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Greed and fear in the global stock market

by Matein Khalid | Nov 21, 2017 | The Macro View

US and global equities surged on news that the US House of Representatives passed the tax reform bill, Cisco and Walmart posted blowout earnings and a potential bidding war emerged for Fox’s media assets. The rally on Thursday followed a week of carnage in the US high...

The US dollar plunge and emerging market currencies

by Matein Khalid | Aug 31, 2017 | The Macro View

The US dollar plunged after Janet Yellen did not talk about Fed monetary tightening and Mario Draghi did not protest 1.19 Euro at the Jackson Hole central banking symposium. This is a green light for the carry trade in emerging market currencies. The Brazil real has...

Emerging markets: an update

by Matein Khalid | Apr 24, 2017 | The Macro View

Emerging market equities have been the darling asset class de jour in 2017, mainly in Asia and Latin America, despite the March FOMC rate hike, a US Dollar Index at or above 100 and a mini-swoon in crude oil after a Saudi-Russian output cut spat. Earnings growth...

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...