Market Sentiment & Lateral Thoughts
THE cost of US wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Syria has soared to US$4.4 trillion since 9/11, and … Read the rest
A DECLINE in global derivatives trading to their lowest levels since 2007, is regarded as an indication that global markets have become sanguine.
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the central banks’ central bank, has disclosed that the gross market … Read the rest
THE eight-year long global equity bull market has boosted the wealth of the Asian-Pacific rich and super-rich to extraordinary levels.
Capgemini’s latest Asian-Pacific Wealth report estimates that the numbers of high net worth individuals (HNWI) surged by 400,000 to 5.5 … Read the rest
SARINE Technologies, the Singapore Exchange-listed Israeli diamond specialist technology firm, is making rapid advancements in the automated grading of diamonds.
The company’s research and links with the Israel Diamond Institute’s technological centre have already resulted in products that help diamond … Read the rest