Highlights As I discuss in the video summary above, my sense is that interest rates will pause in the US indicating a topping of the credit tightening cycle which historically coincides with a significant market rally. The recent upturn in gold and cryptocurrencies is signalling what is ahead as well...
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Between the late 1980s and the global financial crisis of 2008 the Chinese stock market, as represented by the Hang Seng index, grew more than 15 fold as China opened up to global trade, becoming the manufacturing hub of the world with its relatively cheap labour market. China, today, is...
Highlights This month saw the energy sector of the portfolio perform well on a rally in the oil price. Strength in the dollar and interest rates however put continued pressure on the precious metals miners which took a bit of a hammering. This, however, presents opportunity in our opinion and,...
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(Recession) Fears vs Fundamentals This month has seen a lot of downward volatility in the commodity space, seemingly driven by fears of an impending recession. The prevailing idea is that the high interest rates (~5%) are likely to slow the economy as less people can afford to borrow and take...
Highlights This month saw a lot of volatility in commodities and oil in particular and so we topped up on our position in the small South American oil explorer and producer due to its extreme price drop and undervaluation: We also opened two new positions; the first being a uranium...
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Highlights This month we added positions to three new stocks in the agriculture and soft commodity sector: Two are South American companies which will give us exposure to the anticipated price rises in soft commodities broadly speaking, but sugar in particular. And one is a platinum miner which should benefit...
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In this article I discuss a new emerging market opportunity within Europe that has come onto our radar recently based on some research and consideration. This opportunity is something we will be incorporating into our model portfolio going forward.
