Fair warning: Today’s piece is long, but we think the current outbreak warrants an in-depth look at investing in this new environment. Even with the number of cases steadily rising, markets looked remarkably bullish over the last three weeks of trading. And then all of this changed.
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The Data Shows the Virus Could Be Spreading Fast: What Could Happen Next?
Financially speaking the market has been shaken out of its complacency by this latest Italian and South Korean news. At the same time the gold price and gold stocks started to attract investor funds as people sought out safe haven assets.
Why the Pros Are Paying 220% Crypto Premium
Big investors are prepared to pay so far over the odds so that they can avoid a lot of ‘crypto headaches’ that come from owning cryptocurrency directly. For them even with the inflated costs, many have deemed it an acceptable risk.
What the ISX and NSX Deal Really Means
Can you see the irony here? A competing stock exchange with its stock listed on its competitor’s stock exchange. That’s the situation with the National Stock Exchange of Australia (NSX).
Is Crypto Still Worth the Punt?
The bad news is that if you still don’t own bitcoin, you’ve missed some of the biggest returns on an asset class in the history of everything. Sorry. That’s just the lay of the land. That’s not to say the ride is over for bitcoin.
If You Don’t Read This Book, Don’t Even Bother with Crypto
Before anyone starts on their journey into the crypto world, I tell them to clue up on the basics. To understand why it exists, where it comes from, what impact it had (has and will have) on the world. But to find the right information is hard.
