MARKET PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
May 16-22, 2021
And the risk to stock markets of rising interest rates
As the Greek poet, Hesoid, wrote, when Prometheus stole fire from heaven, Zeus, the king of Gods, took revenge by presenting Pandora to his brother,...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
Aug 24-30
The Time Has Come, J. Powell Said, to Talk of One Thing - Interest Cut
In Lewis Carroll’s book, Through the Looking Glass’ the Walrus told the carpenter that the time had come to talk of...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
Jun 6-12, 2021
Will the Fed raise interest rates?
In 2013 Fed Chair, Ben Bernanke stated that the Fed would, at some time, put a brake on its Quantitative Easing (QE) programme, under which it pumped money...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
April 11-17, 2021
We need both good governance and good discipline by citizens
Democracy comes with a price, but, for the sake of preserving individual liberties, it is a price worth paying.
When the Berlin wall came crashing down,...
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
Nov 28- Dec 4, 2021
The many challenges of policymakers
The world of the future, driven by new technologies, will be unrecognisably different, holding many promises.
Imagine that, once you incur the capital cost of installing a solar roof,...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
July 6-12, 2024
Is the global polity brain dead?
The collective West, led by Biden, had, according to Putin, prodded Russia to invade Ukraine, by encouraging Ukraine to seek membership of NATO. If allowed, NATO missiles could be...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
June 17-23, 2023
What will it look like?
Strange are the geopolitical quirks of history! For years, USA, the world’s oldest democracy, had backed and favored Pakistan, a military dictatorship. At the same time, and partly because of...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
Aug 22-28, 2021
Out of the Afghan hole, into Jackson hole
Stockmarkets are affected by a potpourri of factors, and one or more of them can become the focus of large investors, driving markets up or down. The...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
Feb 15-21, 2025
Shaping the Narrative is an Art
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In one of their hilarious skits, Costello asks Abbott ‘what makes a balloon go up?’ and when Abbott replies ‘hot air’, Costello asks ‘then what’s keeping...
