Inflation, Gold, & Crypto: is Asia Broadband the Next GameStop?

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The stock market is no longer only the domain of in-the-know professionals on Wall Street or The City. The rise of eToro, Robinhood, and other such platforms has made the markets accessible to the masses. With low buy-in fees on CFDs of the world’s most popular shares and markets available in just a few clicks, retail traders have firmly arrived at what was traditionally a very private party.

For people coming late to the game and looking to get in on the action, there is a great sense of FOMO. Or whatever this would be in the past tense. GameStop already happened. The system will better protect itself from other such attacks. And there isn’t anywhere near the same value in going with the safe trades of your Googles, Facebooks, or Teslas if you want those GameStop-style rapid returns.

All that Glitters

The U.S. Consumer Price Index jumped by 5% in headline inflation in May. This was its most significant rise since 2008, and everybody knows what happened next back then. In times of economic crisis brought about by out-of-control inflation, the markets always suffer. Or at least most of them do.

While stocks, funds, and the value of the dollar may dip drastically in hard times, gold often acts as a hedge that tends to rise in value as everything else falters. This is great if you are holding gold, but it can also be something that you can benefit from if some of your holdings are with companies that have ties to gold and other commodities.

Livermore Partners Chief Investment Office David Neuhauser is undoubtedly of this opinion as he believes commodities are set to enter a supercycle that will generate significant returns in the next 3 to 5 years.

Aside from growing its core business, the company also recently reported strong growth to start the first quarter of 2021, and its listed assets of $100 million are a five-fold increase on those of just one year ago.

AABB is a company with solid fundamentals in place, and its rise has not gone unnoticed by the wave of new traders. The company boasts a loyal and rapidly growing army of dedicated retail investors, as shown by its lively subreddits and over 35,000 watchers on Stocktwits.

The Crypto Factor

In support of the AABBG token, of which more than $1 million of tokens were sold in the first few weeks of launch, the company is also launching its own proprietary crypto exchange, due for release in the next few months.

The crypto connection was also recently strengthened when the company announced that it plans to grow its presence in Central America and build up demand for AABBG by setting up a satellite office in crypto-friendly El Salvador.

A Perfect Storm

The global economy looks set to hit the rocks in the coming months, with gold and crypto highly likely to rally in opposition. In this context, it would appear that Asia Broadband is well-positioned on several fronts to take advantage of this new “supercycle” that will see some companies prosper as others falter in the months and years ahead.

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