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Tong's Portfolio
Stating the obvious: Stock prices can only perform with sustained profit growth and positive prospects
A poor-performing stock market is, rightly, a major concern.
October 19, 2023
US Economy
US stocks flash recession warning as trouble spreads to industrials
The S&P 500 Industrials index peaked on Aug 1 and is down about 8% since then, teetering on a correction.
September 25, 2023
Tong's Portfolio
The equity market is saying generative AI has started a new business cycle
First, simply looking at the headline indices is misleading.
May 31, 2023
US stocks
US stocks are poised to hit new lows this year, survey of investors shows
Most say the market has yet to hit the bottom amid concern over corporate earnings.
January 30, 2023
Global Markets
Jeremy Grantham warns 'super bubble' in stocks has yet to burst
Grantham became famous for spotting and profiting from bubbles in Japan in the late 1980s & tech stocks at the turn of the century
September 01, 2022
Tong's Portfolio
USD will continue to strengthen in 2022
Persistent supply chain disruption is, in turn, keeping inflation higher for longer than originally anticipated.
January 06, 2022
Tong's Portfolio
It does not pay to try timing market cycles
A key factor underpinning the US stock market is the strength in corporate earnings.
November 18, 2021
Capital markets
Day-trader heaven arrives as Tesla, Bitcoin and stock options surge
Bitcoin has doubled in value in less than a month, swelling the total market value of cryptocurrencies beyond US$1 trillion.
January 08, 2021
Broker's Calls
Market rally cools as investors reap their profits
The Dow slipped sub-30,000. Down 0.6% on Wednesday; the S&P 500 fell 0.2% as well despite a 0.5% rise in the NASDAQ.
November 26, 2020
Global Markets
Dow Average tops 30,000, S&P 500 jumps to record in markets wrap
The record runs come in the face of more troubling news on the virus front.
November 25, 2020