Picture this. It’s early morning, coffee in hand, and traders everywhere are hovering over their screens. One number is about to drop. It might be the latest inflation figure. It might be the monthly jobs report. Either way, within seconds it’s across news tickers. And, just like that, markets could jump, stumble, or go haywire.
There’s this thing that happens sometimes when you’re trading. You dig into a company’s financials, check the earnings, read the news. Everything seems to line up. On paper, it’s solid. But then you look at the chart... and it’s been trending down.
Let’s face it. The market can be a bit of a rollercoaster. One moment you’re riding high, the next you’re watching red lines stack up on your screen. During those volatile moments, wouldn’t it be helpful to have a few steady performers in your portfolio — something a bit less… wobbly?
Japan, deflation, and low-rate environments explained.
You’ve probably heard someone throw around the term “liquidity trap” and just moved on. Fair enough, it does sound like one of those textbook ideas economists obsess over. But here’s the thing. It actually matters, and more than you might think.
When markets start acting up or the headlines go full “crisis mode,” you’ll often hear investors shifting into so-called safe-haven assets. Gold, yen, and the dollar. But what exactly makes them “safe,” and why do people run to them when everything else feels like it’s falling apart?
