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Augmented reality – just seeing things? For all the talk of augmented reality being the next big thing, the failure of Google Glass suggested the actual reality would be far different. But this is likely to change, Google Glass was merely ‘premature’. But 2018 may prove to be the yearRead More →
Fixed income – The five trials ahead Fixed income – The five trials ahead Debate in the US fixed income market is now primarily around whether bonds are in a coupon clipping trading range or headed for a bear market. The outcome will depend to developments in the EU andRead More →
Performance Niche Performance cars – a new growth engine ? Performance cars have been quietly revving up the bottom lines of carmarkers. And 2018 may be the year that investors take notice , however so too will the Chinese and other ‘clone’ specialists. Mercedes sold about 140,000 AMG performance carsRead More →
AI – for Real now? Artifcial intelligence – Finally out of the lab 2018 is a year in which AI will transition from training to doing. The catalyst for this will be new chips, the so-called specifc integrated circuits, due to be released this year , these will play keyRead More →
China – a place to Live? Chinese property – Propping up consumption “A place to live in,” is how China’s president Xi Jinping described residential property at the recent party congress , negating China’s aggressive expansionist policy , especially with its neighbours. It wasn’t the first time he had saidRead More →
Capital investment in Automotive Components Capital investment in Automotive Components dropped 75 percent to $119.1m in 2015, whereas Automotive Original Equipment Manufacturer projects ranked sixth overall following a 115 percent increase in capital investment to $2.6bn. Combined, the two sectors accounted for 30 projects in 2015 compared to 29 inRead More →
Emerging Markets Emerging markets – The wind from the West & East Given that developed markets were a signifcant part of the rocket fuel that propelled emerging markets upwards in 2017, but what goes up must come down at some stage,it follows that the potential tipping points in emerging marketsRead More →
Diversity Reporting Diversity disclosures – The effect on capital markets Diversity-focussed investments in Europe could jump in 2018 as new accounting rules force European companies to disclose their diversity policies. The crass logic that mixing ‘rainbow culture’ whith Christian and you get a better economic result will show its mythicalRead More →
Business Services sector saw an 80 percent increase With a 14 percent market share of African FDI projects, the Business Services sector saw an 80 percent increase in project numbers to 99, and a 99 percent increase in capital investment to $1.2bn EU Forecast euf:ba.18.l:43/nws-01Read More →
Fedcoin concept Blockchain – Cutting though the current noise of cryptocurrencies While 2017 saw the market focus on bitcoin’s price, 2018 will be the year that other cryptocurrencies take centre stage , possibly even backed by local reserve banks. Just one year ago bitcoin comprised 90 per cent of theRead More →
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