by Adnan Zai | Dec 30, 2019 | Global Economy
The Wall Street Journal reported in December that Sweden’s Riksbank, its central bank, one of the first to use negative interest rates, also became one of the first to end the policy. They did so because inflation was expected to rise to its target of 2% in the coming...
by Adnan Zai | Dec 27, 2019 | Senior Housing
Stories regarding Japan’s aging population aren’t uncommon today. The geographically small but globally impactful island nation is a place of interest for demographers, economists and the like who want to look forward at the impacts of an aging population. In the...
by Adnan Zai | Dec 21, 2019 | Global Economy
CNBC recently reported on Deutsche Bank’s perceived market risks for the United States, sent by Deutsche Bank’s chief economist Torsten Slok to a list of clients. As the new year dawns on us, I’ll go over some of these in relation to our business. For the sake of...
by Adnan Zai | Dec 13, 2019 | Global Economy
Despite slowing growth and concern over when a global downturn will come, the U.S. remains a safe place for cross-border investment. National Real Estate Investor reported this week that cross-border real estate deals totaled $46.2 billion in the first nine months, up...
by Adnan Zai | Nov 27, 2019 | Global Economy
Bloomberg reported on November 20th that the rich in Europe are increasingly investing in precious metals, cash and cryptocurrency in efforts to hedge against a future recession, as well as avoid negative interest rates. Those rates are causing sitting cash to lose...
