“Lee has a toy factory. He sells his toys in equal volumes to Jacques and Joe. One day, Jacques committed suicide, and Lee soon lost 50% of his export market. Lee soon ran… Continue reading
This post was written for http://www.hnworth.com, a site targeting high net worth individuals in Singapore. Have fun reading ! ******************************** On the off chance that some readers may not be aware that we… Continue reading
President Obama said in his final State of the Union address last week that the U.S. has the strongest economy and they are by far the strongest nation on the planet, adding that… Continue reading
“…In July, 2008, on the eve of the biggest financial crisis in memory, the European Central Bank did something both predictable and stupid: it raised interest rates. The move was predictable because the… Continue reading
Running scared, worried, troubled or sleepless as you watch the market systematically decimate your Keppel blue chip stock without pausing to take a breath for the first 10 trading days of 2016 ?… Continue reading
Let’s do a 12 month review of the situation in the US. 12 months ago, there was some element of hope. 12 months later, ugly is a better word, if we note the… Continue reading
In our wrap-up for 2015, we briefly mentioned that the awakening of robots will be the main drama of the coming years: “…Productivity gains in both white-collar and blue-collar work would surprise many.… Continue reading
The markets are nearly as tragic as the weather in their worst start to any year if the Dow is anything to go by, notching its worst 5 day start ever on record,… Continue reading
Probably one of the most misunderstood factor driving the equity markets is the impact of foreign exchange. In yours truly mind, the selloff in the Chinese markets has very little to do with… Continue reading
In our 2015 wrap-up, we mentioned that: “…Now that oil is at 35 dollars, we would likely see Saudi Arabia getting embroiled in some external geopolitics to distract the masses…” https://tradehaven.net/ad-hoc-commentary-wrapping-up-2015/ That… Continue reading
