2016 has gotten off to a rocky start. Global equity markets are on shaky ground, triggered by chaos and huge declines in the Chinese markets. The “war factor” is hitting the red zone, with ongoing conflicts in Syria and Iraq, and some nasty and potentially very dangerous posturing between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Not to …
Whether you are talking about commodities, stocks, bonds or anything else you care to invest in, their prices are impacted by narrative. And by narrative, I mean the stories people tell. For example, without the bold, upbeat and optimistic narratives coming out of the world’s central banks right now, the state of the global economy …
As I sit down and write this post, Ukraine is on the brink of war. It’s unclear whether this will be a civil war, or will involve Russian troops crossing the border and invading Ukraine itself. But one thing is clear: the government of Ukraine is doing what every other country has done under similar …
