[Yahoo/Bloomberg] European Stocks Slip as Traders Weigh Rate Outlook: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Dips as Middle East Risks Vie With Outlook [...]

[Reuters] Taiwan’s new president faces tough time with China pressure, no majority [Reuters] Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s new president-elect, [...]

Energy and the Controlled Fiscal Demolition It is a great frustration for HAI to constantly survey the investment landscape for opportunity and [...]

[Reuters] Taiwan voters rebuff China and give ruling party third presidential term [Reuters] Taiwan’s new president-elect will face [...]

Monetary disorder played prominently throughout 2023, though most acutely with the fourth quarter upside market dislocation. Speculative leverage [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Extend Drop as Bank Earnings Roll In: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Safe-haven gold gains on escalating Middle East tensions [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Waver After US Inflation: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Climbs as Middle East Unrest Counters Oversupply Worries [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Trade in Narrow Range Before Inflation Data: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Extends Volatile Run as Traders Mull US [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Slip as Tech-Led Bounce Proves Short-Lived: Markets Wrap [Reuters] US small business sentiment up, but labor, inflation [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Edge Lower After Choppy Week; Boeing Falls: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Drops as Saudi Pricing Cuts Counter Middle [...]

[Reuters] Fed’s Logan: should not rule out another rate hike [AP] Hezbollah, Israel trade heavy cross-border fire as Blinken seeks to prevent [...]

Transitory Goldilocks + De-dollarization = a Golden 2024 Welcome to the new year, beloved HAI readers. It promises to be a doozy. History generally [...]