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The hunt for value in global equities

by Matein Khalid | Jul 25, 2017 | The Macro View

The US stock market has been resilient to the political and policy firestorms created by the Trump White House. Trump’s failure to enact tax reform or a major fiscal stimulus has restrained but not destroyed the ‘animal spirits’ of the Wall Street bulls,...

What Trump’s political scandal means for investors

by Matein Khalid | May 22, 2017 | The Macro View

Image (c) iStockphoto The financial markets have finally cottoned on to the increasingly sordid political realities created by the Trump White House. Trump could well be impeached for obstruction of justice if he tried to pressure FBI Director James Comey to drop an...

Market View: Dubai property is in a bear market

by Matein Khalid | Apr 19, 2017 | The Macro View

I find it laughable when investment bankers come to my office and try to assure me that warehouse and logistics space in Dubai is a “defensive” investment. Mathematical reality does not support this argument. Rents in Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZ), the most prime...