Warning signs of a new bubble are once again appearing in the technology sector – and specifically in the TMT (Technology, Media & Telecom) sector, which is the dominant and most important sector of the S&P 500. According to Trust Economics, TMT stock valuations have reached historic highs, while the risk of overconcentration, especially if …
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The Five reasons for gold’s sudden jump and the slow death of the dollar
Gold is not just a hedge against risk in the midst of an economic crisis – it is becoming a core asset class in the modern investment playbook – The Triffin Dilemma and the Weakening Dollar. In more detail: The past six months have been marked by unprecedented turmoil for the global economy and financial …
Volatility and MegaCaps drive Μarkets
With “significant progress” being made in US-China trade talks, including the announcement of a temporary 90-day “haircut” on tariffs, exceeding even the most optimistic expectations (with each country reducing its tariffs by 115%, i.e. the US reducing from 145% to 30% and China from 125% to 10%), US Treasury Secretary Bessent said that neither side …
The devalued dollar will cause prices to soar in all commodities
Should we get used to the idea that financial markets are operating on the back of a weak dollar? This is the biggest reversal of conventional investment wisdom since the end of World War II. The dollar has weathered many crises, of course, but this time the stakes are high! What is particularly noteworthy – …
The bursting of the tech bubble will lead to new investment horizons
For 49% of fund managers, gold is the most crowded investment (i.e. when many investors adopt a particular strategy). This is the first time in 2 years that the Magnificent 7 technology stocks have lagged in the research on investment strategies. However, there is a problem. These fund managers clearly do not know much about …
Why ‘easy money’ caused a bubble in tech companies?
From the beginning of 2022, it is known that the main trend in the technology industry was “artificial intelligence”. While the concept isn’t new — AI is the term many believe has been used to describe the way computers work since at least the 1980s — it has once again captured the imagination of the …
Wall Street: The debt bubble of 1.7 trillion dollars in the private debt shadow market
Private credit has grown exponentially in recent years as banks have reduced their balance sheets due to tighter regulations. The private debt bubble harkens back to the days of crazy investment risk-taking before the 2008 financial crisis. Right now we have a boom in the $1.7 trillion private debt market, where private equity funds lend …
Inflation – Recession nightmare returns for stockholders
Journalists in the financial press often speak of a Goldilocks economy (“not too hot, not too cold”) in tribute to the Fed’s finesse in manipulating interest rates. They also use the term “soft landing” because the Fed is supposed to manage to tame inflation without causing a recession. However, these narratives, in fact, have no …
Wall Street’s AI bubble is growing and it’s about to burst
Everyone knows and says there is a bubble on Wall Street associated with artificial intelligence and its high-tech stocks, but no one knows how much longer it will grow or when it will burst. For example, many believe that the stock of Nvidia Corp. is a bubble. This is based on the fact that the …
Where is the “smart money” looking for refuge while Wall Street is at historic highs?
Wall Street may be at all-time highs, but “behind the lines,” there’s a mass exodus from bonds, a frenzy for gold, and a dollar selloff. “Smart money” is looking for safe havens. And all this while the markets worldwide are experiencing, more or less, a santa rally, giving the message that everything is fine. But …