Thursday, April 16, 2026
INVESTMENT PERSPECTIVE By J Mulraj Aug 7-13, 2022 Geopolitics or Financial insanity, what will bring about another crash? A black swan event is an unpredictable event which results in dire consequences (like the start of WW1 with the assassination of an Archduke or...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE By J Mulraj Feb 28- Mar 5, 2025 The mistakes made by Zelensky Image created by open art.ai   The title of the column is a line from the song ‘Me and Bobby McGee’ sung by singer songwriter Janis Joplin. Perhaps Ukrainian President...

MARKET PERSPECTIVE By J Mulraj Sep 14-20, 2024 Powell cuts interest rates by 50 bips Unlike Mark Antony’s description of Brutus’ stabbing of his friend Julius Caeser as being ‘the unkindest cut of all’, Fed Chair, Jerome Powell’s interest rate cut by 50...
INVESTMENT PERSPECTIVE By J Mulraj Nov 21-27, 2021 COP26 pledges were just hedges! In this must-watch YouTube video David Borlace exposes the double speak of leaders, at the recently concluded COP26 conference on global warming, held in Glasgow. The pledges made by the...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE By J Mulraj Jun 20-25, 2021 The sad consequence arising from avoiding the real issues ­­The phrase ‘wake up and smell the coffee’ means to become aware of the realities of the situation. Sadly, for the US and the world,...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE By J Mulraj Mar 6-12, 2023 In a world of transitions The world is undergoing several transitions. Each transition needs to be planned, as it will be very disruptive. One transition is in the energy sector. The US and the collective west,...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE By J Mulraj JULY 19-25, 2025 Is the deal with Japan truly a trade deal? Image created by Bing As per the Mirriam-Webster dictionary, the definition of diplomacy is a ‘skill in handling affairs without arousing hostility’. That was true, before Trump. Trump...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE By J Mulraj Jan 25- 31, 2025 Future Economic Growth will be Technology Led DeepSeek (Image created by Bing, using AI) A Chinese startup called DeepSeek launched two AI models, V3 and R1, creating waves because of their significantly lower costs than...
MARKET PERSPECTIVES By J Mulraj June 20-26, 2025 And mistook nuclear policy with unclear policy Image created by Bing   If a nuclear policy turns into an unclear policy, it may, perhaps, indicate that the policy maker is dyslexic. If not, he is, driven by...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE By J Mulraj June 30- July 5, 2024 The Democrats made a bad bet. It’s  backfiring The first Presidential debate between Joe Biden, Democrat, and Donald Trump, Republican, revealed to a worldwide TV audience just how lost and incoherent the former...