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China

11 March 2021

What's up with China's property market?

Evergrande, the real estate darling of China. At first glance, it appears like a straight-A student. However, it would take a prudent investor just five minutes of legwork to reveal that this company is, in fact, a troubled child.

David Belle

Featured

09 March 2021

Market Amnesia Still Not Cured

Back in January, I wrote the post below, outlining my views towards the 'amnesia' the market was experiencing, with irrational views about what the Fed would do next, and yes, that word 'inflation' was all important.

David Belle

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Central Banks

21 November 2020

Central Banks: What Do They Do?

The Bank of England. The European Central Bank. The Federal Reserve. The Bank of Japan. You've probably heard of one of these if you have had the slightest bit of interest in financial news over the past ten

David Belle

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Opening Belle

27 January 2022

🔔 Party's Over: One Zillion Rate Hikes

"The Fed called time, we're hiking seven times, 50bps at the next meeting, get out while you can"

Tim Vollans

Opening Belle

26 January 2022

🔔 Do I buy the stocks or not?

Powell's back in the spotlight later Will he shock markets or whisper sweet nothings in their ear...?

Tim Vollans

Opening Belle

25 January 2022

🔔 Quantitative 101: Easing, Tapering & Tightening (QE/QT)

Differences between Quantitative Easing, Quantitative Tapering & Quantitative Tightening often confuse people. #MacrodesiacFixesThis

Tim Vollans

Premium

25 January 2022

Could this work?

Quick post here on something to think about when looking at how you could work out playing the move in equities from an intraday perspective..

David Belle

13 January 2022

Will the NASDAQ outperform the Russell?

I've been thinking about more trade ideas, and how to structure our view into an outright play on yields. Rather than looking at bonds for this, I reckon we have a tad more 'safety' by looking to equities indices.

David Belle

11 January 2022

Dollar demise?

Pretty bold that, ain't it? You're going to need a good chart to signify why too. To be fair, it's not the only thing you're gonna need, but at least it gives a very strong foundation for you to centre your view.

David Belle