European industry failed to leverage the digital revolution across multiple sectors and global competition has been chipping away at the Continent's wealth and security : existential choices for all European citizens
In the grip of the most brutal confrontation since World War II, the European continent has been keeping up the pretense that life from Saint Petersburg to London will go on, aloof and oblivious of the rumblings. How long will the illusion hold?
"This time is different ", a reassuring promise or an optimistic prospect of a future yet unknown, popular consumption of cannabis might create massive growth markets, at the stroke of a federal regulatory pen...What if this time is different ?
The series draws attention to industry trends highlighting stock potential – and the headwinds battering investor optimism
Pulled in many directions, here and there, access to electricity has become too critical to be left under the guidance of mere state utilities - with unpredictable outcomes as political factions take sides
The VIX volatility index signals negative shifts in macroeconomic perception, as they occur. Increasing trade volumes in volatility ETFs anticipate a possible market downturn
With pipeline deliveries down to a trickle, Europe has barged into the global Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) shipping network - gasification stations and infrastructure , shipping construction yards and LNG carriers stand to gain
Current natural gas reserves in Europe will be depleted by the end of the winter of 22/3. If the conflict on Ukrainian soil drags on in a bloody stalemate, something has got to give and it does not look good for Europe tethered to Russian gas pipelines
Free trade agreements between Mexico, Canada and the US (NAFTA since 1994 replaced by USMCA in 2020) reshaped economic relations across the continent - Who will step through the open door to US markets next ? and what industry is first in line ?
This at least is the assumption today - an existential question for bond traders and for the stock market - framed by structural factors in the global economy but ruled by perception
Energy giants normally operate risky strategies, making commitments over extended time horizons, but new regulatory demands, shifting consumer expectations and geopolitical backlash are adding multiple dimensions to risk - creating opportunity in the mix
Weighing on the cost of car batteries, lithium is a price-setter for electrical vehicles and if much cheaper alternatives prove viable, EVs will come to dominate the mid-range car market, much faster than expected...
Rising relentlessly, EV sales on China's domestic market will be butting heads in 2023 with European demand prodded by environmental concerns, energizing the global supply chain, a challenge and a lifetime opportunity for China's battery- and car-makers
Portfolio optimization under constraints is a functional feature to prod the weaknesses of an invested portfolio with marginal shifts in weights and selection, enhancing diversification
How to evaluate projected investments in a portfolio - their contribution to performance and their impact on exposure to risk and on distribution, both linked to correlation with current portfolio components
