IS A STOCK MARKETS CORRECTION COMING?

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STOCKS MARKETS CORRECTIONSDear readers, Taiwan’s richest man has warned of financial upheaval worse than the 2008 Financial Crisis. 
Indeed, ever since the inversion of the yield curve, many have pointed out that technically a recession is on the card. Then, we have trade wars which seems to set the stage right for a global stocks corrections next. It is hence not surprising that economists interviewed say that if the trade wars persist, Singapore’s economy may go into recession next year. I believe it is not a matter of whether there is a global recession in the near-future, it is a question of when that would be. STABLE STI CORE, MULTI-BAGGED BY SELECTIVE INTERNATIONAL PICKS! Join the emailing list to receive regular Financial and Singapore stocks newsletters too! Like" me on Singapore Stocks Investing Facebook page to receive all posts on your Facebook as well as read more articles. Follow me on Twitter too.

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