Investing & Trading
What is left after one has all the money they need? In the case of incoming President Donald Trump who has ego as big as Boeing 757-200, the answer is “power”. Not ordinary power where he can fire and hire as in his TV-reality show “The Apprentice”, but the real power as the President of […]
... written on Jan 17 2017Globalisation is in danger as people uprising against their orthodoxy of open markets and borders are sweeping the globe. Their hostility towards both trade and immigration without boundaries saw Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, as well as the unexpected presidential victory by super conservative Donald Trump. In what appears to be a […]
... written on Jan 16 2017Jack Ma is perhaps one of Chinese billionaires who could talk sense into incoming President Donald Trump. After all, it takes one billionaire to know (and understand) another billionaire. It would be a suicidal mission to send a Chinese full-time politician from Beijing to talk, let alone lecture, a super-rich President-elect Trump. With less […]
... written on Jan 10 2017Donald Trump’s key campaign promises – “Lock Her Up” and “Build the Wall” – were some of the silver bullets which helped him won the presidency. After his incredible victory, supporters are anxiously waiting for the TV-reality star to fulfil his promises. Understandably, so-called liberal mainstream media have been playing up Trump’s promises whenever they […]
... written on Jan 08 2017First, they thought Donald Trump couldn’t possibly win the presidency. When Donald finally wins beyond polls’ expectation, they thought Trump’s tough rhetoric wouldn’t last. Now, the Mexicans are dead worried about Trump. Mexico government is panicking as Ford Motor Co. cancels its plan to build a US$1.6 billion auto manufacturing plant in San Luis Potosi. […]
... written on Jan 05 2017Ringgit has been staying around 4.48 to a US dollar for quite some time. Today, it finally breaches 4.49 and was trading as low as 4.4965 to a dollar. What does this tell you? It means the 4.50 resistance level is cracking and once this level is broken, the 4.50 will become the new support […]
... written on Jan 03 2017Barack Obama’s presidential campaign slogans included “Hope” (2008) and “Forward” (2012). Moving forward, it appears the outgoing 44th President of the United States has achieved his goal before leaving the White House on Jan 20, 2017 – kind of. He has added US$8 trillion (£6.5 trillion; RM35.9 trillion) to the U.S. national debt in just […]
... written on Dec 28 2016Before incoming Donald Trump could be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States, he has already launched two major wars on American defence contractors. His first war was on Boeing, when he tweeted – “Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force One for future presidents, but costs are out of […]
... written on Dec 24 2016British Empire, at its height, was the largest empire in history. By 1913 the British Empire controlled over 412 million people, 23% of the world population at the time. By 1920 it covered 35,500,000 km2 (13,700,000 sq mi), 24% of the Earth’s total land area. That’s bigger than Mongol Empire who conquered only 16% of the world’s land area. India, […]
... written on Dec 22 2016Indonesia is the place you want to go if you wish to become an instant millionaire, or even billionaire for that matter. For as little as US$75 (£60; S$110; RM335) at foreign exchange counter, one can become a millionaire. Indonesian Rupiah high denominations have long been a source of attraction or amusement to foreigners – […]
... written on Dec 19 2016
