Forbes: Why Hurricane Ida Means Higher Pump Prices For Gasoline

By SIMON CONSTABLE

You are likely going to pay more at the gas pump and for that you can thank Hurricane Ida’s landfall on the Gulf coast. Read more here.

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Forbes: Brace Yourselves For A Market Pullback. Another Market Metric Signals A Potential Top

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

Mutual funds are currently holding a record low level of cash, according to a recent report from iconic Wall Street bank Goldman Sachs GS .

That probably means that investors should brace themselves for a drop in the stock market. Read more here.

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Forbes: Why China Wants To Get In On Afghanistan’s Reconstruction

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

China is already eyeing up Afghanistan’s vast mineral wealth, using the excuse of wanting to help rebuild the worn torn country now primarily ruled by the Taliban. Read more here.

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CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor: The Delta surge has not yet peaked in France and Scotland

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Forbes: Coffee Lovers Should Pray for Rain in Brazil Later this Year

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

Brace yourselves! If Brazil suffers another bout of dryness over the next few weeks, your morning cappuccino is likely to get even more expensive. 

And its already pretty pricey! Read more here.

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Forbes: An Esoteric Market Indicator Just Flashed A Warning

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

Stock investors might need to look out below. 

An esoteric financial markets indicator just registered a warning signal that historically augured in double-digit falls in the S&P 500, the index tracked by the SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) exchange-traded fund. 

The metric in question is the Marshallian K., which measures the liquidity in the economy. Recently, the liquidity started contracting. Read more here.

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Citywire: Commercial Real Estate Investing: Leveling the Playing Field

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

Historically, investing directly in commercial real estate has been beyond the scope of all but an elite few. That is changing, as technological advances and entrepreneurial disruptors are opening this asset class up to a far wider range of investors. Read more here.

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CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor: Occitanie, France, both paradise and the epicenter of Delta 2 of 2

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CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor: Occitanie, France, both paradise and the epicenter of Delta 1of 2

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CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor: "Gamification" trading is here to stay

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CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor: The silver trade in the pandemic

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Barron's: Lumber Prices Have Fallen Back to Earth. Don’t Expect House Prices to Get Cheaper.

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

The lumber bubble is over. Prices likely will stay rangebound for the foreseeable future as supply increases and demand from home builders remains robust. Read more here.

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Forbes France: Le Danemark : Un paradis pour les affaires

Auteur: SIMON CONSTABLE

Selon le récent rapport Global Business Complexity Index 2021, le Danemark est le meilleur pays dans le monde pour faire des affaires. Gérer une entreprise en Europe c’est un peu comme le roman Le Conte de deux cités de Charles Dickens : parfois cela peut être merveilleux, d’autres fois cela ressemble davantage à un cauchemar. Tout va dépendre de l’endroit où vous installez votre entreprise. Évidemment, c’est également un aspect que les investisseurs doivent prendre en compte quand ils investissent dans des projets à l’étranger.

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WSJ: What Is a ‘Drawdown’?

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

Sometimes stock-market research reports refer to something known as “drawdowns.” But it’s not always clear what the term means, because it’s often ill-defined and it’s used in at least a couple of different ways.

In its simplest form, it’s Wall Street-speak for “You lost money.” Read more here.

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WSJ: Active Stock Traders, Beware: Your Returns May Suffer in the Years Before a Divorce

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

Actively trading securities in the run-up to a divorce can be detrimental to an individual investor’s wealth, a draft research report finds.

The paper adds to research showing how major life events can affect the investment performance of both individual and professional investors. Read more here.

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Darden: The Future of Investing (Looks Very Different)

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

While unemployment ballooned and the global economy collapsed in the months following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, an odd thing happened: Wall Street surged. The stock market rose to record levels, relatively new asset classes such as cryptocurrencies headed to the moon, and individual investors had hedge fund managers reeling. Read more here.

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CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor: Boris Johnson shuns Nicola Sturgeon in Edinburgh Part 2 of 2

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CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor: Boris Johnson shuns Nicola Sturgeon in Edinburgh Part 1 of 2

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Barron's: Silver Prices Are Set to Rally Again

By SIMON CONSTABLE 

Silver prices look set to stage a double-digit percentage rally in the fall. However, experts say investors should wait for a likely dip in prices over the next few weeks before snapping up a stash of the metal.

“Our view is that silver is vulnerable to a wave of selling in August and into September,” Jeff Christian, managing partner of New York–based commodities consulting firm CPM Group tells Barron’s. Read more here.

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Briefings Magazine: A Geopolitical Heat Map on Fire

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

On one late-spring afternoon, a commercial airliner approaching the Lithuanian border was diverted by Belarusian officials. They ultimately removed and arrested one of the plane’s passengers, an opponent of the authoritarian president of Belarus, in what some are calling a “state-sponsored terrorist act.” The airspace above Belarus immediately became heated political territory, disrupting travel throughout the area and, more importantly, threatening another regional conflict. Read more here.

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