PinnedDr Chian-Wen Chan๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ ๐ง๐๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆโฆ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐: Compared to silver, gold has historically been more likely to be confiscated by governments (e.g., United StatesโโฆMay 28, 2023May 28, 2023
PinnedDr Chian-Wen ChanESG compliance on consumer essentials is a policy mistakeWhile I believe ESG investing should be a personal choice, for better or worse; the practice of ESG compliance as an industry-wide norm isโฆApr 17, 2023Apr 17, 2023
PinnedDr Chian-Wen ChanThe enemy of the dollar is gold, not yuan or renminbiIntroduction to gold-backed currenciesApr 17, 2023Apr 17, 2023
PinnedDr Chian-Wen ChaninStartup Stash2023 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 toโฆJan 30, 2023Jan 30, 2023
Dr Chian-Wen ChanThoughts on Brzezinskiโs The Grand ChessboardThis book is a good read, not so much what to emulate from it but to get closer to understanding the geostrategic decision-making frameworkโฆSep 24Sep 24
Dr Chian-Wen Chanโ๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐โ ๐ฑ๐ท ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐This axiom involves thinking currencies/bonds as credit (illicitly or otherwise), or earned social favours, rather than moneyโฆMay 7May 7
Dr Chian-Wen ChanGoldโs next moves? Blackrock, silver and bitcoin to back CBDC? Over-regulation worsens inflation?Main talking points:Aug 14, 2023Aug 14, 2023
Dr Chian-Wen Chan๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ซ๐: ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐The market is flooded with 249MM (million) paper oil barrels since mid-April 2023.Jun 1, 2023Jun 1, 2023
Dr Chian-Wen Chan๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ 4 ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง?This is a new term created by the World Resources Institute, to account for: 1) avoided emissions. 2) post-sale emissions. 3) organizationsโฆMay 18, 2023May 18, 2023