ECONOMICS

By Eric Peters, CIO of One River Asset Management

“I think the Chinese leadership at this juncture is overwhelmed by its internal challenges,” said Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen.

“My thought is perhaps this is not a time for them to consider a major invasion of Taiwan,” she continued, and reasonable people across the planet prayed she’s right.

“This is largely because of the economic, financial and political challenges, but also because the international community has (more…)

If, and when, a recession ever occurs again in any of our lifetimes – certainly not in the golden age of Bidonomics, pain will be felt disproportionately as usual.

Sectors which fare better will typically exhibit;

• Less cyclical exposure
• Lower rate sensitivity
• Higher cash levels
• Lower capital expenditures

As such, Visual Capitalist's Dorothy Neufeld takes a look at the sectors most resilient to recession risk and rising costs, using data from Allianz Trade.  (more…)

'Soft' survey data has been serially disappointing in recent weeks, catching down to the reality of 'hard' data…

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