Friday, August 30, 2019

Forbes: Investors Flee China As Trade War, Hong Kong Jitters Bite - $65 Billion Leaves in Latest Quarter

By SIMON CONSTABLE

The U.S.-China trade war and the recent violent Hong Kong protests are giving people a case of the jitters.

They've pulled a staggering $64.7 billion out of China in the three months through July, according to new research from the Washingon D.C.-based think tank, The Institute of International Finance. Read more here.

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Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Forbes: Did Trump Just Act Like Britain's King Just Before The 1776 Revolution?

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Last Friday U.S. President Donald Trump ordered American companies to stop doing business in China. The move came as part of Trump's fast-deteriorating trade negotiations with China. Read more here.

Monday, August 26, 2019

Forbes: Hong Kong's Richest Man Makes Multibillion-dollar Bet On Britain

By SIMON CONSTABLE 

The truly rich don't get that way without being well, truly savvy with their money. So when a bona fide billionaire makes a big bet on something it pays to take notice and possibly do something similar. Read more here.

Wednesday, August 21, 2019

TheStreet Video: Why Bitcoin Is Still Nowhere Near Money

By SIMON CONSTABLE

TheStreet: Bitcoin Failed as a Safe-Haven Investment Last Week

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Whatever bitcoin might be, it isn't a substitute for gold bullion. 

Specifically, it fails as a hedge.

"I would call gold more of hedge and bitcoin more of a speculation," says Jack Ablin, chief investment officer at Chicago-based Cresset Capital Management. Read more here.