Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
Expectations For Stock Market 2025: Read The ‘January Barometer’
Image Source: Unsplash The “January Barometer” Markets are notoriously unpredictable, and as Wall Street disclosures will often warn, “past performance does not guarantee future results”. While the previous statement is undoubtedly true, it does mean that investors should not rely on past data to make more educated decisions. After all, savvy investors understand that long-term profitability […]
Economists, Public Policy, And The Ideas That Are Lying Around
When you listen to economists who have worked in or near government about their role in the mechanisms of policy-making, they are appropriately humble. They harbor few illusions that a quick lecture about, say, the dynamics of supply and demand or the advantages of rule-based monetary policy will convert politicians to their point of view. […]
Years Of Repeat Central Planning Mistakes Have Doomed China’s Economy
China Overindebtedness, Overbuilding and OvercapacityThe Wall Street Journal reports China’s Economy Is Burdened by Years of Excess. Here’s How Bad It Really Is. Destiny deferred China’s rapid growth meant that for years forecasters expected China to overtake the U.S. as the world’s largest economy. As recently as 2019, some forecasters were expecting China’s GDP to eclipse […]
Ranked: The World’s Top Companies By Revenue In 2024
Today, U.S. retail giants are the largest companies by revenue globally thanks to their international reach and the strength of the American consumer.Looking beyond the U.S., many of the world’s leading companies by this measure are in the energy sector. Notable heavyweights, such as Saudi Aramco and China National Petroleum, are predominantly state-owned with expansive […]
The Miracle Of U.S. Oil Production
If you only read mainstream news, you probably think that crude oil consumption is falling and that fossil fuels will soon be replaced as an energy source by renewable sources and natural gas. That assumption is far from reality.Let’s start with global crude oil consumption. A decade ago, the planet consumed 83.65 million barrels of […]
The Stock Market Is Diverging – Is This The Beginning Of A Crash?
Image source: Pixabay There are huge numbers being thrown around the stock market. Normally you can just ignore them since share prices go up almost no matter what. But these imbalances are now too big to simply dismiss and key sectors in the equity market aren’t buying them.Video Length: 00:16:52More By This Author:The Car Market Bubble […]
How Will Gold Perform In 2025 (After +30%)?
Image Source: Pixabay For the third year running, our forecasts for the price of gold have come true.In December 2023, we pointed out that “the average trend in the price of gold at this stage of the cycle suggests the possibility of a potentially high-performance impulsive upward movement (up to +30% within 12 months)”.Over the year 2024, the price of […]
If Trump establishes strategic Bitcoin stockpile, Japan and other Asian nations will follow suit, says Metaplanet CEO
Key Takeaways If Trump establishes a Bitcoin strategic reserve, it could lead to Japan and other Asian nations doing the same. Metaplanet has achieved a 1,900% surge in share value, often referred to as Asia’s MicroStrategy due to its Bitcoin investments. Share this article If Trump implements Bitcoin as a strategic reserve, Japan and other […]
Stock Analysis: Mitsubishi Chemical
Image Source: Unsplash Mitsubishi Chemical Group (MTLHY) is a holdings company, which manufactures and sells chemicals, plastics, and pharmaceuticals.It organizes itself into three segments based on product. The Industrial Materials segment, which generates the majority of revenue, sells chemicals and polymers, including industrial gases, petrochemicals, thermoplastics, polyethylene, and polypropylene.The Performance Products segment sells electronics and designed […]
3 Worst Performing Dividend Aristocrats In 2024 Market Overview 3 Worst Performing Dividend Aristocrat Stocks in 2024 Albemarle Brown-Forman Nucor
Image Source: Pixabay Dividend stocks struggled most of the year compared to the Magnificent Seven and other tech stocks. However, after accounting for dividend reinvestment, the Dividend Aristocrats finished 2024 with a positive return of about 7.8%.The three worst-performing Dividend Aristocrat Stocks in 2024 were Albemarle (ALB), Brown-Forman (BF-A, BF-B), and Nucor (NUE). The 2024 Dividend Aristocrats did […]
