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April 8, 2024
Gold hit a new all-time high this week, nearing $2,300 an ounce in Thursday trading. However, I believe there are two surprising reasons why.
The rise in gold prices to never-before-seen levels has captured investors' attention across the globe.
Exploring the Factors Behind the Rally
As I was quoted by MarketWatch, Investor Ideas, Investment International, Mint, and Business AM Live, amongst other media, the widespread explanation for this
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April 4, 2024
As Tesla's shares declined on Tuesday following reports the electric car giant missed Q1 delivery estimates, the latest figures are both a warning sign and an opportunity for investors.
Between January and March, Tesla sold just under 387,000 vehicles. A fall of 20% from the previous quarter and 8.5% from the previous year. This was the company's first year-over-year decline in sales since the onset of the pandemic back in 2020.
As I was quoted by Yahoo
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March 21, 2024
Nvidia is a frontrunner within the AI domain but it's important that investors look past the big names to make the most of AI investment potential and generate long-term wealth.
This week, Nvidia's Chief Executive Officer, Jensen Huang, unveiled new chips aimed at securing his organisation's dominance of artificial intelligence computing.
The latest processor, known as Blackwell, can perform certain tasks 30 times faster than its predecessor, says Nvidia.
Nvidia's
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January 31, 2024
Five of the Big Tech companies are reporting their earnings this week in what is a critical season.
With a combined market value of more than $10 trillion, the focus is on Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta Platforms, Amazon and Apple between Tuesday and Thursday.
Investors are looking for indications of the firms that will benefit the most from artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.
As I was quoted by Newsmax, The
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January 5, 2024
With markets volatile in Q1 2024 and the potential to drop by 20%, investors need to buckle up.
However, there may be more opportunities to make money.
As I was quoted by Newsmax, Financial Mirror, Investor Ideas, Mena FN, Korea Times, FinBold, and Business News, amongst other media, it’s been a rocky start to the year for markets.
US markets mainly declined on the first day of trading of the new year with the Nasdaq Composite
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October 18, 2023
Second Round: Setback for Jim Jordan in House Speaker Bid
The second round of voting will start later today (Wednesday, October 19) to name the new US House of Representatives Speaker.
As Trump ally, Republican Jim Jordan lost the initial vote to become House Speaker on Tuesday. A second vote is now planned at 11:00 (15:00 GMT) on Wednesday.
Jordan, who believed he would win the 217 votes required to secure the speakership, came up against
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October 12, 2023
Rational Responses Amidst Soaring Oil Prices and Regional Tensions
Although oil prices surged by 5% following the unexpected attack by Hamas on Israel over the weekend, investors should avoid knee-jerk reactions.
Last Saturday, Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched the largest military assault on Israel in decades. Hundreds of Israelis were killed starting off a wave of retaliatory Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip.
At the time of writing,
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September 25, 2023
It’s been a full-on week for central banks this week, with monetary policy firmly in the spotlight.
The US Federal Reserve kicked off proceedings with Wednesday’s meeting. It kept rates steady with the lower bound at 5.25% and the upper bound at 5.50%. However, is prepared to hike rates again in November.
As the move was widely forecast by analysts and priced in by markets, investors were more interested in what Chair Jerome Powell and Fed policymakers signalled for
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September 14, 2023
Shareholder Surge, Valuation Recovery Remains Elusive
Tuesday’s Apple iPhone 15 event will boost prices for shareholders but won’t be enough to recover its stock market valuation. A valuation which declined by over 6% or close to $200 billion in two days last week.
Reports that government workers in China have been banned from using iPhones led to a drop in stock prices.
The latest iPhone showcase, 'Wonderlust,' will unveil new hardware on
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August 16, 2023
As the latest inflation data confirmed, China fell into deflationary territory in July, with consumer prices down 0.3% from last year. Investors worldwide need to prepare for the fallout and revise their strategies.
China's government has been minimising deflation fears, with People's Bank of China and National Bureau of Statistics officials saying there is no foundation for long-term price drops.
As I was quoted by CBS News, amongst other media,
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July 4, 2023
Investors will face three key challenges during the remainder of the year: inflation, a slowing global economy and high stock valuations.
Now we’re in the second half of the year, investors will be studying the market outlook, macro risks and forecasts.
As I talked about on CNBC Africa and was quoted by Advisorpedia and Mena FN, amongst other media, up to now, 2023 has been a better year for economies around the world than many had forecast. That
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July 3, 2023
International investors are due to boost their exposure to Japanese stocks or consider adding them to their portfolios for the first time this year as we see the country’s stock markets hit levels not reached since 1990.
Indeed, the Nikkei 225 has surpassed the 30,000 mark, which hasn’t been done in more than three decades.
As I explained in columns I wrote for Asia Times and Newsmax earlier this month and was quoted by Advisorpedia, Value
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