MARKET PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
Jan 23-29, 2022
Why does it take policy makers so long to reach sensible conclusions?
Abba Eban, an Israeli politician, said ‘Men and nations behave wisely when they have exhausted all other resources’. So true.
In a bid to...
INVESTMENT PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
Jun 5-11, 2022
Far too many problems ahead of us
The world is beset by far too many problems, the short term future is cloudy.
The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, and the possibility of China being emboldened...
INVESTMENT PERSPECTIVE
Oct 24-30, 2021
By J Mulraj
The return of stakeholder capitalism
Think about this. In 2020 total global defence spending was $ 1,981 b. As per Statista, total global capex on renewables was $ 225 b. on offshore and onshore ,...
MARKET PERSPECTIVES
By J Mulraj
July 5-11, 2025
Trump must not let ego override sense in his fallout with Musk?
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There is no denying that America is in a debt trap. A debt trap is when the debtor needs to...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
Sep 13 - 19, 2025
He twiddles whilst America burns
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President Trump’s aggressive tariff policies seek to extract benefits for America, and drive inward direct investment to create jobs. But his policies are unfairly...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
Oct 4- 10, 2025
Trump’s aggression is breaking trust in America
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In 476 CE, or Common Era, (a secularised AD), Emperor Niro was depicted as having played the fiddle, more likely the lyre, as Rome...
INVESTMENT PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
Mar 20-26, 2022
WYDSIWYG - What you don’t see is what you get!
By: J Mulraj
We ought to draw up a balance sheet for the Ukraine war.
Before the Russian invasion, Putin was seeking a discussion with Biden and...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
Sep 26-Oct 2, 2021
Problems of disrupted supply chains
Thomas Friedman had, in 2005, written a book, The World is Flat, explaining how the forces of technology, better communication and digitisation, would lead to benefits for all, thus...
INVESTMENT PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
Jul 3-9, 2022
Wrong ones have been made, sadly
The world is filled with a plethora of problems and policy makers have to decide on how to solve them. That is no easy task, for any action has,...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
May 9-15, 2026
The Beyond-Visual-Range Dreams of Elon Musk
Global markets are buzzing with anticipation of the forthcoming IPO of Elon Musk’s company SpaceX, likely (unconfirmed) in mid June, 2026. The company is expected to raise $75 billion,...
