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After reviewing the current year to gain a perspective for 2022, this article summarises the outlook for the dollar, the euro, and their financial systems. And finally, we look at silver, which is set to become the star performer against fiat currencies, driven by a combination of poo...

The most hyped China narrative - common prosperity means government taking money from private entrepreneurs and businesses. Ant Financial deploys very high leverage and predatory lending, mixed payment with lending businesses with no financial regulations. VIE Chinese firms will f...

Inflation and supply chain headwinds are expected to ease as the year progresses. And reopening trade will present select opportunities. Transitory inflation is lasting longer than anticipated, but we believe that inflation will moderate through 2022. 2022 will be a year of change...

Given the broad strength of the US economy and elevated price pressures, the low yields once again defy economists' expectations. There were around $13.7 trillion of negative-yielding bonds in the world at the end of last week, the most in four months. Most emerging market currencies ...

We have factored a slowing growth outlook into our Chinese assumptions for many years now. China’s efforts to deal with leverage via its recent series of regulatory moves directly affects just 0.5% of the country’s total credit market. China still has the option of s...

Not all Net Zero targets are created equal. Depending on historical and current carbon emissions, some are more ambitious than others. On average, we find that the current Net Zero targets will, if met, collectively deliver a global temperature rise of 2.1°C, well above the 1.5&#...

We believe economic growth, inflation and investment returns should moderate through 2022, but expect growth to remain above trend, which should support the outperformance of equities over bonds. The world is seeing the latest COVID-19 variant, named omicron, starting to spread after ...

Importers of metals and metal components may be seeing a glimmer of light at the end of what has been a very long tunnel of logistics chaos, sky-high freight rates and shipping delays. Businesses in Europe and the U.S. are reporting the same problems of port congestion. 2022 will ...

The last 18 months have been the zenith of two decades of monetary madness and speculative mayhem. The IPOX SPAC index, a mix of 50 SPACs and De-SPACs (another marketing euphemism for junk), is, so far, down 32% from its 2021 peak. Following the risk-off trade, most global commodi...

The defining characteristics of the economic outlook for 2022 could be more about the composition of global growth than its trend. Year 2022 will be marked by the Fed's tapering and fading fiscal stimulus. The potential for spread pick-up and ratings boosts in the structured credi...