The current Covid situation seems grim from a human aspect. Putting that aside, as much as we don’t want to, the impact of this second wave is likely to be limited. What the markets have learned from all the previous waves, all across the globe is that much of the economic impact is temporary.

Behavioural finance is a fascinating subject to study in relation to the markets. As they say, if you loose on the markets, it is not the markets that are losing, it is your behaviour that makes you loose.

Most people familiar with the blockchain know it as the underlying technology of cryptocurrencies. That’s true… The blockchain’s main use has been to record crypto transactions. But that’s not the only thing it’s capable of.

A struggling retailer had a bleak future. Hedge funds on Wall Street smelled blood and shorted the stock. A group of stock market enthusiasts who congregated in an online chat room realized they could change the market dynamic of a stock if they acted en masse to create a microbubble.

We were always of the opinion that our economy would see a short term boom due to low interest rates and cheap oil. In addition to low interest rates and low fuel prices, we now have a fiscal policy that promises to be growth oriented for the next few years.