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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 The Crypto Market Has Lagged In 2018

    Published 21 August 2018 | viewed 3,399 times

    The cryptocurrency shakeout is well upon us. The crypto market has crashed spectacularly from its January highs, managing to retain just a quarter of its…

  • Police Bust China’s Largest Bitcoin Hacking Scheme

    Published 21 August 2018 | viewed 6,471 times

    In June, a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) commissioner made a bold and chilling prediction. The trade watchdog's Bureau of Consumer Protection revealed that consumers had…

  • Gold Is Up But Bears Still Have The Advantage

    Published 20 August 2018 | viewed 4,485 times

    Gold prices have soared in early Monday trading, and are now poised for the biggest one-day pop in August. December gold futures(GCZ8) were up $11.96,…

  • Uber Falling Victim to Investors’ Short-Term Thinking

    Published 20 August 2018 | viewed 7,356 times

    Public companies are notorious for something behavioral finance experts like to call ‘Quarterly Capitalism’ i.e. a myopic focus on short-term performance and returns to the…

  • Turks Flock To Safe Haven Assets As Lira Plummets

    Published 18 August 2018 | viewed 3,830 times

    Economic and financial crises have a way of making investors appreciate the role of gold as a safe haven asset. Although this tends to be…

  • Did North Korean Hackers Just Steal $13M From Global ATMs?

    Published 17 August 2018 | viewed 9,232 times

    Three days ago, the FBI warned of a potential ATM hack that could hit bank accounts in locations far and wide in a ‘cashout’ attack…

  • Asian Tech Stocks Rebound After A Tough Week

    Published 17 August 2018 | viewed 2,274 times

    After a red market week for Chinese tech stocks, trading finally jumped across the board Friday on yet another potentially short-lived prospect of a resolution…

  • Sealing Off The North Korea Smuggling Loophole

    Published 17 August 2018 | viewed 2,451 times

    In February, the Trump administration announced the heaviest sanctions ever against North Korea in an attempt to rougue nation from further developing its nuclear program.…

  • Brexit Woes Weigh On The British Pound

    Published 16 August 2018 | viewed 7,534 times

    The pound sterling concluded Wednesday trading in negative territory, dropping for the 11th consecutive day against the U.S. dollar. That marked the longest losing streak…

  • Turkish Lira Bounces Back After Qatar Bailout Pledge

    Published 16 August 2018 | viewed 8,004 times

    The Turkish lira is enjoying one of its best days in more than year after jumping 7.2 percent against the dollar in Wednesday trading. The…

  • What Happens If Tesla Goes Private?

    Published 16 August 2018 | viewed 4,108 times

    Tesla may currently be experiencing the single most important moment in its 15 years as a company. The investing universe has been left gobsmacked after…

  • The Two Trillion Dollar Markets Amazon Hasn’t Conquered

    Published 15 August 2018 | viewed 2,989 times

    President Donald Trump once tweeted that Amazon Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) was putting thousands of retailers out of business. Although his polemic might have been motivated by…

  • Bitcoin Could Challenge Gold As Major Asset Class

    Published 14 August 2018 | viewed 6,183 times

    Hedge funds have gained an almost mythical status in the investment world over the past two decades. Estimates suggest there are more than 15,000 hedge…

  • Tech Giants Charge Deeper Into $8 Trillion Healthcare Industry

    Published 14 August 2018 | viewed 4,593 times

    The healthcare industry is facing daunting challenges. Demand for accessible care continues to outstrip available resources, costs are skyrocketing, and healthcare companies are unable to…

  • Why Gold Investors Should Ignore The Swings

    Published 12 August 2018 | viewed 4,162 times

    There’s an old maxim in trading pits that says they don’t ring a bell at tops or bottoms. Although it literally refers to the opening…

  • Stock Buybacks Poised To Eclipse $1 Trillion

    Published 11 August 2018 | viewed 2,755 times

     “It’s raining stock buybacks on Wall Street,” as CNN’s Matt Egan aptly puts it. It’s about a week since Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) pulled off a…

  • Google Accepts Chinese Censorship For Big Payout

    Published 10 August 2018 | viewed 2,605 times

    In 2010, leading search engine Google finally threw in the towel on China, beating a hasty retreat after operating in the country for only a…

  • Gold Demand In Iran Hits Record Levels

    Published 10 August 2018 | viewed 4,641 times

    The first round of American sanctions against Iran began this week following a 90-day wind-down period, with the second round to hit in November following…

  • Emerging Markets Hit Hard By Fed’s Trillion Dollar Experiment

    Published 09 August 2018 | viewed 12,138 times

    The era of quantitative easing (QE)--where the Fed used trillions of dollars created out thin air to purchase vast sums of U.S. Treasuries and mortgage-backed…

  • Smart Money Moves Into Risky Territory

    Published 08 August 2018 | viewed 4,382 times

    Greed rules the markets once again. In July, the idea that smart money was awash with fear and greed appeared to have been banished. You…