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Mega deals, MAGA propaganda and Netanyahu ghosted
For his first diplomatic tour, instead of visiting the European allies/victims, Trump spent 4 days in the Gulf countries – Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates. The visit doesn’t appear important at first glance and resembles in many aspects a special Dubai episode of The Apprentice, where Trump spent his time signing contracts with his…
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A short update on Gold
In February 2024, the last time I wrote a post making a plea for increased gold prices, the yellow metal traded at around $2,000/oz. In March 17th of this year, this spot price rose above $3,000/oz, an all time high even compared to the inflation-adjusted price reached $2,646/oz. Physical Gold Demand supply-demand balance in 2024…
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Clearing Korea Inc out of its Discount
SK Hynix and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation are both leading Asian companies in different segments of the semiconductor industry having enjoyed similar annual sales growth rates of 10% and 14%, respectively, over the past decade. Yet, SK Hynix’s last five fiscal years’ median Price-to-Earnings (P/E) and Price-to-Book (P/B) ratios stood at 11.2x and 1.5x, versus…
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