China Food Prices
Food, without which we all die (obviously). Almost as important as water, the price of food is an important indicator in any economy – whether there is sufficient food for the people, whether the price of food is reasonable for…
Food, without which we all die (obviously). Almost as important as water, the price of food is an important indicator in any economy – whether there is sufficient food for the people, whether the price of food is reasonable for…
On 20 July 2025, China announced the start of construction of the world’s biggest hydropower dam in Tibet, along the Yarlung Zangbo River. This hydropower dam will consist of 5 cascade hydropower stations, and is expected to produce 3 times…
Bitcoin, dubbed to be the digital gold, and even some cases the future of gold, has gained hype in this round of bull run mainly because of Donald Trump. His policies favour crypto-currency, especially Bitcoin. In this cycle, Bitcoin has…
On 5 November 2024, the US presidential election was held, and Trump won a huge victory. The impact on stocks, the USD, and gold, among many other things, was evident. Earlier I had written a few articles on gold, with…
Before the advent of Uber and private-hire drivers, we have taxi companies and taxi drivers. Before that in the Asian societies we have the rickshaw and its human runner. No matter the era, among all the jobs available in society,…
The Chinese stock market investors recently were very hyped up over the long awaited bull run. After the SSE Comp and CSI 300 index fell to a low and crushed confidence, a sudden u-turn occurred, and confidence is coming back…
‘Sell the news’ is a term we often hear in the trading and investment world, where once a particular positive result has been confirmed, people start selling or dumping the asset involved. It may seem very strange to many new…
China started buying gold in Q4 2022, and had been steadily buying all the way till April 2024. Although China has been buying for so long, it was only in early 2024 that the masses took note of it. Gold…
Recently a series of reels on the personal Douyin (China’s version of TikTok) account of Baidu VP and PR chief Qu Jing went viral in China, and a backlash so serious resulted in her apology and resignation. In Gen Z’s…
The first million-dollar HDB was transacted in July 2012 and made the news. Since then, the volume of million-dollar HDB transactions has increased over the years, especially during the Covid and ‘post-Covid’ period where mass inflation has made everything much…
The modern paper money we often refer to as cash has come a long way in terms of trading. From the original barter trade to seashells, mankind later introduced copper coins, silver ingots and gold bars. Paper money and later…
Yesterday I went to one of the gold retailers in Singapore and sold off nearly all my physical gold – 14 x 1 oz gold coins + 8 x 1/2 oz gold coins, a total of 18 oz. I had…