The blackest of Black Swan – Covid 19?
Black Swan….An event or occurrence that deviates beyond what is normally expected of a situation and that would be extremely difficult to predict. The phrase “black swan” derives from a Latin expression; its oldest known occurrence is from the 2nd-century Roman poet Juvenal’s characterization of something being “rara avis in terris nigroque simillima cygno” (“a rare bird […]
Wars, Terror and the Stock Markets ?
There is an old stock market proverb, which advises “buying to the roar of cannons and selling to the sound of trumpets.” Nathan Rothschilds old Maxim also states, “that the best time to buy stocks is when blood runs in the streets.” The stock market reaction during recent incidents like Kargil conflict also prove the […]