My Thoughts on Current Events

My Thoughts on Current Events

My Thoughts on Current Events


Unexpected Contraction in the US Economy

9 May 2025 3 minute read 1 comment Perfectionist25

The US economy unexpectedly shrank by 0.3 percent annually in the first quarter. Growth in the previous quarter was 2.4 percent. President Trump did not delay in showing the expected reaction: Democrats are responsible for this contraction because he...

Attention Oil Shorters

8 May 2025 2 minute read 0 comments Perfectionist25

If I absolutely had to do something in oil, I would want to be on the short-term buy side and on the long-term sell side. The news of OPEC+'s expected production cut came and they first sold the market and then started buying. Now, this is exactly th...

Miracle of Travel and War: Toyota

7 May 2025 6 minute read 2 comments Perfectionist25

Kiichiro, the founder of Toyota, had a lucky father. He gave him the chance to learn about the world. Kiichiro’s father, Sakichi Toyoda, used to say, “Don’t be afraid to make mistakes, I’ve seen more failures than successes.” Toyota was founded on th...

Trump's First 100 Days: How Stock Markets Reacted

6 May 2025 6 minute read 0 comments Perfectionist25

US President Donald Trump promised to deliver “the most extraordinary first 100 days in American history” at his inauguration ceremony on January 20. So have these promises been fulfilled? For decades, the 100-day milestone has been seen as a symboli...

Navigating Market Turbulence: Strategies for a Volatile US Economy and Oil Market Shifts

4 May 2025 3 minute read 0 comments Perfectionist25

For the first time, we witnessed a country selling all its financial assets on a global scale out of fear of a person. The most well-known safe havens, the US Dollar and US bonds, saw sales despite the risks. But things started to return to normal a...

What Does the Events at the India-Pakistan Border Mean?

3 May 2025 8 minute read 16 comments Perfectionist25

The political and indeed military tension between Pakistan and India dates back to 1947-1948. Here, we see that the first seeds of war between India and Pakistan regarding the sharing of the Kashmir region were sown in 1947, and we see that the war w...

Funds That Make Money When Markets Are Falling

2 May 2025 11 minute read 0 comments Perfectionist25

There can be hell in the markets from time to time. The March-April period of 2025 was like that for American stock markets. At least until the last two weeks of April, I would say. Trump's tariffs really scared the markets. The S&P 500 pulled back b...

Massive Crypto Preparations in US Institutions

1 May 2025 7 minute read 2 comments Perfectionist25

US President Donald Trump made big promises to cryptocurrencies before the elections. He said Bitcoin will be one of the reserve currencies of this country. He made many promises, but what he did later with both Trump Coin and Melania Coin made many...

The Humanoid Robot Revolution is the Biggest Investment Opportunity in History

30 Apr 2025 12 minute read 2 comments Perfectionist25

I love investing in technology. I think the biggest industry of the future is humanoid robots, or humanoid robots. Humanoid robots look like humans, they have the form factor of humans. The reason for this is that they naturally adapt to the places w...

China's Electric Vehicle Strategy Is Now Paying Off

29 Apr 2025 3 minute read 0 comments Perfectionist25

China's long-term strategic investments in electric vehicles, which it started seriously about 15 years ago, have begun to bear fruit. China has identified electric vehicles as a "strategic emerging industry" in its "Made in China 2025" plan and it i...