Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Summary – 22nd August 2020

5th Oct 2020

(Khalid Nazir and Ananya Kumar) Background  Amazon.com, Inc. is an American multinational technology company based in Seattle, Washington. Amazon focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. Amazon is known for its disruption of well-established industries through technological innovation and mass scale. It is the world’s largest online marketplace, AI assistant provider, live-streaming … More Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Summary – 22nd August 2020

The impact of the 2020 US election on Chinese multinational companies

4th Oct 2020

(Michael Li and Shalin Kothari)  Background:  Recent tensions stemming from the US towards large Chinese Internet corporations have been evident in the media. The president’s recent order banning TikTok, owned by Beijing’s ByteDance, from the United States has been heavily scrutinised due to its unprecedented nature and wider implications for over 80 million active users in America. … More The impact of the 2020 US election on Chinese multinational companies

Demand for US Junk Bonds Continues To Rise as Investors Search For Higher Yields

4th Oct 2020

(Shaokun Chen, Jack Boswell & Jack Williams) Intro In recent months, capital markets have been warped by the coronavirus pandemic, and the US market for junk bonds has not been exempt from pronounced volatility. In March, US high-yield bonds plunged at their fastest pace in history as investors exited the market through fear of widespread … More Demand for US Junk Bonds Continues To Rise as Investors Search For Higher Yields

Snowflake: Taking Advantage of the Rallying Tech Industry

4th Oct 2020

(Daniel Aliwell, Ankit Mittal & Jeanne Royer) THE COMPANY AND ITS BUSINESS MODEL Snowflake, a cloud data-based warehousing start-up founded in 2012 is currently aiming for an IPO between now and October, with the goal to raise $100 million in the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm produces cloud-based software for data … More Snowflake: Taking Advantage of the Rallying Tech Industry

Silver – Commodity Analysis and Forecast

27th Sep 2020

(Thomas Mak and Farzan Faizeen)   2020 facilitated a revival for precious metals like gold and silver. With silver hitting a six-year high of $26 an ounce in Q3 2020, it reflects the general market concern of Federal Reserve’s stimulus package could increase the rate of inflation, for which precious metals are often regarded as popular inflation … More Silver – Commodity Analysis and Forecast

Copper – Commodity Analysis and Forecast

20th Sep 2020

(Thomas Mak and Farzan Faizeen) Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the supply-demand dynamic of the copper market has been subjected to significant changes. China, the largest copper importer, had to scale down its industrial production due to lockdown measures. Due to social distancing measures and reduced aggregate demand in the economy, many workers have been … More Copper – Commodity Analysis and Forecast

AT&T Inc. NYSE:T Summary

17th Sep 2020

(Michael Li, Shalin Kothari) Background: AT&T is a US conglomerate based in Dallas, Texas. The company holds large market shares in the US telecoms, TV, mobile, telephone and media service markets. Like many companies, the concerns that have arisen from Covid-19 have introduced an uncertainty among investors, resulting in a downturn in performance across all divisions. Investors have one eye on … More AT&T Inc. NYSE:T Summary

Brexit Spectre Continually Haunts EURGBP Dynamics

14th Sep 2020

( Written by Malaika Cornelio and Swastik Gupta ) Background  The EUR/GBP pair has faced a fatiguing pair of volatility and uncertainty in lieu of the global economy’s financial crisis-ridden recent past – including today’s coronavirus-fuelled slump – but it is clear that the Brexit vote has accentuated this volatility/uncertainty duo. “Sterling volatility… is at emerging market levels and has decoupled from other advanced economy pairs for obvious reasons,” ex-BoE governor Mark … More Brexit Spectre Continually Haunts EURGBP Dynamics

Natural gas – Commodity Analysis and Forecast

9th Sep 2020

(Thomas Mak, Farzan Faizeen) Impact of COVID 19 on Natural Gas   Natural gas has become increasingly important as nations shift towards eco-friendly alternatives due to it releasing low levels of emissions. When processed and converted into cleaner fuels, it can be used for heating and generating electricity.   The natural gas market has not been immune … More Natural gas – Commodity Analysis and Forecast

Case Study: A Look Back On Hilton’s LBO By Blackstone

3rd Sep 2020

(Alisha Gragya & Nikhil Sahdev) Financial markets are dynamic and hence characterised by the term VUCA: Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity. Rightly so, it keeps providing examples that contradict most investor expectations and yet turn out to result in archetypes of financial profits and success. One prominent example is the acquisition of Hilton Hotels, a … More Case Study: A Look Back On Hilton’s LBO By Blackstone

Two Global Superpowers on ‘Supersour’ terms. Why is USD/CNY currency pairing so unpredictable?

25th Aug 2020

( Written by Nathan Nowbuth and Sulaiman Syed Naqvi ) For many years, America and China have been at the forefront of economic debate. The U.S. economy has been the global standard for decades whilst China has become the fastest developing economy in the world and in 2014, even surpassed America as the world’s largest economy. Staggeringly, these two global giants possess more than 32% of the worldwide GDP implying the two countries … More Two Global Superpowers on ‘Supersour’ terms. Why is USD/CNY currency pairing so unpredictable?

The Largest IPO In History? Ant Technology Group Might Break The Record

25th Aug 2020

(Giorgio Curti, Matthew Lingham & Jeanne Royer) THE COMPANY AND ITS BUSINESS MODEL Ant Technology group, the payments arm of the Alibaba Group has a total estimated valuation of $150bn, making it the highest-valued FinTech company in the world. Founded by Jackie Ma in October 2000, it has grown to be the largest mobile payment … More The Largest IPO In History? Ant Technology Group Might Break The Record