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Gold jumps to one month high

Gold has been trading sideways or down for almost two years, while inflation is at multi-decade highs. Why are safe haven investments and so-called inflation hedging assets performing poorly while global inflation is ...

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The Nat Gas Sell Off Looks Overdone

In the commodities space, dominating trader chat heading into the final months of the year is the reversal in the price of Nat Gas (Natural Gas).

StocksTechnology

Big Tech: What do Q3 earnings reveal?

US earnings have overall been strong and resilient so far. But the same cannot be said about Big Tech. And, a lot of attention should be given to Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet, given their combined weight ...

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Stocks

Is the Halloween effect real?

The forthcoming scary season is not only a favourite time for kids (and many adults), but also for the stock market. That’s because the beginning of Halloween also supposedly coincides with the beginning of a ...

Crypto

Ethereum Staking Yields

On September 15th, Ethereum transitioned from a Proof of Work (PoW) network to a Proof of Stake (PoS). This change to PoS means that consensus is now derived from a randomly selected group of validators instead of ...

Stocks

Luxury brands: an area of growth for investors?

Earnings are out for luxury brands and the quote from LVMH CFO that “luxury is not a proxy for the general economy” is warming the spirits of investors in luxury stocks. Could luxury be an area of growth and ...

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USDJPY at 150. What can stop the yen demise?

Intervention from the Bank of Japan has so far done nothing to stop the slide in the Japanese yen this year. Will the central bankers try to intervene again or must they finally pivot to rate hikes?

Stocks

Musk, Twitter & the everything app

Elon Musk has reversed his position on Twitter, reintroducing his $44 billion acquisition offer. He also teased a prospective vision for the social media network, tweeting, "Buying Twitter is an accelerant to creating ...

StocksMacro

Pick your side: Bull or bear?

Stocks are on course for their worst year since 2008. And strategists have never been so divided in their forecasts for how stocks will perform for the remainder of the year. What are the bull and bear ...

CommoditiesEnergyoil

Crude Oil Starts Q4 Well - Is the Bottom in?

Volatility is one of the main reasons traders are drawn to trading oil. ‘Black gold’, as it is often referred to in trading circles, is notorious for outsized price swings when compared with more typically stable assets such as ...

StocksTechnology

Dating apps: fertile ground for innovation?

Dating apps offer a unique success story on their own. Discover the latest app novelties and whether the leading matchmaking apps could become key market darlings. And, is it time to ‘swipe right’?

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