I Think They’re Aiming at China
I’m getting a lot of questions and seeing a lot of discussion about why President Trump is about to enact 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada early next week. Government officials from both countries say that at this point, they aren’t completely sure what they’d need to do to be in compliance with the wishes … Read more
DeepSeek and the Need for Power Generation
Last night (Vietnam time), I had a conversation with an expert who has experience designing AI datacenters. In addition to some highly technical information, he made four points that I think are relevant to DKI subscribers and the portfolio. I note that there are many details still to be learned and this expert was speculating … Read more
Powell vs Trump – Both Are Right and Wrong
Yesterday, the Federal Reserve “paused” keeping the fed funds rate unchanged. President Trump has been critical of Chairman Powell in public. Chairman Powell has refused to answer questions about President Trump, but is intentionally initiating conflict. I think both men have good and bad points on this topic so let’s dive in to all four … Read more
DeepSeek and the DKI Portfolio
As you all know by now, DeepSeek caused an implosion of the US-based technology and energy space on Monday. On Tuesday, the market decided it has over-reacted and many of the heavily-sold stocks regained ground. I want to address the speculation on both sides of the discussion and to update you on how this affects … Read more
Current Consensus View of the Fed is Probably Correct
The Federal Reserve will conclude its first meeting of 2025 later today, and Chairman Powell will hold his usual afternoon press conference. Some market observers are describing this as the least suspenseful meeting of the past three years, and I agree with them. The current consensus (almost 100%) opinion is that the Fed will leave … Read more
Weekly Points – January 24th, 2025 – 5 Things to Know in Investing This Week – The Dollar, Gold, and Crypto Issue
President Trump took office and immediately created excitement, new policies, and uncertainty that affects the dollar, corporate trade, the future of technology, gold, Bitcoin and other digital assets. We’ll address some of these topics in this issue and come back to others in next week’s 5 Things. Goldman Sachs enters a debate DKI has been … Read more