Global Strategy
More Xi: China’s Pathway Towards Economic Stability
There were significant developments out of China last quarter. The most important was the announcement by state media in late…
US Market Vexed: Trade War + Monetary Tightening
Monetary Tightening Remains the Single Biggest Risk to the US Market There has been a lot of talk about trade…
VIETNAM: Frontier Market Driven by Foreign Investment and Growth
Macro Battleship has lauded the merits of investing in emerging markets. This week the focus will be on one specific…
Gold, Bond and FX Markets Not Buying Forecast Fed Interest Rate Hikes
The new Federal Reserve chairman’s first FOMC meeting this week, and subsequent press conference, has confirmed that Jerome Powell is…
Oil – Reassessing the ‘Price Capped’ Narrative
Russia Shows Willingness for Continued Cooperation with OPEC The oil price has remained in an uptrend of late. What are…
Cryptocurrencies: Big Brother Seeks to Snuff Libertarian Fantasy
This column has not yet discussed the emerging world of cryptocurrencies. Still this area entered the formal financial service world…
Facebook and Google: The Data Monopolists Face Regulatory Backlash
Regulatory Risk Looms Large Over Wall Street’s One-way FANG Trade Before the renewed stock market correction that commenced on Wall…
The Financial Engineering of Corporate America
Investment strategist Christopher Wood writes about financial engineering in corporate America, and the shocking lack of tangible book value in…
Higher Growth at a Discount: Asian Stock Markets Trump US
Christopher Wood delivers his recommended global stock market asset allocation, favouring Asian stock markets and emerging markets over the US.
Market Sell-Off: Wage Inflation Spooks Zombie ‘Algo Trading’ Machines
Wage Growth Unsettles 'Goldilocks' Market Era The stock market correction over the past week is the biggest since January 2016. It…