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Amazon and Facebook Equity Prices Soar High and Beat the Q2 Consensus Figure

Facebook (FB US) equity price showed a rise of 6.5 percent against the consensus figure for the Q2 market income expectation results. The report released showed a Q2 20-revenue increase of 18.7bn US dollars which amounts to an additional 11 percent year by year growth. The recorded figure grew higher than the projected consensus income Read More…

The Strange Rise of Gold and Copper Prices in Tandem
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The Strange Rise of Gold and Copper Prices in Tandem

Apparently, there is an indirect correlation between gold and copper prices than market analysts previously realized. As the one surges, the other falls flat. For instance, gold managed to climb high in an economic downturn because investors want a haven. Similarly, the dwindling copper prices should not come as a surprise since construction and manufacturing Read More…

Threat to USD as Reserve Currency
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Inflation May Threaten the Use of the US Dollar as Reserve Currency

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. highlighted the recent mounting concern that inflation in the U.S. could make the US dollar lose its status as a haven.  While Congress closes in on one more cycle of fiscal incentive to buttress the US economy that has been badly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, and the Federal Reserve have Read More…

Asian Stocks Outperform Western Stocks, and the Bullish Movement Could Increase Returns
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Asian Stocks Outperform Western Stocks, and the Bullish Movement Could Increase Returns

Asian stocks are currently doing better than the U.S. and European stocks. The major cause of the upbeat stock prices in Asia is China’s ability to recover faster from the COVID-19 induced economic recession. This created the notion that some regions in Asia have succeeded significantly to control the Coronavirus pandemic. This saw the MSCI Read More…

COVID-19 Revives Ultra-Safe European Bonds
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The COVID-19 Pandemic Revives Ultra-Safe European Bonds

In a new turn of events, the European Commission may just become the new major player in the European financial markets. Over the years, the eurozone hasn’t been an ideal spot for investors. In fact, the currency’s super-safe pool and triple-A international securities shrank by at least 40% from 2007 to 2018. Even the rating Read More…

Popular 60-40 Investment Formula for Stocks and Bonds Faces Scrutiny
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Popular 60-40 Investment Formula for Stocks and Bonds Faces Scrutiny

A swift slide in treasury revenues contradicts the world’s popular 60-40 investment schemes utilized around the globe. The old investment style of mixing investment assets by following the 60% stocks and 40% bonds-formula has hit a big resistance. Investors have started using this investment scheme since the 1950s when the modern portfolio theory exploded.  The popular Read More…