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Greenback, US Treasuries and Gold… It’s all connected!

The chaos over US tariffs that Donald Trump and his administration unleashed since their infamous “Liberation Days” has raised fundamental questions about the risk premium on US assets, especially on US Treasuries, and the role of the US dollar within the global economy and international financial system. The continuous ascent of gold is among the […]

A few investor’s survival tips while waiting for an inflection

Apart my birthday and a spring-like weather, there was not much to celebrate recently… The announcement of reciprocal tariffs was worse than expected, both in terms of the percentages announced (higher than expected) and the method of calculation (a simplistic and arbitrary formula that further discredits the Trump administration), stock markets have been falling ever […]

The day after tomorrow

While uncertainty clouds the economic outlook and heckles the markets ahead of the announcement of US reciprocal tariffs, the skies seem to be clearing for Cagliari Calcio…  thanks to its victory over Monza yesterday. With a 6-point lead over first-to-be-relegated, Empoli, a win against the latter next week-end would virtually guarantee their survival in Serie […]

Making the Rest of the World Great Again

In the same way that national soccer interests in Europe have taken precedence over the respective national championships due to the Nation’s League games and subsequent qualification to the next World Cup, my usual weekly editorial has morphed into a broader, more comprehensive and pragmatic, I hope, summary of our latest monthly strategy meeting held […]

Die Dicke Bertha is coming

Another respectable defeat for Cagliari Calcio (0-1 against “King Claudio” Ranieri’s Roma), another mortifying defeat for Juventus (0-3 against Fiorentina). While my beloved club remains above the fateful relegation bar, the Old Lady sees a qualifying place for the next Champion’s league slipping away for the time being. In both cases, a “bomber” is urgently […]

Challenging the status quo

No miracle for Cagliari Calcio this weekend, who logically lost to Juventus by the narrowest of margins (0-1) against one of Serie A’s tenors. But sometimes in soccer, as in the market or in life, there are surprises, unexpected turnarounds and even some unthinkable flip-flop that shake up the established order. A case in point […]

Ass-kicking electroshocks may be helpful sometimes

So far, so good! Cagliari Calcio is indeed gradually moving up in the Serie A ranking and thus away from the relegation zone. It secured an important point this weekend against Atalanta (3rd in Serie A rankings) with a draw. Same could be said about the economy and financial markets despite the persistent volatility and […]

Lessons from the Chiefs-Eagles in Super Bowl LIX

Whether in sport or finance, everyone loves to score goals and thus take center stage for extraordinary performances… but it’s more often than not the defense, and behind-the-scenes work in general, that wins titles or championships and therefore proves to be a winner in the long term. The latest example of this was last night’s […]

Plague? Cholera?… Or both?

I’m back after a long and beautiful vacation in Colombia, where I followed the ups and downs of the markets and Cagliari Calcio from afar. I don’t know if it’s just a feeling, but not much had happened during my absence – at least as far as the markets were concerned (Cagliari did manage to […]