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From a somewhat accidental beginning, coffee has grown into one of the most popular drinks in the world, generating a massive ~$560 billion per year according to Euromonitor. The U.S. is the largest coffee market in the world where ~$84 billion or ~15% of the global market is located which has been growing at a robust ~5% p.a. for the last decade and a half.
Why exactly are investors and society today becoming more binary in their thought processes? The core of investing is assessing probabilistic outcomes and so by thinking in binary outcomes or following market sentiment, it is possible to miss out on great contrarian opportunities.
In this two-part Whitepaper series, we consider the likely drivers of low interest rates that are currently being
observed, particularly around demographics, indebtedness, technology, globalisation and the
structure of the international monetary and financial system.
Apple, known for selling premium hardware at a very premium price, appears to be taking a more elastic approach to pricing as the global smartphone cycle extends further into maturity.
As long-time readers will know, the Montaka funds have been short the shares of Kraft Heinz. One aspect to our short thesis is the enormous $31bn debt burden encumbering KHC.
The new low interest rate world in which we find ourselves is strange. Why does it make sense that an investor should have to pay for the privilege of lending to the German government for 20 years, for example? And yet, the yield on German 20 year bunds is negative – effectively implying exactly this.
While these devices automate vacuuming, and provide reprieve from an otherwise monotonous task, there is mounting evidence that IRBT is following the path many pioneering companies follow.
I have written previously about our view that interest rates are likely to remain low for a protracted period.
Conventional wisdom and historical evidence support the observation that “stock prices always go up over time”.
US companies and executives are increasingly taking strong stances on local policy matters such as health care and gun control; however, until recently they had largely avoided scrutinising China’s position on free speech and human rights.
Chris DeMasi, our portfolio manager discusses where he sees growth opportunity in volatile markets on 'Bloomberg Markets.
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