Market Journal
Introduction to CNY Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year or Spring Festival, is the biggest festival of the year for every Chinese around the world and has been celebrated in China for thousands of years. Apart from China, the holiday is also celebrated and observed in Asian countries with large Chinese populations…Read More
Will Q1 give us stellar returns? Q4 of 2021 saw a strong ending. So will Q1 2022 be another bullish quarter too? Here, we will recollect some important episodes from Q4 2021 and point out some events that are important in Q1 2022. 2021 Q4 2022 Q1 Omicron variant Fed’s tapering Inflation rate March 2022…Read More
Introduction I am sure that by now you would have heard of the “metaverse” with Facebook announcing its decision to officially change its name to Meta Platforms Inc. This was a rebranding effort to distance the company from its original Facebook product, a social network, and to be viewed as a “metaverse” company instead. Other…Read More
The New Year is a perfect time to change old habits for the better. Eating healthier food, making more friends and getting fit are popular on the New Year resolutions’ list. Adopting some of these new resolutions will ensure that you are healthy in mind and body in 2022, but it is good to make…Read More
The Santa Claus rally is a sustained bullish market movement which usually occurs during the last week of the year and continues into the New Year. This year’s Santa Claus rally may be threatened by Inflation Risk: Sustained increase in prices which may lead to a more hawkish Fed Supply chain disruption: Sustained disruption leading…Read More
Some key events investors must keep an eye on in 2022 The news in 2021 was dominated by COVID-19. And just when things seemed to be getting better, new variants such as Delta and Omicron emerged and hampered the return to a pre-pandemic normal. Thankfully, many events were held due to the deployment of vaccines….Read More
The emergence of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus has caused individuals, nations and investors to react with fear and concern. The variant was first reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO) on 24 November, with the first confirmed specimens found on 8 November in South Africa, and on 9 November in neighboring Botswana….Read More
Introduction 2020 took the world by surprise, and countries scrambled to curb the insurgence of COVID-19. Many believed that vaccines would be “the” way to eradicate this virus and allow our lives to return to a pre-COVID norm. However, things took a different turn. Despite vaccination rates seeing an uptrend in 2021, mutations of the…Read More
Here we feature some of the more popular US stocks – not in any order of ranking – traded by POEMS customers in November. At a glance: Three indices retraced after hitting all-time highs. US President Joe Biden announced the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Federal Reserve. US to release 50 million barrels of oil…Read More
The following lists some of the more popular stocks – not in any order of ranking – traded by POEMS customers in the month of October. At a glance: Three indices hit record highs despite previous month’s low. Disappointing labour market report caused a brief dip. Volatility Index (VIX) closed below 2021 average. Companies are…Read More

