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𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐓 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦…

𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: Compared to silver, gold has historically been more likely to be confiscated by governments (e.g., United States’…

May 28, 2023

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐓 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦…

May 28, 2023

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ESG compliance on consumer essentials is a policy mistake

While I believe ESG investing should be a personal choice, for better or worse; the practice of ESG compliance as an industry-wide norm is…

Apr 17, 2023

ESG compliance on consumer essentials is a policy mistake

Apr 17, 2023

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The enemy of the dollar is gold, not yuan or renminbi

Introduction to gold-backed currencies

Apr 17, 2023

The enemy of the dollar is gold, not yuan or renminbi

Apr 17, 2023

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2023 And Beyond (Part 3): De-Dollarization?

In my earlier posts, I discussed about the immediate challenges to the current state of energy and food (in)securities. Without access to…

Jan 30, 2023

2023 And Beyond (Part 3): De-Dollarization?

Jan 30, 2023

Dr Chian-Wen Chan

Thoughts on Brzezinski’s The Grand Chessboard

This book is a good read, not so much what to emulate from it but to get closer to understanding the geostrategic decision-making framework…

Sep 24

Thoughts on Brzezinski’s The Grand Chessboard

Sep 24

Dr Chian-Wen Chan

“𝑮𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒚. 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒍𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒕” 𝑱𝑷 𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒏

This axiom involves thinking currencies/bonds as credit (illicitly or otherwise), or earned social favours, rather than money…

May 7

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Gold’s next moves? Blackrock, silver and bitcoin to back CBDC? Over-regulation worsens inflation?

Main talking points:

Aug 14, 2023

Gold’s next moves? Blackrock, silver and bitcoin to back CBDC? Over-regulation worsens inflation?

Aug 14, 2023

Dr Chian-Wen Chan

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞: 𝐎𝐢𝐥 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞

The market is flooded with 249MM (million) paper oil barrels since mid-April 2023.

Jun 1, 2023

Jun 1, 2023

Dr Chian-Wen Chan

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐞 4 𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧?

This is a new term created by the World Resources Institute, to account for: 1) avoided emissions. 2) post-sale emissions. 3) organizations…

May 18, 2023

Dr Chian-Wen Chan

Where clean-energy metals are produced and processed

May 3, 2023

Where clean-energy metals are produced and processed

May 3, 2023