up Game – Ivan’s Investment Reflection in August 2021
In my earlier July investment reflection “battleground in a decoupled world”, I talked about my feeling that China has chosen to de-couple from the rest of the world and mind their own business. Here was my summary: China has politically decided to be head-to-head with the US. China’s “dual circulation” actually means to close the […]