Jul 15, 2022
Exchange Invest 2404 Weekend Edition: On Germany’s Malaise & More
From Germany’s economic malaise to ‘Xi’s wallet’ via cryptocurrency regulation, a weekend review of interesting reading.
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On this day in 1998, the Nasdaq Composite Index closed above 2,000 for the first time.
In BigWorld
From Exchange Invest 2400: 12th, July 2022: Tuesday
The Telegraph notes:
“UK banks generated $55.1bn (£46bn) in pre-tax profits last year as big lenders benefited from an economic bounce back from Covid, a private equity deal-making boom and a soaring housing market.
British lenders managed to narrowly beat their counterparts in France on profits for the first time since before the EU referendum, according to The Banker’s Top 1000 World Banks ranking. UK banks collectively made more profits than any other European country.”
#Despite Brexit, clearly.
Meanwhile in Europe…
(From Exchange Invest 2401: 13th, July 2022: Wednesday)
Where Lenin had a thing with agitprop, alas the same cannot be said of the oft-photographed giant Euro symbol sitting outside the former ECB HQ in Frankfurt. Costing 250K Euros PA to maintain the Ottmar Hörl 14 metre structure is now for sale having proven a magnet for vandalism
Sign of the times, or symbol of Europe’s future?
…In other news, the USD crunched through Euro parity yesterday…
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Macro Thoughts
From Exchange Invest 2399: 11th, July 2022: Monday
An epic tweet from Holger Zschaepitz of Die Welt makes for super sanguine reading and a damning indictment of my ongoing concern that Germany is doing Britain’s 1970s thing 50 years later…
If you look at the total market capitalization of the German stock market it has hit an all time low of 1.97% of global market capitalization. Zschaepitz goes on to note: “Only 1 German comp, Linde, is among global Top100 when measured by mkt cap. 2nd largest comp SAP #110, 3rd largest Deutsche Telekom #123, 4th largest Siemens #127.”
NB I don’t think — despite their foibles — that the fault here lies with DB1. This is the end result of Germany being bereft of meaningful government during the abject failure of the Merkel regime to address any of Germany’s looming — and now increasingly centre stage — challenges. Readers may also ponder the innovation deficit at the heart of the EU’s precautionary principle.
Of Interest
As always, a review of interesting reading to provoke thoughts and consideration… Not sure we agree with much of it….but it’s thought-provoking!
Historic Cascade Of Defaults Is Coming For Emerging Markets
Moneyweb
The Mysterious Chinese Beauty Caught Smuggling Drugs To The US
South China Morning Post
Will Investors Be Crushed By Looming Cryptocurrency Regulation?
Nasdaq
Hong Kong Is Transformed From Asia’s Financial Hub To Xi’s ‘Wallet’ — Nikkei Asia
Nikkei Asia
Ukraine Unveils McKinsey Programme For Nation-Builders
Unherd
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