My Thoughts on Current Events
24 Jun 2025 3 minute read 0 comments Perfectionist25
In the second half of the 20th century, the world witnessed an ideological and strategic conflict between two superpowers. The weapons may have been silent, but the hostilities were cold. This tension between the Soviet Union and the US was called th...
23 Jun 2025 3 minute read 4 comments Perfectionist25
The ‘black swan’, a concept that refers to unpredictable and major events, is this time in the Strait of Hormuz. High commodity prices, especially oil prices, are one of the most important factors triggering global inflation. For many countries alrea...
22 Jun 2025 2 minute read 3 comments Perfectionist25
The world of investment can be dizzying with the ever-changing agenda. So is there an asset that will keep you balanced in these volatile conditions and that does not lose its value over time? The answer is simple: Gold. Gold has been the symbol of p...
21 Jun 2025 7 minute read 0 comments Perfectionist25
US President Donald Trump became the president who signed the most ‘decrees’ in US history right after the election. Some of the decrees concerning domestic policy were either rejected by the courts or are still in the courts. Finally, a black cat go...
20 Jun 2025 2 minute read 4 comments Perfectionist25
Bitcoin ETFs traded in the US have maintained positive flows for 8 consecutive days, demonstrating institutional investors’ confidence in BTC. Despite $11.2 billion inflows into the funds over eight weeks, Bitcoin’s price has only increased by 10% du...
19 Jun 2025 2 minute read 0 comments Perfectionist25
Adobe delivered a strong message to investors by both reporting figures that exceeded expectations in the second quarter of fiscal 2025 and revising its revenue and profit estimates for the rest of the year. While the company reaped the fruits of its...
18 Jun 2025 2 minute read 6 comments Perfectionist25
Donald Trump's actions have increasingly become contrary to the American founding philosophy. These contradictions and Trump's practices are causing greater reactions in American society every day. A recent important incident has caused anti-Trump gr...
17 Jun 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Perfectionist25
Climate change seems to be one of the most talked about topics in the near future... This issue is no longer just an environmental problem but is becoming a crisis that threatens global economic stability. Studies show that the effects of climate cha...
16 Jun 2025 4 minute read 0 comments Perfectionist25
The visual shows the 1, 3, 6 and 12-month performances of the S&P 500 index after major geopolitical and historical events since 1940. In this chain of posts, I examined events that yielded more than 6% negative returns at the end of 12 months and t...
15 Jun 2025 5 minute read 1 comment Perfectionist25
Those who have heard the word financial freedom at least once in their lives will know Mr. Money Mustache, a Canadian-born investor whose real name is Peter Jonathan Adeney, at the age of 30, retired from his career as a software engineer in 2005 and...
