Adding Korean Stocks to Our Model Portfolio
Here’s the video version of the article: Summary Expanding on our thesis of dollar weakening, we’re adding Korean stocks (EWY) to our model portfolio. We see them as optimal bets on further weakness in the greenback and China’s reopening. Since the early-1970s, the dozen episodes that witnessed a falling dollar saw emerging market stocks outperform […]
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Adding Silver and Copper Miners to Our Model Portfolio
Here’s the video version of the article: Summary The recent dollar weakness has boosted prices of precious and industrial metals, alongside mining stocks. Silver has led gold, while the miners have outperformed the underlying metals. The outsized returns of silver and the miners relates to their high sensitivity to the dollar. Their betas to dollar […]
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The Dollar Has More Downside From Here
Here’s the video version of the article: Summary The big runup in the dollar that began in June of 2021 is faltering. We took a look at what factors drove the dollar higher, why it’s now weakening and where it’s headed in the next 6-12 months. The dollar’s rise was driven by investors seeking safe […]
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