Tag: China

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Global Trends
Chris MacIntosh

Is Trouble Brewing in the Electricity Market?

After the series of articles discussing the shale oil industry I received a lot of feedback discussing both shale oil and energy in general, including the following from a reader discussing electricity in Europe: Chris, Here’s the puzzle I am trying to figure out: Will there be mean reversion with regards

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Financial Markets
Chris MacIntosh

Q&A: Is China About to Impose Capital Controls?

Let’s look at a couple of questions from the readers today, shall we? Hi Chris, I love your sharing of thoughts. Really insightful and though you may not realise it, you’ve helped me a lot. I’m an entrepreneur running flat out. I’m juggling so many things, some inevitably fall through

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Financial Markets
Chris MacIntosh

And the Bloodletting Begins…

Last week at my son’s football game, a fellow parent remarked to me that bald heads are cool. I actually thought the guy may be off his rocker a bit, but then I figured that maybe he was trying to be nice as I’ve got more hair on my big

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Financial Markets
Chris MacIntosh

Can You Hear the Fat Lady Singing? – Part II: The China Connection

Greece is connected to China by the very same thing which has been connecting sex, drugs, and rock’n’roll since Bretton Woods – dollars. Last week I shared some thoughts on the unintended consequences of actions taken in Europe and why Greece may matter as a result. There is zero chance

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Financial Markets
Chris MacIntosh

NYSE “Glitch”… Really?

Yesterday I was speaking with a business partner who’s in Hong Kong for some meetings. He mentioned that many Chinese see the collapse in the stock market as an American conspiracy ahead of the IMF currency decision. It’s curious how humans can be so blind to the obvious. I understand

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Financial Markets
Chris MacIntosh

While the World Watches Greece THIS is Happening

Watching the ongoing Greek saga unfold is enough to make a blind man grimace. Capital controls which could be seen coming down the track like a freight train are but one more notch on the disaster stick called European Monetary Union. Why talk of Greek debt negotiations is even taking

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Venture Capital and Private Equity
Chris MacIntosh

Industry Standard be Damned!

Some 12 years ago, on my first trip to China, I found myself pleasantly surprised by almost everything I saw. The high quality and low cost of accommodation, the fantastic roads, and overall infrastructure. I found a friendly people with a truly surprising level of wealth. It was a country

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The Market is Simply NOT Expecting This to Happen

To succeed in investing you essentially have to beat the majority of other investors. This will not be achieved by thinking like everyone else. You will have to think and act differently to everyone else. How do most people think when it comes to trading, or at least what do

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