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Market Talk – January 12, 2024

ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 increased 527.25 points or 1.50% to 35,577.11 Shanghai decreased 4.67 points or -0.16% to 2,881.98 Hang Seng decreased 57.46 points or -0.35% to 16,244.58 ASX 200 decreased 7.70 points or -0.10% to 7,498.30 Kospi decreased 15.22 points or -0.60% to 2,525.05 […]

Poland’s New Govt Pro-War & Pro-EU

  It’s a real crime what’s happening to the Polish people at the hands of what many see as traitors who are taking directives from foreign organizations that will take Poland into a disastrous war with Russia. Poland’s right-wing, now opposition, has called on its supporters to protest against this new pro-European Union government. Unfortunately, […]

We Will Prevail No Matter What – Governments Better Learn from History

COMMENT: Hi Martin, We can now see insanity developing to the full.  As you or \ and Socrates predicted. The curtain has been pulled somewhat but we have not yet seen the wizard completely. We can clearly see  some of its agents. Anyway. Not all seems to be  lost in the process. I notice a […]

Market Talk – January 11, 2024

  ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 increased 608.14 points or 1.77% to 35,049.86 Shanghai increased 8.95 points or 0.31% to 2,886.65 Hang Seng increased 204.76 points or 1.27% to 16,302.04 ASX 200 increased 37.50 points or 0.50% to 7,506.00 Kospi decreased 1.71 points or -0.07% to […]

Market Talk – January 10, 2024

ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 increased 678.54 points or 2.01% to 34,441.72 Shanghai decreased 15.55 points or -0.54% to 2,877.70 Hang Seng decreased 92.74 points or -0.57% to 16,097.28 ASX 200 decreased 52.00 points or -0.69% to 7,468.50 Kospi decreased 19.26 points or -0.75% to 2,541.98 […]

Elections Are Now the Threat to Democracy

  When Trump won in 2016, that is when it all started. Democracy suddenly became evil “populism” for how dare the people try to vote career politicians out of power. They began their hate campaign against Trump because they could not allow an outsider to upset their feeding troff. I was handling many calls back […]

Why We Should Not Blame the Federal Reserve

One piece of analysis commonly misconstrued is the Federal Reserve’s role in the nation’s economic health. Even those who have the ability to piece together other variables that often go unnoticed commonly point their finger at the Federal Reserve. No one is factoring in the largest driver of inflation – WAR – nor are they […]

Market Talk – January 9, 2024

  ASIA:   China’s central bank is signaling a commitment to maintaining loose monetary policy by reducing the required reserves for banks. Zou Lan, head of the People’s Bank of China’s monetary policy department, stated in an interview that the central bank will use various tools, including adjusting reserve requirements, to provide strong support for […]

Polish Trucker and Farmer Protests Nearing Resolution

Ukrainian goods are flooding into the European Union through neighboring nations and undermining business. Poland-Ukraine relations have turned sour in recent months as both truckers and farmers from the former believe EU regulations are favoring Ukraine’s economy over their own. Truckers in Poland began blocking four ports of entry from Ukraine in November. Polish farmers […]

Only a Fool Invades Russia?

Let’s get something straight. There have been countless attempts to conquer Russia, and they have all failed over the course of 1,000 years – yea – 1,000 years! The invaders encountered different incarnations of Russians as well. There were the Ancient Rus, the Moscow Tsardom, the Russian Empire, and most recently, the Soviet Union. The […]