1. The Formal End of the Era of Global Negative Interest RatesThe Bank of Japan concluded its two-day monetary policy meeting on the March.19th and decided to set its policy interest rate in the range of 0% to 0.1%, marking the first rate hike by the Bank of Japan in 17 years since February 2007.Hideo Kumano, Chief Economist at Japan's First Life Research Institute, said, "This is a significant policy shift, much more comprehensive than I expected." With this, the formal end of the era of global negative interest rates (in recent years, the BOJ has been the only central bank in the world to maintain negative interest rates) has arrived. This historic shift aims to free the Japanese economy from the deflationary spiral. The effectiveness of Japan's negative interest rate policy, a non-tradi

A few days ago, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Warren Buffett, increased its stake in $Occidental(OXY)$ Petroleum , raising its stakes to 25%. Buffett's favoritism towards Occidental Petroleum is well-known, and with the endorsement of the stock market guru, Occidental Petroleum is one of the strongest performing companies in the energy sector.However, Buffett also endorsed an oil and gas company. On July 10th, $Berkshire Hathaway(BRK.B)$ Energy agreed to acquire a 50% stake in $Dominion Resources(D)$ energy's Cove Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Maryland for $3.3 billion. After the completion of the transaction, Berkshire Hathaway will own a 75% limited p

On June 27th, the aviation industry experienced a general surge, with the $U.S. Global Jets ETF(JETS)$ soaring by a remarkable 4.41%, approaching the high point seen in February. Among the three major airlines, $Delta Air Lines(DAL)$ led the rally, reaching a new high for the year and returning to its March 2020 level. $United Continental(UAL)$ and $American Airlines(AAL)$ had relatively smaller declines previously, so their rebound on the same day was slightly less impressive. UAL has shown the strongest rebound since the beginning of the year. Overall, the aviation industry has benefited from low oil prices and a slowdown

A chain reaction will deeply damage the outlook of US banks. Still not done with the collapse 

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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway made significant investments in five major Japanese companies in August 2020. The companies in which Berkshire Hathaway invested are: 1. Itochu Corporation: Itochu is a diversified conglomerate engaged in various businesses such as trading, textiles, machinery, energy, and more. Berkshire Hathaway acquired a stake in the company. 2. Marubeni Corporation: Marubeni is another prominent Japanese trading company involved in various sectors like energy, metals, chemicals, machinery, and more. Berkshire Hathaway also invested in Marubeni. 3. Mitsubishi Corp: Mitsubishi Corp, a part of the Mitsubishi Group, is one of Japan’s largest trading and investment companies. Berkshire Hathaway purchased shares in Mitsubishi Corp. 4. Mitsui & Co.: Mitsui & Co

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When the shogun of value investing in Japan says "jump", my only possible response is "How high?". The Japanese stock market has been one of the bright stories this year UP +29% relative US stocks which are up +15%. The rally in Japanese stocks in 2023 has been broad-based. What's interesting about Japanese stocks is the rally has not be by singular sectors or themes (like the US) but by but rather a more broad-based rally. Japan has been put on the map by global investors since Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway $Berkshire Hathaway(BRK.B)$ made their earlier investments in Japanese commodity trading firms. Buffett disclosed in August 2020 that he acquired slightly more than 5% in each of Japan's top five trading houses: Itochu Corp, Marube

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When the shogun of value investing in Japan says "jump", my only possible response is "How high?". The Japanese stock market has been one of the bright stories this year UP +29% relative US stocks which are up +15%. The rally in Japanese stocks in 2023 has been broad-based. What's interesting about Japanese stocks is the rally has not be by singular sectors or themes (like the US) but by but rather a more broad-based rally. Japan has been put on the map by global investors since Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway $Berkshire Hathaway(BRK.B)$ made their earlier investments in Japanese commodity trading firms. Buffett disclosed in August 2020 that he acquired slightly more than 5% in each of Japan's top five trading houses: Itochu Co

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Not a bad bet, Nikkei beating the S&P this year.

June 19th, $Berkshire Hathaway(BRK.B)$ announces its further increase in holdings of Japan's Five Major Trading Companies!After the close of the Japanese stock market on June 19th, Berkshire Hathaway announced that it will continue to increase its holdings in Japanese stocks. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary, National Indemnity Company, Berkshire Hathaway has raised its average stake in Japan's five major trading companies to over 8.5%.The five major trading companies in Japan are $Itochu Corp.(ITOCY)$, $Marubeni Corp.(MARUY)$, $Mitsubishi Corp.(MSBHF)$, $Mitsui & Co., L

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq reached their highest closes in 14 months on Tuesday (June 13th) after data showed consumer prices rose modestly in May, boosting bets that the Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates on Wednesday.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 43,195,998 contracts was traded, up 12% from the previous trading day.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $SPY(SPY)$; $QQQ(QQQ)$; $Tesla(TSLA)$; $Nvidia(NVDA)$; $AMD(AMD)$; $IWM(IWM)$; $VIX(VIX)$;