Category: Global Economy

Adnan Zai

London as a Financial Hub – Then and Now

Britain is set to remove itself from the European Economic Area (EEA), thus losing its passporting rights; that is, the right to do business with any other member of the EEA with few restrictions. That means that the financial hub that is Britain will be less attractive to foreign businesses

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Adnan Zai

Negative Rates, and What That Means for Policy

The Wall Street Journal reported in December that Sweden’s Riksbank, its central bank, one of the first to use negative interest rates, also became one of the first to end the policy. They did so because inflation was expected to rise to its target of 2% in the coming years.

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Adnan Zai

The Biggest Risks to Financial Markets in 2020

CNBC recently reported on Deutsche Bank’s perceived market risks for the United States, sent by Deutsche Bank’s chief economist Torsten Slok to a list of clients. As the new year dawns on us, I’ll go over some of these in relation to our business. For the sake of brevity, I’ll

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Adnan Zai

Is Now the Time for Cross Border Investment In the US?

Despite slowing growth and concern over when a global downturn will come, the U.S. remains a safe place for cross-border investment. National Real Estate Investor reported this week that cross-border real estate deals totaled $46.2 billion in the first nine months, up 17% from the $39.5 billion in the first

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Adnan Zai

Is A Vault Really the Best Place for Your Assets?

Bloomberg reported on November 20th that the rich in Europe are increasingly investing in precious metals, cash and cryptocurrency in efforts to hedge against a future recession, as well as avoid negative interest rates. Those rates are causing sitting cash to lose value, so for most of those holding it,

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Adnan Zai

Is There a Possibility of Global Recession?

On October 16th, The Wall Street Journal’s Marketwatch reported from one of their polls that two-thirds of U.S. households are bracing for a possible recession. The Federal Reserve cut rates for a third time this year, giving many fearing a recession more reason to act accordingly. It may be the

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Adnan Zai

Finding Opportunities in Global Recession

As global recession seems to be an increasingly common topic of conversation, most companies, firms and governments are asking one question: what is going to go wrong, and how can I keep myself from losing too much?  As a company whose roots in real estate date back 30+ years, Omni

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