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At a time when 33% Americans say they would have trouble coming up with an emergency US$2,000, any sign of economy trouble is devastating. For the first time since the U.S. 2016 Presidential Election, markets have slammed the brake for an emergency stop when the Dow Jones dropped 237.85 points, or 1.14%, drop. The […]
... written on Mar 22 2017After more than doubling from 1982 to 1986, the Black Monday on October 19, 1987 finally sent stock markets around the world crashed. On that fateful day, The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) fell approximately 508 points to 1,738.74 (22.61%). The terms “Black Monday” and “Black Tuesday” are also used on October 19 and October 20, 1929 – the Great Depression. […]
... written on Oct 12 2016Deutsche Bank, a 146-year-old bank employing more than 100,000 employees is like JPMorgan Chase to the U.S. and Maybank to Malaysia. As Germany’s biggest lender, the “German Bank”, as Deutsche Bank literally means, is perceived to be too big to fail. But that was exactly what financial experts told everyone including their hamsters about Lehman […]
... written on Sep 30 2016Top oil producers Saudi Arabia and Russia made a joint statement at the G20 summit in China on Monday aimed at stabilizing crude prices. The joint statement was signed by Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak and Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih. That alone should convince you to invest in oil immediately. Have you done that? […]
... written on Sep 06 2016Soros doubled his bet against the S&P 500, and owned 2.1 million put options on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF. That was according to the U.S. regulatory filings 13-F back in the first quarter of 2016. In the same filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission shown on Monday, the billionaire bought another 1.9 million […]
... written on Aug 16 2016Alongside British Pound, the real-estates or properties in UK was speculated to take heavy beatings. At the early stage of Brexit, it got so panic that Mayor of London – Sadiq Khan – was urged to declare London Independence, and apply to join the EU. That demonstrated how idiocy ruled over Britons. Suddenly every single […]
... written on Jul 18 2016The “Leave” campaign won an unexpectedly decisive majority in Thursday’s referendum on Britain’s EU membership. Almost immediately, “voices” within other EU members such as Netherlands, France, Austria, Finland and Hungary have hinted they could follow Britain by leaving the club. Less than 3 months ago, 61.6% of Dutch voters rejected an EU free trade deal […]
... written on Jun 26 2016Crude oil prices – both WTI and Brent – have breached US$50 a barrel, and that is good news to oil producers. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures for July were trading above US$51 per barrel for the first time since July 2015. So, what’s the big deal? Because a technical analysis shows the bull is […]
... written on Jun 09 2016Tim Cook has been jetting around the globe ever since the mighty Apple revealed its sales has finally stopped growing – for the first time in 13 years and after 51 consecutive quarters of doing so. He had just visited Beijing on Monday, talking to government officials about company matters as the company struggles to […]
... written on May 17 2016In the early Sunday, rumour mill was running at top speed announcing oil production freeze, before a meeting between OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers in Doha could even start. Everyone who stands to benefit from higher crude oil price was rejoicing. The rumour was started after a Russian news agency, Tass, leaked a draft agreement […]
... written on Apr 18 2016
