Investing & Trading
Hitting new records for the wrong reason appears to be the new normal in the U.S. The superpower reported 71,558 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, making it the second day in a row the nation seen more than 70,000 new infections. According to Johns Hopkins University, the U.S. leads the world in reported cases with […]
... written on Jul 20 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 2020Stocks in China skyrocketed on Monday for the biggest one-day gain since July 9, 2015. The Shanghai Composite jumped 180 points (5.7%), delivering a whopping 12.5% of total gains over the past 5 trading days. It was so mind-boggling that even the U.S. stock market (DJIA – Dow Jones Industrial Average) spiked accordingly, gaining 459.67 […]
... written on Jul 08 2020Four years ago, the Reuters / Ipsos gave Hillary Clinton a 90% chance of defeating Donald Trump. According to the numbers, Clinton was on track to win 303 Electoral College votes out of the 270 needed, to Trump’s 235. Even bookmaker Betfair reported US$140 million worth of bets were placed – with Clinton has 83% of winning, higher […]
... written on Jul 01 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 2020Beijing has passed a controversial security laws for Hong Kong. The National People’s Congress voted 2,878-to-1 (6 abstained) to the proposed new law, dealing what critics have called a “killer blow” to the city’s freedoms and autonomy. With the approval, the next step is to draft a detailed and official legislation for the city, scheduled […]
... written on May 30 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 2020
