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A Fresh Look: How to navigate 21st Century Challenges For A Private Investor

China, Democracy, Economy, NATO, News, Philosophy, Politics, Russia, The Stock Market, Ukraine, Uncategorised, War / /

Since the January 2022 blog, a rather lot economically and geo-politically has occurred, namely war in Ukraine which has given cause or excuse to global inflationary concerns with rising food and commodity prices. Fuel bills soared in 2022 with prices caps being introduced the alleviate consumer concerns. Prices for gas have since fallen although UK […]

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FTSE100 up or down- who cares and when to jump ship and move on?

Economy, Investment, The Stock Market, Uncategorised / /

The choice for investing in numerous assets classes, around the world, using a plethora of investment platforms to execute or discuss trades with fellow speculators have increasingly served private investors well so far in the 21st century, despite difficult periods such as the Great Financial Crisis of 2007-9 and through further dips and recoveries since.

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Happy New Year 2021-Whooping it up in Wuhan while UK Re-enters Lockdown.

China, Covid-19, Economy, Uncategorised / /

The photographs and news reports of people in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the Coronavirus outbreak in 2020, enjoying their new year celebrations while reports of curtailed events in the UK, especially in Edinburgh with its deserted Princes St. instead of the famous annual street party celebrated by tens of thousands, has

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Default Identity: The National Classes Versus the Professional Classes With Covid-19 Enhancement.

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Social and identity tensions between the working or lower classes and the post-graduate professional classes were building long before Brexit or in the US with the arrival of Donald Trump in the Oval Office. It was a factor in the Democratic party’s presidential front runner Hilary Clinton’s failure to win the 2016 election. Her ‘basket

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Brexit or Not: Iran Denies as Saudi Burns while Turkey Buys and China Churns.

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World events are keeping investors, commentators and world markets fully engaged after armed drone strikes on Saudi Arabia’s oil processing facilities at Abqaiq and the Khurais oilfield. The strikes caused massive fires and production outages causing oil prices to spike up to 20% in the immediate aftermath of the attacks before settling circa. $65 per

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After Carillion: Is This UK Outsourcing’s Waterloo or Watershed Moment?

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In the lamentable trail of the London’s Grenfell Tower disaster in June 2017 follows another public disaster as Carillion, a large outsourcing and construction services contractor, which had been in financial difficulty from July 2017 with numerous profits warning until January 2018 when it was forced in to compulsory liquidation. The company failed after the

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Arab Princes in A 5 Star Jail and Trump’s Daft Declaration: It’s Getting Even Hotter in The Middle East.

Middle East, Politics, UK, Uncategorised, USA, War / /

Events in the Middle East since November 2017 have taken some dramatic steps even for this politically volatile region. Wars in Syria and Iraq grind on against now a much reduced ISIS threat however the Syrian Defence Force/Kurdish (YPG led and US supported) coalition are now vying for land and political control in regained territories.

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Building a Wall to Stop Immigrants is the Last Piece of Infrastructure the USA Needs.

Infrastructure, Investment, Politics, Uncategorised, USA / /

Republican Presidential Nominee apparent for the 2016 election (unless the Republicans can depose him at their convention) Billionaire property tycoon Donald Trump as part of his electioneering bravado has promised to construct a wall along the Mexican border to stop illegal immigrants from entering the US.

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2016: What’s Coming – the Good, the Bad or Mediocrity.

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Another year starting so what’s in store for investors and markets? In 2015 the GDP of the US economy grew at 2.4%, the UK did 2.5% and the EU managed 1.5% with all its currency and migrant upheavals (GS, 2015). China slowed down yet still reported 6.9% causing investors or speculators a heap of disappointment

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