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Macro

Up 70% in dollars. Down 33% in gold.

American stocks had a good five years and their holders still lost a third of their purchasing power. The gap between those two statements is the story.

Aug 2026 · 9 min
Macro

Indonesia cut the exit four times in four months

Growth still prints above 5% and S&P still rates the country BBB. Meanwhile the monthly limit on buying dollars fell from $100,000 to $10,000, and the new zero-tax financial centre in Bali is walled off from the country hosting it.

Aug 2026 · 9 min
Macro

Dimon named two conditions for the dollar. He left out the one that matters.

The reserve currency’s real moat isn’t the military or the economy, it’s the plumbing. Russia’s crypto law, the digital ruble, and US stablecoins are moves in a fight over the next money rails.

Aug 2026 · 8 min
Investment Education

How we diversify

No single asset hedges a debased currency. The buckets we spread across, gold, real estate, ventures, markets, crypto and cash, and the honest job each one does.

May 2026 · 5 min
Macro

Washington is spending to save the yen. Here’s what it’s really defending.

The US intervened to prop up the yen for the first time in decades. The real target isn’t Tokyo, it’s America’s own borrowing costs, and it points to a deliberate weaker dollar.

Aug 2026 · 7 min
Macro

Stealth easing and the Strait of Hormuz

The case for real assets as an inflation hedge. Whether the Hormuz crisis cools or escalates, the path points to a weaker dollar and a quiet easing cycle.

Jun 2026 · 7 min
Macro

Thailand closed the gap on foreign property ownership

Thailand started enforcing the rule that foreigners can’t own land, at the land office. What changed, what’s still clean, and why we’ve paused our Thailand villa recommendations.

Aug 2026 · 6 min
Investment Education

How Tokenized Real Assets Hedge a Weaker Dollar

Real assets hold value through monetary cycles; the barrier was always access and liquidity. How tokenized ownership lowers the entry, and what to check first.

Jun 2026 · 7 min
Macro

Why Real Assets Beat Cash in a Debasement Decade

Cash feels safe and quietly loses value through monetary easing. The case for real assets in stable jurisdictions, and how tokenization lowers the entry.

Jun 2026 · 6 min

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