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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

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, 2024

Thoughts on Brzezinski’s The Grand Chessboard

Sep 24, 2024

“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, 2024

May 7, 2024

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

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞: 𝐎𝐢𝐥 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞

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

Jun 1, 2023

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞: 𝐎𝐢𝐥 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞

Jun 1, 2023

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

May 18, 2023

Where clean-energy metals are produced and processed

May 3, 2023

Where clean-energy metals are produced and processed

May 3, 2023

Critical analysis: The math says free market has negative view on its viability

In Malaysia, 150,000 voluntary carbon credits were auctioned, with carbon pricing between USD$ 4–15 per carbon credit. Thus, total value of…

May 2, 2023

Critical analysis: The math says free market has negative view on its viability

May 2, 2023

The gold war that we don’t see

Would Shanghai Gold Exchange come out on top?

Apr 27, 2023

The gold war that we don’t see

Apr 27, 2023

𝐃𝐞-𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 (𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐬…

1) What is inflation? 1.1) Inflation that is announced by central banks like the Fed, or the value of fiat currency (money printed)…

Apr 5, 2023

𝐃𝐞-𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 (𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐬…

Apr 5, 2023

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Summary of All-In Podcast And The Macro Compass on The Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) Saga

1)Silicon Valley start-ups use SVB to deposit funding they have gained from closing VC-funding rounds.

Mar 12, 2023

Summary of All-In Podcast And The Macro Compass on The Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) Saga

Mar 12, 2023

ESG and money (why high ESG scores and high returns do not co-exist)

“therefore the link between good ESG scores and higher returns are fundamentally incoherent…….“

Feb 21, 2023

ESG and money (why high ESG scores and high returns do not co-exist)

Feb 21, 2023

Summary of a Very Good Talk on Energy-minerals of RE Technologies

Briefly summing up this very good talk by Mark Mills on renewables: (1) environmental impact, (2) disparity in allocations of investment…

Feb 13, 2023

Summary of a Very Good Talk on Energy-minerals of RE Technologies

Feb 13, 2023

2023 and beyond (Part 2): No fertiliser, no food?

Introduction

Jan 16, 2023

2023 and beyond (Part 2): No fertiliser, no food?

Jan 16, 2023

2023 and beyond: Orienting towards BRICS, G7 or somewhere in between? Part 1, energy (in)security

The year of 2022 is a year of crisis just as we thought that the COVID-19 pandemic was about to end. The issues range from energy security…

Jan 3, 2023

2023 and beyond: Orienting towards BRICS, G7 or somewhere in between? Part 1, energy (in)security

Jan 3, 2023

Malaysia’s Anwar should work with Indonesia’s Jokowi to procure discounted Russian oil

Higher food and energy prices would likely plague us in the next couple of years. While Malaysia cannot escape the global trend of…

Dec 3, 2022

Malaysia’s Anwar should work with Indonesia’s Jokowi to procure discounted Russian oil

Dec 3, 2022

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Electrical Vehicles (EVs) May Not Save The Climate With Unintended Consequences On Inflation And…

Purchasing power for EVs

Nov 21, 2022

Electrical Vehicles (EVs) May Not Save The Climate With Unintended Consequences On Inflation And…

Nov 21, 2022

Dr Chian-Wen Chan

Dr Chian-Wen Chan

1) Chartered engineer and scientist, certified energy auditor. 2) Analyst in the geopolitics of energy, commodities, and finance, 3) BRICS/BRICS+ observer

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