The oil price creates pressure again
Teaser: The output from several large oil-producing countries have either dropped or are at risk to decrease, which of course cause some pressure in the oil market. Last year the oil price fell significantly during the fourth quarter, from approximately... Read More →
April’s Top 3 Reads
Read by tens of thousands of readers around the globe, these 3 contributions garnered the most attention this April, as published in CEOWorld Magazine (USA), Caixin Online (China), Jyllands-Posten (Denmark), Business Today (Malaysia), The Manila Times (Philippines), BusinessMirror (Philippines), LinkedIn,... Read More →
IPO your neighbour’s car via tokens
Teaser: The Fintech industry will continue to revolutionize the financial sector and now is the time to “tokenize”. Over the past few years, crypto currencies have found their way to the headlines, and even to some portfolios. I still regard... Read More →
And the winner is… China
Teaser: China’s GDP growth for the first quarter surprised positively with several encouraging developments, though with some risks, but in the long-term, challenges look different. On Wednesday, the 17th April, China announced a surprisingly good GDP growth for this year’s... Read More →
More TLTRO for weak Eurozone banks
Teaser: The GDP growth in the Eurozone is dropping like a stone, therefore, the ECB will soon come-up with several monetary measures to help growth, but investors must believe that the medicine works. The concern about the economic outlook for... Read More →
German economy in further deterioration
Teaser: The German shows signs of a further downturn – without any solutions in sight. On Thursday, the 4th April, it was announced that new factory orders in Germany dropped 4.2 pct. in February compared to January (graphic 1). It... Read More →
Financial markets in fear, but for what?
Teaser: The fear level in the global financial markets is rising, though without “just” foundation. Certainly, the American central bank’s (Fed) sharp change in its direction for the monetary policy has also changed my assessment of several developments in the... Read More →
The relieved Hong Kong
Teaser: In mid-February, China’s government announced the plan for the Greater Bay Area where Hong Kong also is included. With the opening of the impressive 36 km. long bridge connection from Hong Kong to Macau via Zhuhai, an infrastructural link... Read More →