This post is opinion only. See full disclaimer below Given the extreme volatility and intricate complexity of the current global matrix, it must be stated at the outset that the following analysis could be completely wrong. The reader is explicitly warned that any attempt to map real-time geopolitical friction onto financial markets is inherently speculative. … Continue reading The Global Energy Variable: South Korea and the KOSPI Equation
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The Geopolitical Disconnect: Is the Market Mis-pricing a Material Oil Shortage?
This post is opinion only. See full disclaimer below. In this site we try to always give you higher level analysis of key Macro-political market issues. The following ideas are meant to expand the current discourse. As I've suggested before the current Hormuz crisis is sufficiently complex that unless you are in the situation room … Continue reading The Geopolitical Disconnect: Is the Market Mis-pricing a Material Oil Shortage?
The interesting question of a possible AI bubble
This post is opinion only. See full disclaimer below. The case of the spectacular rise in AI stocks which have now been the market leaders and reigning stock market narrative for some time certainly requires a great deal of macro-political analysis by any investor regardless of their particular style of investing. Also educationally this run … Continue reading The interesting question of a possible AI bubble
Tariffs and Politics as the Key to Market Valuations
As one commentator put it on the late night European Bloomberg show "Its now all about tariffs and politics!" For those of you who have been following the posts on this site you know that we believe this is the case regarding the importance of politics far more than the markets ever want to really … Continue reading Tariffs and Politics as the Key to Market Valuations
The Key Trading Elements Fama’s Efficient Market Hypothesis Leaves Out
Eugene Fama's Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) has much that is of value in the theory. In fact, given the way most people invest in the markets, it is more or less the case. He himself acknowledges, and higher-level people usually do with such things, that there is a certain slippage in his theory---i.e. it's a … Continue reading The Key Trading Elements Fama’s Efficient Market Hypothesis Leaves Out
Impossible Contradictions: You can have clean energy or AI but you can’t have both
There's plenty of good reasons to like certain aspects of both AI and clean energy. Clean energy promises a less polluted planet, especially from emissions, and to help mitigate the dangers of global warming. AI promises significant increases in productivity and efficiency along with potentially a wider access to important information. I am certainly in … Continue reading Impossible Contradictions: You can have clean energy or AI but you can’t have both