Investment returns have been predominantly very good since the turn of 2019 with significant growth in both equity and bond markets. Despite these returns, it has not felt like a bull market due to so many impending uncertainties. Stock markets…
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In late November, US stock markets hit new highs, buoyed by the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates, trade deal optimism, improved Q3 earnings and positive job growth numbers. The rise in stock values was a result of the Fed cutting…
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The S&P 500 index has gained 23% since the beginning of 2019 driven mostly by the on-going easing of monetary policy by the Fed. This easing has supported the rise in the price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) as earnings per share over…
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Tourists are avoiding Hong Kong and retailers are feeling the heavy consequences of the five months of protests that have dealt a devastating blow for business in Hong Kong. The violent unrest has pushed the economy to the edge of…
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Official GDP data from Japan shows that its economy slowed from 2.2% annual growth in Q1 2019 to 1.3% in Q2. This slowdown however did not deter Prime Minister Shinzo Abe from implementing his twice delayed VAT increases in October.…
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The Eurozone has underperformed amongst the major economies. Europe is slowing on the back of weak industrial and trade data. Germany, which is dependent upon trade, is at risk of falling into a technical recession due to its exposure to…
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It will not be a shock that the US economy is slowing down after 10 year of steady expansion. Despite this slowdown, most economists are not expecting a recession in the US, but instead are anticipating GDP growth of about…
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Last October marked the 70th anniversary of when the Mao lead Communist Party took power in China in 1949. The past four decades particularly have been a period of unprecedented growth and improvements in living standards of millions upon millions…
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The effects of US trade tariffs upon Chinese imports are starting to have an impact upon both USA and Chinese GDP growth. US imports from China have been falling and were down 16.2% year-on-year in October according to Trading Economics.…
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