An Incredible End to Q3 Could be an Even Bumpier Ride in Q4
Well, that was an astonishing end to Q3 as we herald in what is certainly shaping up to be a bumpy ride in the markets for Q4. While the eerily familiar themes will continue to dominate, US-China trade, NAFTA, Brexit...
Can the unthinkable become reality in Malaysia?
One to watch: Malaysia’s prime minister Mahathir Mohamad As a Malaysian Bob Dylan might have put it: “The times, they are a-changin’.” And how, in the country that likes to describe itself as ‘Truly Asian’, and which is one of...
Congress members ask SEC chairman for clarity on cryptocurrency regulation
Calls for more clarity on cryptocurrency regulation are now coming from Congress, not just bitcoin fanatics. More than a dozen members of the House of Representatives sent a letter to Securities and Exchange Chairman Jay Clayton Friday urging his agency...
AMD shares fall after Intel says it can make enough chips to meet its guidance
AMD shares were dropping sharply Friday after its main competitor reassured investors about its ability to make enough chips to meet demand. Intel’s interim CEO, Bob Swan, said the chipmaker has enough supply to meet its full-year revenue outlook in...
This couple saved $600,000 in four years – and they want to teach you how to do it, too
At 6-foot-4, Matt Owen is too tall to stand up straight in his own house. But the bright red Mercedes-Benz Sprinter was the biggest van he could find. “This is between 60 and 80 square feet,” Owen said, sitting at...
It’s hip to be cheap as hotels democratize design
If you haven’t visited a college campus, secondhand store or seen “Crazy Rich Asians,” in which one of the central characters possesses a Jamba Juice freebie card, you may not have heard: Thrift is cool. In hospitality, that spirit has...
U.S.-China Trade Tensions Now A Key Risk To Growth
Timing is everything U.S. tariffs have been an ongoing theme since the March announcement on steel and aluminum, but the scale and risks associated with recent action can no longer be minimized within the economic outlook for 2019. Initial tariffs...
Is the Dollar Rally on its Last Legs?
After touching its highest levels in 2018, the US dollar lost some of its shine in recent weeks, leading one to question whether this is simply a correction in a broader uptrend, or the early days of sustained weakness for...
RBA to Stand Pat with Bank’s Communication to Drive the Aussie; Trade Remarks Eyed
The Reserve Bank of Australia will be deciding on rates next week, with a policy decision scheduled to be made public on Tuesday at 0430 GMT. No change in rates is anticipated, with the focus falling on the Bank’s level...
Australian regulators the biggest losers from interim Royal Commission
When the publication of a 1,000-page damning account of bank greed and misbehaviour results in bank shares having their best day in recent memory, you begin to wonder if the world has gone awry. Kenneth Hayne Such was the response...