Commodities
The DAX is continuing to rebound in the wake of the economic destruction cased by the spread of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Strong monetary policy from the European Central bank in conjunction with robust fiscal policy has buoyed riskier assets. Since declining by 40% in March, the DAX has rebounded slightly more than 51%, and is […]
... written on Jul 24 2020Vietnam’s first case of Covid-19 appeared on January 23, 2020. As of July 7, the country had 369 confirmed cases, but with zero deaths. Yes, the country of 97-million people has not reported a single Coronavirus-related death. On top of that, the success story also included 81 straight days of zero local transmission, despite its long border with China. When […]
... written on Jul 09 2020After waiting for decades, Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS – Parti Islam Se-Malaysia) returns to the federal government, albeit not through the ballot-box but rather through the backdoor. Together with Barisan Nasional (BN), who unexpectedly lost power in the 2018 General Election, PAS is now part of Perikatan Nasional coalition formed by traitor Muhyiddin Yassin. PAS was […]
... written on Jul 06 2020Stocks drop 730 points on Friday, and the Dow Jones has every reason to be spooked. There were 45,255 new Covid-19 cases reported across the nation on Friday, bringing the total to more than 2.5 million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University data. Compared to the previous week, the average new cases as of Friday […]
... written on Jun 29 2020Investments work as an excellent option to save up money and also make it when you want to prepare for your retirement. However, some people worry about investing since they think that they may lose money in the long run and that could hurt their retirement. However, you can look into using gold to protect […]
... written on Jun 27 2020The COVID-19 pandemic has gripped the world in a way that no one could have imagined. The volatility it has caused in the markets is unprecedented. The markets were trying to react to, not a regional slowdown, but to a shutdown on a global scale. Many governments, including the United States, did their part […]
... written on Jun 19 2020Australia was, and is still known as the United States’ “deputy sheriff” in the Asia-Pacific region. That perception was reinforced during John Howard administration, when the Australian prime minister became a key supporter of the 2003 Iraq War, a war started by President George W Bush under the pretext that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of […]
... written on May 22 2020Coronavirus has left a trail of destruction across the world. No country is spared, including economic powerhouse United States and China. The last thing the world needs now is escalating tensions between both superpowers over the endless blaming game of China’s handling of the pandemic. But it appears the trade war is about to explode […]
... written on May 16 2020Before the Coronavirus outbreak, Donald Trump was using a very powerful tool to get what he wanted from Saudi Arabia – Twitter. He would send tweets to express his displeasure over the crude oil prices and gave orders for OPEC to do the necessary. In essence, the U.S. president controls Saudi to fulfil his wishes […]
... written on May 02 2020On Monday, investors, analysts, economists and even ordinary people were flabbergasted when the WTI (West Texas Intermediate) crude dropped to not only below US$10 a barrel, but also below zero to the negative territory. It was so bad that at one point, the price hit “negative US$40.32”, before ending the trading day at “negative US$37.63” […]
... written on Apr 22 2020
