Global | The Property Chronicle

Craigmore commentary: the return of the land

by Forbes Elworthy | Apr 25, 2022 | The Farmer, zOurWriters2

Land prices should now outperform other asset classes, especially when compared to their underperformance during the previous period of deflation, argues this writer. In November I suggested that inflation would continue, rather than being merely transitory....

The Chinese property bubble

by Paul Lukaszewski | Apr 21, 2022 | The Fund Manager, zOurWriters1

Bust or buying opportunity? In the new territories north of Hong Kong, a vast and lavish property development was planned: a wetlands restoration, hundreds of luxury townhouses, all surrounding the jewel in this property crown – a Palace of Versailles-themed villa of...

More poison from Twitter

by Gary M Galles | Apr 20, 2022 | Investor's Notebook, zLead Article, zNewsletter

In response to Elon Musk’s all-cash takeover offer for Twitter, its board of directors has adopted a one-year shareholder rights plan to stop it. As Lucas Manfredi reported for FOX Business, the board claimed the plan “is intended to enable all shareholders...

Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe portraits expose the darker side of the 60s

by Harriet Fletcher | Apr 20, 2022 | Alternative assets, zOtherDiversions

“If you remember the 60s, you weren’t really there”. This famous quip says much about our rose-tinted nostalgia for the decade. The fun-loving hedonism of Woodstock and Beatlemania may be etched into cultural memory, but Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe portraits reveal a...

Global inflation

by Alfred Sadek | Apr 19, 2022 | The Analyst, zOurWriters2

Interest hikes are not always a smooth answer. The inflation rate has been a recent ongoing hot topic of debate as more and more countries are experiencing a surge in consumer prices, according to the latest data. It is, however, an expected trend to see inflation...