📈 Japan’s Nikkei 225 Index Breaks 1989 Record, Reaching All-Time High
Japan has taken 34 years to recover its stock market. The country, which was predicted to be a global leader in the late 1980s – a prediction now made for…
Foreign direct investment in China in 2023 plummeted almost tenfold to $33 billion
The last time such a level of investment was seen was in 1993. However, it’s important to consider dollar inflation. In constant dollars, current foreign investments are comparable to those…
US shadow banking goes up
American banks have loaned over $1 trillion to shadow banking institutions, a development that has drawn the attention of the Federal Reserve. These shadow lenders are financial institutions that do…
Saudi Arabia raises money after exhausting cash reserves
The Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund has nearly depleted its available cash reserves following three years of substantial investments, including significant funding for the new city of Neom and its…
America rich, America poor
Wealth distribution in the US has become increasingly concentrated since 1990. Today, the wealth share owned by the top 0.1% is at its peak, with households at the highest tier…
US traders gamble options
According to recent data from Goldman Sachs, nearly half of all option trading volume on the S&P 500 is accounted for by options that expire within 24 hours. This trend…