Tesla Inc (TSLA): The Beginnings of a Downward Spiral?
Although not entirely new territory for the electric car maker, the last few weeks have been quite the roller coaster … Read more
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As Chinese Debt-Equity Swaps Merely Defer Risks, Worries Grow Over Shadow Banking
China has spent years studying the US free enterprise system and in some cases has mimicked what works by at … Read more
Barclays – No Place To Hide
With all eyes on US volatility levels and the correlative relationship with interest rate policy – only a matter of … Read more
Basel III Exposure – Are Chinese Balance Sheets Protected?
Coming into the end of 2017, APAC (Asia-Pacific) banks accounted for 50% of Basel III securities issued worldwide. This sizeable … Read more
Asset Prices – Compounding Fragility
Historically, rising inflationary Pressures have created depressions at bond market prices and sent the cost of capital upwards along an … Read more
Hedge Funds Digitisation Is Either Evolution Or “Treadmill To Oblivion” – KPMG Survey
Data has become one of the world’s most valuable commodities. The alternative investment industry is far from exempt from the … Read more
The Labour Market Is Hot… Too Hot: Deutsche Bank
The US labour market is tightening – with almost full employment, according to the latest jobs data, released at the … Read more
BAML – Hoorah For High Grade
Between January 31st and February 6th 2018 close to close, the Dow wiped off near 7% of its value. 1 … Read more
Chinese Debt To Equity SWAPs Do Not Specify Who Is Left Holding The Bag When The Deal Goes Bad
Amid a stock market sell-off in the US and around the world – the Nikkei 225, for instance, closed down … Read more
JPM Warns: We Risk Downward Spiral Exacerbated By, Balanced MFs And Risk Parity Funds
Orthogonal though they may often seem, the correlation between bond and equity markets is under the spotlight. The market remains … Read more
Record reach for leverage
European equity market returns were subdued for the month of January – with the Eurostoxx 500 mustering up a few … Read more
Greenback – Don’t Expect It To Bite Back?
Policy Direction US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin welcomes a weaker dollar. Speaking at a press conference at the World Economic … Read more
Cape Town Drought – As Day Zero Nears, The Problems Multiply
Updated on Feb 4th by The Quantquistador The drought crisis is deepening at South Africa’s second most populous city. With … Read more
Asia – Demographic Driven Tech Leading Region? China To Dominate Robotic Future
.The 2018 outlook on economic growth is stable for Asia, based on the combination of a favourable macroeconomic backdrop and … Read more
US Tax Legislation Unleashed – Highly Indebted Companies To Get Hit Hard During Next Downturn
It’s all a go into 2018 for the US market with tax reform, that slashes top corporate income tax to … Read more