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Even the resilient Straits Times Index and Singapore market has succumbed to global stock market weakness. Crypto is crushed. USD is king.

Even the resilient Straits Times Index and Singapore market has succumbed to global stock market weakness. Crypto is crushed. USD is king.

I have been pleasantly surprised by the resilience of the Straits Times Index(STI) and the Singapore stock market for most of the past 2 weeks. There were days when the U.S market plunged but STI declined much lesser than expected (usually less than 0.4%). That was unusual

Time to add and hunt for more Singapore stocks (19Mar2022)

Time to add and hunt for more Singapore stocks (19Mar2022)

After taking painful batterings for the past few weeks since the outbreak in the Russia-Ukraine war, this week was a strong week for stock markets all over the world. What I like about the momentum is how the market rallied despite bad news with the U.S raising interest rates,

Lost 78% within 1 week of purchase of Russian equity fund. Lessons learnt.

Lost 78% within 1 week of purchase of Russian equity fund. Lessons learnt.

Update: This article has been selected among the 10 top articles most popular articles in Tiger Brokers community between January 1 and June 30 in 2022. I bought a Russian equity fund more than a week ago when the Russian MOEX stock index crashed over 40% in a single day

Russian-Ukraine war crashed global stock markets. I bought Russian equity fund this week. 25Feb2021

Russian-Ukraine war crashed global stock markets. I bought Russian equity fund this week. 25Feb2021

The highlight of this week has to be the Russian-Ukraine war which crashed global markets. 2022 year-to-date stock indices and forex market performanceThe stock market and forex market are telling us that the biggest loser in the Russian-Ukraine war is the war aggressor who started the war - Russia. Year-to-date,

Global markets worsen. U.S market rally dies. China bucks the trend. Some China stock picks revealed. Weekly observation 03Dec2021

Global markets worsen. U.S market rally dies. China bucks the trend. Some China stock picks revealed. Weekly observation 03Dec2021

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Global stock markets infected by Covid. China is still running strong. Weekly observation 26Nov2021

Global stock markets infected by Covid. China is still running strong. Weekly observation 26Nov2021

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Why I bought Solana, the most serious Ethereum challenger

Why I bought Solana, the most serious Ethereum challenger

I bought Solana [https://market-observer.addvaluedonoevil.com/u-s-bull-market-cant-stop-hk-china-bear-market-cant-stop-5nov2021/#purchases] last week. The technological merits of Solana compared to Ethereum jumped out on me. As an engineer, technological superiority appeals to me. To appreciate Solana, one has to understand Ethereum first, particularly its limitations. Without getting too technical, investors can view