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22 October 2021

WEEK AHEAD - Tech earnings plus BOJ & ECB meeting

A preview of the news, earnings, and economic data to expect in the week ahead. This week there are earnings from Big tech including the likes of Apple and Facebook (Metaverse!?) - as well as interest rate decisions from the ECB and BOJ - and US ...

Stocks ・ Technology

22 October 2021

Facebook Earnings: Whistle-blowers and Outages out, Metaverse in

Changes are afoot before Facebook earnings are reported on Monday October 25th after the close on Wall Street. Will Q3 results and the Metaverse rebrand enable investors to look past recent difficulties?

Stocks ・ Macro

15 October 2021

Tesla & Netflix Earnings plus China GDP data | THE WEEK AHEAD

A preview of the news, earnings, and economic data to expect in the week ahead. This week includes Q3 earnings (highlights including Tesla and Netflix), China releases 3rd quarter GDP data, the UK, the Eurozone and Canada release CPI ...

Stocks ・ Bonds ・ Asset Allocation

6 October 2021

Did September kill the 60/40 portfolio? – Asset Allocation

While investing 60% in equities and 40% in bonds was a safe play for decades, this strategy has faced some obstacles in recent weeks. But should we forget decades of results or just hold steady and look through the noise? Are there ways to ...

Stocks ・ Macro ・ Asia

4 October 2021

Rising risks to Chinese growth threatens short-term equities outlook

It seems as though buying the dip has been the name of the game, with China being the surprising exception, at least for the short run. Is there a value rotation at play?

Stocks ・ Technology

23 September 2021

Share buy-backs: what it is and why Microsoft does it

When a company buys its own stock it is called a share buyback program. How does it work and why are companies like Microsoft doing it?

Stocks ・ Macro ・ Politics

22 September 2021

German Election 2021: Primer for Investors | Stocks to Watch

For the first time since Angela Merkel took office 16 years ago, this German election could mean big changes in Germany. What could that mean for international investors?

Stocks ・ EV

21 September 2021

Ford is doubling capacity to meet demand for its F-150 EV pick up

“This sucker’s quick” said Joe Biden when he drove a prototype of the new Ford vehicle. While Ford has not yet delivered one single F-150 Lightening – its all-electric pick-up truck – to the market, it is already doubling its production ...

Stocks ・ Markets

20 September 2021

Putin’s party wins election: But has the Russian stock market topped?

The pro-Vladimir Putin ruling United Russia party has won another landslide election in Russia. But is this good news for Russian stocks, which have just doubled off their 2020 low?

Stocks ・ Macro ・ Week Ahead

17 September 2021

Fed meeting, Swiss National Bank & Canada election | New Format THE WEEK AHEAD

A preview of the news, earnings, and economic data to expect in the week ahead. This week includes the Fed meeting and Swiss National Bank rate decision as well as an election in Canada and earnings from Nike, Oracle, and Adobe.

Stocks ・

16 September 2021

The unlucky iPhone 13? Apple stock looks vulnerable

Apple stock has fallen after a “boring” September product launch event that saw the release of the Apple iPhone 13. After a massive run up, have AAPL shares topped?

Stocks ・ Asia

15 September 2021

China’s Evergrande Poses a Market Contagion Risk

Are the problems at Chinese property group Evergrande a risk to wider market sentiment? In other words, will there be contagion?

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