By: Sudibyo Wiradji. Originally published in The Jakarta Post on August 17, 2021 Sumatra is home to a large proportion of the peatlands of Indonesia and that is why fortified efforts to protect the peatland ecosystem on the island are indispensable as the forest fire-triggering dry season has arrived. Out of the total 14.9 million hectares of peatland in Indonesia, about 6.4 million ha, 43.2 percent, are found on Sumatra. However, some of these peatlands have been drained, which leads to land … [Read more...]
US Fed chairman Jerome Powell’s take on inflation doesn’t matter! Find out why!
By Darren Wilson Originally published on Property Sharemarket Economics. Republished with permission. Canberra, Australia, 9 August 2021 - I recently hosted a webinar for subscribers to Boom Bust Bulletin. I was joined by Property Sharemarket Economics Director, Akhil Patel. During the webinar we encouraged attendees to ask questions for Akhil and me to answer. And there was a recurring theme to these: people wanted to know about debt, inflation, and interest rates both now and for the … [Read more...]
The Secret Life of Real Estate and Banking
Author: Phillip J. Anderson| Hardcover: 464 pages | Publisher: Shepheard-Walwyn | Language: English “The Secret Life of Real Estate and Banking” is a deeply-researched study of over two centuries of economic history that discovers in these years a surprisingly consistent and predictable pattern of boom and bust. What the author finds is that history from the 1800s to the present day has shown a roughly 18-year real-estate cycle, with an average of 14 years up and 4 years down, … [Read more...]
To build world’s best-ever capital, copy Canberra
By Phil Anderson, director and founder of Property Share Market Economics, and the writer of The Secret Life of Real Estate and Banking. The article is originally published in The Jakarta Post on September 14, 2019 Some years back in London, the enterprising duo of John Bird and Gordon Roddick hit upon an idea to put the homeless back to work. They published The Big Issue for those on the streets to sell. The idea was to provide a regular income to the homeless that wasn’t welfare. The … [Read more...]
Significance of Annual Report
By Aulia R. Sungkar. The writer is director of ALVEO An Annual Report is prepared to deliver the main message and transparent information to shareholders and other stakeholders. Therefore, prior to writing the report, a company needs to identify who will peruse the report. Generally, those perusing the report are shareholders (for a publicly listed company), prospective investors, financial analysts, employees, the government (including authorities related to the company/organization), and … [Read more...]
Why Is Facebook Stock Surging?
Originally published on investing.com Not too long ago, Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) was mired in scandal, but considering the stock’s powerful rally this year, one can only concluded that investors have very short memories. Beginning in early 2018 the Menlo Park, California-based company's outlook became bleak, as politicians and regulators began scrutinizing Facebook after news of a massive data breach raised concerns regarding user privacy. As well, there were allegations of manipulation of its … [Read more...]
U.S. Dollar Tanks As Traders Worry About More Job Losses
By Kathy Lien Originally published on investing.com The U.S. dollar traded lower against all of the major currencies today after jobless claims topped 3.2 million. We’ve never seen weekly jobless claims at these levels before. They are more than four times greater than the prior high set in October 1982 and double the 1.5-million forecast. In anticipation of this blowout report, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell gave a rare broadcast interview on NBC’s Todayshow this morning to … [Read more...]
Gold Prices Fall as Uncertainty Over Sino-U.S. Trade Progress Continues
Originally published on investing.com Prices of the safe-haven gold fell on Friday in Asia as traders continued to monitor Sino-U.S. trade news. The U.S. Gold Futures fell 0.4% to $1,477.45 by 1:42 AM ET (05:42 GMT). On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump said trade talks were "moving right along", pushing global equities higher. Uncertainties over a deal remained, as the president’s comments this week sent mixed signals regarding the trade talk progress. Trump said overnight that … [Read more...]
Why trading forex is similar to owning your business
Originally published on Cascade Business News Trading Forex has never been so popular ever before. This year, the global foreign exchange market has reached the highest level it has ever had before at $6.6 trillion traded every day, according to the Bank for International Settlements. It is, perhaps, the most popular way to make a living these days for over 43% of millennial Forex traders and 15% of over 45 traders. Moreover, the Forex market has also experienced a rise in the number of … [Read more...]
When oil and music combine
For risk-taking businessman-cum-guitarist Hilmi Panigoro, nothing is impossible. He tells Aulia Rachmat Sungkar about the risks he encountered while growing his oil and gas company. While welcoming The Peak to his comfortable office in Jakarta’s prime business district, PT Medco Energi Internasional Tbk chairman and president commissioner Hilmi Panigoro explains, with an avuncular smile, that his company is due to move to larger premises quite soon. Construction of a brand-new office block … [Read more...]
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