Category: Current Affairs/Politics

Capitalist Viewpoints
CapEx Team

EUROPE, DRY SHIPPERS LOVE YOU

The EU formally adopted the fifth round of sanctions against Russia last week. In essence, it targets Russia’s coal sector. European companies will no longer be able to enter into new agreements to purchase coal from Russia, and any existing contracts will have to be terminated during early August. So

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Current Affairs/Politics
CapEx Team

DUBAI

As far as I can tell the Emirates are doing everything in their power to open this place up and make it more attractive. Two examples of many: Dubai Land Department makes all real estate data publicly available as it strengthens transparency – Arabian Business UAE Cabinet approves Executive Regulations

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ankara
Current Affairs/Politics
CapEx Team

THANK YOU, NATO

The reason to consider Turkey is because, as we move into a time of increased uncertainty, and with the power vacuum left by the United States, I believe Turkey will once again become a key player. Not many Westerners seem to consider Turkey, which I find odd given its geographical

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Currency
CapEx Team

EU TO BLOCK RUSSIAN COAL

So the EU, already in the middle of the worst energy crisis since the Arab oil crisis and likely worse, is now pushing to eliminate imports of Russian coal. Just so you understand the importance of Russian coal to Europe… Some 70% of Europe’s thermal coal comes from Russia. Coal accounts

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Current Affairs/Politics
CapEx Team

UKRAINE PLAY?

I received a query from a subscriber as per below: Trade idea: After the war in Ukraine subsides, we’ll likely see a huge injection of capital to rebuild the bombed cities. Is there a micro play here on a few larger Ukrainian construction / raw materials / home builders that

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the-other-side
Capitalist Viewpoints
CapEx Team

VIEW FROM THE OTHER SIDE

I go by the premise that it’s all propaganda. Within it there are inevitably some truths along with some non truths muttered by outright fabrications. Discerning which is which can be tough. Nevertheless, viewing both sides of the coin can provide some insights. With that in mind let us take

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Current Affairs/Politics
CapEx Team

Lara is on Fire

Lara Logan is a South African TV and radio journalist as well as a war correspondent. She is one fierce woman who has toured multiple war zones, personally endured horrendous treatment, and is one of the very few remaining honest journalists out there. I highly recommend watching this 10-minute clip of Lara

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UAE
Capitalist Viewpoints
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UAE

On the topic of the “world splitting”… you know my thinking. Collectively trying to get a dozen friends together to agree on what movie to watch can be challenging. Trying to get the entire world to follow Klaus Schwab’s twisted agenda was always going to be difficult. Certainly it seems

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