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Macau Visitation Hitting 2019 Levels
Inside Asian Gaming reporting that Macau visitation is over 100k/day and back at 2019 levels. https://www.asgam.com/index.php/2023/10/24/macau-hits-new-milestone-with-more-than-105000-visitor-arrivals-on-consecutive-days/
5 Things to Know in Investing This Week – October 13th, 2023
The Chutzpah Issue Chutzpah is a Yiddish word that loosely translates to a combination of gall, obnoxious assumptions, and courage. There’s an old saying that the definition of chutzpah is killing your parents and begging the judge for leniency because you’re an orphan. I also like the way Futurama “explained” it. In this week’s 5 … Read more
Clarification on Oil Prices
This piece was originally published on October 13th, 2023. I got a great question today from DKI reader, Eric, who correctly pointed out that it appeared I was claiming that Russian refining difficulties could lead to lower crude prices. The relevant paragraph is from the Energy section of today’s CPI post. I’ve re-read it, and … Read more
5 Things to Know in Investing This Week – October 6th, 2023
The Things That Aren’t an Issue Issue The market is deep into over-reacting to surface analysis mode. Stock prices are responding to news no one will remember in 5 days or to data that’s going to be revised out of meaning next month. In this special issue of the 5 Things, we’re going to focus … Read more
Israel at War – Implications for the Market
This piece was originally published on October 9th, 2023. Introduction: Over the weekend Hamas attacked Israel killing and kidnapping hundreds, or possibly, thousands. Israel has declared war and has begun a counter-attack. As usual, DKI will focus on policy and the market/economic implications of events, and as much as possible, will leave the politics to … Read more