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Alex Kimani

Alex Kimani

Writer, Safehaven.com

Contributor since: 26 Feb 2018

Biography

Alex Kimani is a veteran finance writer, investor, engineer and researcher for Safehaven.com. 

  • Why Is Russia Turning Off Its Internet?

    Published 16 February 2019 | viewed 3,869 times

    China might have recently overtaken Russia as the biggest sponsor of state cyberattacks on the West, but an ongoing  tug-of-war between the Russia and NATO…

  • 166-Year-Old Fashion Icon Plans IPO

    Published 15 February 2019 | viewed 2,211 times

    Iconic jeans maker, Levi Strauss (Pending: LEVI), is planning a return to public life after three and a half decades as a private entity. The…

  • Central Bank Gold Binge Sparks Buying Signal

    Published 14 February 2019 | viewed 3,736 times

    Gold prices have been down ever since the precious metal hit all-time highs of nearly $1,900/oz eight years ago. That’s quite a long time, and…

  • China’s Mountain Of Debt Is About To Crumble

    Published 13 February 2019 | viewed 15,972 times

    Hordes of China’s private firms are now going under after guaranteeing other’s loans. China’s debt crisis has been christened many unflattering names, including a ‘mountain,’…

  • The Geopolitics Of Cheap Tabloids

    Published 12 February 2019 | viewed 4,873 times

    For those who have been following the drama around the divorce of the world’s richest man, you are probably aware that Bezos finalized the divorce…

  • Is Germany’s New Industrial Strategy Good For Its Economy?

    Published 12 February 2019 | viewed 2,538 times

    Chinese President Xi Jinping hatched "Made in China 2025”,  it didn’t go down well with many world leader, especially in Western economies. And now Germany…

  • 40% Of Canadians Pay Zero Income Tax

    Published 11 February 2019 | viewed 9,047 times

    Here's an unexpected factoid: the commonly held belief that the average Canadian pays more taxes than the average American is an old wives’ tale. A…

  • The Lucrative Business Of Blind-Eye Banking

    Published 10 February 2019 | viewed 3,229 times

    It’s a tough time to be a financial institution, especially in the developed world. Not only do banks and other financial services organizations have to…

  • Is There A Silver Lining To Europe’s Dim Economic Forecast?

    Published 08 February 2019 | viewed 2,875 times

    It’s just over a month since the European Central Bank (ECB) announced that it was slamming the brakes on its bond-buying spree that pumped an…

  • Brexit Reality Hits Home As Corporate Exodus Accelerates

    Published 07 February 2019 | viewed 4,336 times

    About eight months ago, former British foreign secretary Boris Johnson went overboard during  a diplomatic gathering and used the expletive “f..k” business to express skepticism…

  • Softbank's 25 Trillion Yen Riddle

    Published 07 February 2019 | viewed 4,220 times

    Shares of Japanese multinational holding conglomerate, SoftBank Group (OTC:SFTBF,OTC:SFTBY) have jumped the most in a decade after founder and CEO, Masayoshi Son, announced plans to…

  • Greed Is Ruling The Markets Once Again

    Published 06 February 2019 | viewed 2,545 times

    Is the Goldilocks economy back in the driving seat? Probably not, though the unfolding market frenzy would have you believe so despite the fact that…

  • Slack Seeks $10B Valuation For Direct IPO

    Published 05 February 2019 | viewed 2,884 times

    Slack Inc.’s IPO is nigh, and eager investors are already eyeing another potentially juicy payday. The popular New Jersey-based workplace communication platform has filed confidential…

  • $190 Million In Crypto On The Line After Exchange Owner’s Death

    Published 05 February 2019 | viewed 7,841 times

    Boasting one of the most gung-ho financial marketplaces, the world of cryptocurrency trading is rife with all manner of scams with unwitting investors already having…

  • The Chatroom Cartel Running Global Bond Markets

    Published 04 February 2019 | viewed 6,962 times

    In many workplaces, chat rooms such as Slack, Yammer, HipChat and Bitrix24 are the new water coolers where people connect with other employees or clients,…

  • EU Defies U.S., Sets Up New Iran Payment Channel

    Published 03 February 2019 | viewed 10,914 times

    Defying threats from Washington, the UK, France and Germany have executed their plan to set up a special-payments mechanism with Iran and skirt U.S. sanctions.…

  • Maduro To Sell Gold To UAE To Stay Solvent

    Published 02 February 2019 | viewed 5,988 times

    Days after Venezuela’s opposition “president in charge” pleaded with the Bank of England not to cash out Venezuela’s gold reserves, Reuters reports that the country-in-crisis…

  • The Stock Symbol All Weed Companies Want

    Published 31 January 2019 | viewed 4,092 times

    What’s in a name? Or precisely, what’s in a ticker symbol? Apparently, everything. Or at least that’s what Canadian weed companies seem to think as…

  • Palladium Boom Sparks String Of Car Robberies

    Published 30 January 2019 | viewed 6,754 times

    The year 2017 went down as one of the most ignominious in the history of the diesel vehicle industry. That year in December, U.S. District…

  • Why Are Bitcoin Investors Switching To Gold?

    Published 30 January 2019 | viewed 3,336 times

    A few years back, the charismatic duo of Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss (aka the Winklevoss twins) made a rather outlandish claim that bitcoin was better…