In a noteworthy decision on Tuesday, March 19, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced an increase to its benchmark interest rate for the first time since 2007. Japan has endured a prolonged period of “ultra loose” monetary policy since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), as...
Microsoft is a business most readers will be familiar with. In fact, many will likely interact with products owned by the software giant daily. Office 365 programs such as Word and Teams are ubiquitous in workplaces, schools and homes. Professionals peruse LinkedIn...
As Super Tuesday's results and Nikki Haley’s exit from the Republican primary race, the stage looks set for a 2024 U.S. Presidential election rematch between the incumbent Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. With rumblings from various European leaders about...
On 22 February 2024, Japan’s Nikkei 225 closed at ¥39,098.68, eclipsing the previous record high set in December 1989–a staggering 34 years ago. As we highlighted in a prior article, Japan went through a truly extraordinary boom in asset prices through the 1980s that...
It’s been almost impossible to avoid the hype around NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) in the financial media in recent times. It’s been pinned as the poster child for the AI revolution–a title its shareholders must be loving. The NVDA share price has risen a staggering 19 times...
It’s a common investing belief that higher interest rates are a negative for stocks. As the world’s most famous investor Warren Buffett creatively described at the Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B) 2013 annual general meeting, “Interest rates are to asset prices, you...
Global equity markets finished the year on a tear as investors gained confidence that inflation had abated and interest rate hikes were in the rear vision mirror. There was a clear bifurcation however, with the bounce led by a small number of suspects (we’re looking...
Market Movers: How the Magnificent Seven Are Faring in 2024 6/2/2024 As we highlighted in our previous article back in November, the so-called “Magnificent 7” contributed a substantial proportion of the S&P 500 gains during 2023. Come the beginning of 2024, it was...
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On the Road to Tomorrow: Charting the Course of Self-Driving Cars 14/12/2023 The advent of transformative technologies often begins inconspicuously, much like the early days of motorised carts and airplanes. Initially, the investigation of horseless carriages in 1886,...
Semiconductors: Powering the Future of Technology and Investment 30/11/2023 At the heart of today's digital revolution lies the semiconductor, a critical component driving the waves of technological advancements and innovation. With the intersection of...
From Doom to Boom: The Story of 2023’s Economic Surprises 23/11/2023 As we highlighted in last week’s article “The Power of Positive Thinking,” 2023 began with many dire predictions about the economy and asset prices. So far, these forecasts have not borne fruit, with...
