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Macro ・ Investing

12 July 2021

WEEK AHEAD: Earnings Season kick-off, US CPI, BOJ meeting & China GDP

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Stocks ・ Macro

12 July 2021

New football champion in the EU, falling bond yields, oil slowing down: our Top 10 stories of the week

Read the top 10 stories to remember the week which ended July 9th.

Commodities ・

9 July 2021

Are rising coffee futures prices a passing fever?

Should consumers expect a surge in the retail price of coffee? Recent constraints and market players suggest otherwise, but for how long can they incur the cost? Tchibo already threw in the towel.

Stocks ・

9 July 2021

Torrid: making people feel comfortable will win their loyalty

Torrid is a plus-sized clothing brand operating over 600 stores in the US. Here is how it managed to make its way to the top in this little talked about and yet massive market.

Politics ・ IPO ・ Asia

7 July 2021

E-yuan efforts behind internet stocks regulatory pressures?

In April Alibaba was fined a record $2.8B for anticompetitive practices, and this week, Didi was told to remove its application from the app stores. Result: Chinese stock markets flopped. Could a Chinese e-yuan effort be ...

Stocks ・

6 July 2021

The ETF industry continues to reinvent itself

There is only one step from traditional funds to ETFs. This is what the American fund manager Dimensional Fund Advisors has just demonstrated.

Commodities ・ Markets

5 July 2021

Oil prices rise, Nasdaq's record, a reversal in U.S. equities: our Top 10 stories of the week

Read the top 10 stories to remember the week which ended July 2nd.

Macro ・ Investing

5 July 2021

WEEK AHEAD: July 4th, Fed minutes, RBA meeting & still OPEC+

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Stocks ・

2 July 2021

U.S. housing prices soar--are homebuilder stocks next?

With mortgage interest rates starting to

Stocks ・ Technology

2 July 2021

Bumble Brew: “a safe space for healthy and equitable relationships and connections”

The famous dating app Bumble asking women to make the first move is ...

Stocks ・ Commodities ・ Crypto

1 July 2021

Top 5 Market Bubbles of 2021

Nobody can argue that 2021 has been one of the most exciting (excessive?) times for investing in recent memory. Here’s a rundown of the top 5 investing bubbles and busts in 2021 with a preview for 2022.

Stocks ・ Markets

1 July 2021

UAE equities: a successful recovery from the pandemic

The UAE is one of the pandemic's top gainers; high oil prices, value stocks, real estate markets improving, covid-19 cases under control, and geopolitical stability make up the backdrop to what could be a greenfield opportunity.

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