US markets rip-snorted higher overnight. The white knights of the world’s central banks were saddling up to ride to the rescue. They announced they were ready to lance the crisis with sharp rate cuts and ‘monetary stimulus’.
Macroeconomic News: Insights into Economic Trends and Developments
‘1984’ Has Come to China — The Suppression of Free Speech in China
I wrote about the importance of our right to protest late last year.
It came on the back of my 30-minute commute to the office turning into a 90-minute crawl.
Our Three-Step System for Protecting Yourself from the Negativity
What can you do to shield yourself from the bombardment of negative headlines? We think that if you remain clear-headed in this new environment, you will not only feel better, but you will be a smarter investor…
COVID-19 Hit the Markets Hard — You Can’t Quarantine a Stock Market
You can’t quarantine a stock market, can you? So you’d expect the markets to struggle. But this week’s action was a little weird.
The Currency Bill 2019: How the Government Trampled on Your Freedom
f you ever needed an example of government overreach, today is it.
After two days of hearings in Sydney and Canberra…
The Coronavirus Portfolio
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.