Europe could see a devastating ‘Lehman Brothers’ event as power producers face $1.5 trillion in margin calls — here’s how governments across the region are stepping in

Wild swings in the price of natural gas — exacerbated by the halt of supply from the Russian Nord Stream […]

By Aidualc | 28 Sep 22 | Posted in Commodities, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Precious Metals Are About To Reset Like In 2008 – Gold Bugs, Buckle Up!

For years, many Gold Bugs (investors who’ve been advocating buying Gold and Silver at low prices as a hedge against […]

By Aidualc | 24 Jul 20 | Posted in Commodities, Statistics, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Is Gold Mirroring 1999 to 2011 Again?

Chris Vermeulen FX Empire Our research team continues to dig into underlying patterns and set up in the global markets […]

By Aidualc | 15 Jun 20 | Posted in Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, Statistics, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

An under-the-radar way to measure economic growth in China is painting a bleak picture

China’s true pace of economic growth is always hard to decipher, but the country’s lagging diesel demand could be a […]

By Aidualc | 04 Nov 19 | Posted in Asia, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

What Is America Doing To China? The Same Things It Did To Japan

Washington has sent a clear and loud message to China in recent months: You can no longer take the American […]

By Aidualc | 25 Jul 18 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Don’t Buy Bitcoin: Buy the Tech Behind It

The meteoric rise of cryptocurrencies in 2017 grabbed the attention of not only financial markets but also the media. The […]

By Aidualc | 01 Mar 18 | Posted in Finding Oxstones, Hedge Fund, Private Equity, Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Technology helps investment management operational model break down silos

Increasingly, the search for alpha is pushing asset managers into the furthest corners of financial markets. New asset classes, new […]

By Aidualc | 09 Oct 17 | Posted in Hedge Fund, Investment Wisdom, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Sovereign wealth funds move to private markets and emerging markets

Two new white papers from State Street Corporation and the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSWF) reveal changes in […]

By Aidualc | 24 Apr 17 | Posted in Investment Wisdom, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Pakistan Beats India, Again

After beating India in equity markets, Pakistan beat India in another metric recently: Geopolitics. The country’s leaders have skillfully leveraged […]

By MarketAngel | 08 Feb 17 | Posted in Asia, Stocks, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

2016 marked the end of the biggest bull market of our lifetimes

In 2016, the nearly 40-year bond bull market ended. Date of death: July 11. And this was the biggest economic […]

By MarketAngel | 12 Jan 17 | Posted in Investment Wisdom, Retirement & Savings, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)