ASIA: Chinese authorities are reportedly considering measures to stabilize the declining stock market, aiming to mobilize around 2 trillion yuan ($278.53 billion) from offshore accounts of state-owned enterprises. The funds would be used to create a stabilization fund, allowing the purchase of shares onshore through the Hong Kong exchange link. While Chinese stocks initially rose […]

The US government consistently lies on their jobs reports released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The agency initially cheered at the 3,140,000 new positions created in 2023, but later revised the figure down to 443,000. But wait, the BLS made another miscalculation in March to the tune of 306,000 jobs. This means that […]

According to a recent survey by the New York Federal Reserve, Americans’ inflation expectations have dropped to the lowest level in three years. “How much worse could it get?” the average person assumes. The median expectation is that the inflation rate will be up 3% one year from now, down from a high of 7.1% […]

ASIA:   China has unexpectedly issued oil import quotas for 2024, allocating 179.01 million tons (3.59 million barrels a day) to private refiners and traders. This nearly matches the total allowances for the previous year. The move surprised the market, and with a preliminary allocation in December, the total for 2024 now stands at 183.69 […]

Everyone wants to know what the Federal Reserve will do in 2024. Of course, people want to believe that the Fed will slash interest rates in the New Year. The pundits cling to every word except when, at the start of the month of December, Powell boldly criticized the Biden Administration, saying that his outrageous […]

Several US states are considering legislation to reclassify gold and silver as money rather than commodities. Bills filed in Oklahoma and Missouri aim to eliminate state capital gains taxes on the sale of gold and silver, and to treat these metals as currency. Other states like Arkansas and Utah are also considering introducing similar legislation. […]

The Supervisory Power of the Supreme Court   This effort to prevent Trump from running for President is presenting a major CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS. We have the extremely LEFTIST Supreme Court of Colorado ruling unconstitutionally that Trump should be barred from being on the ballot. Then we have the Michigan Supreme Court ruling against Colorado. Now, […]

Americans are planning to increase their holiday spending this year, according to a Gallup poll, which believes Christmas spending in 2023 will be the highest on record since they began collecting data in 1999. The average American estimates they’ll spend on Christmas or other holiday gifts is $975, which is up from last year’s estimate […]

ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 decreased 240.10 points or -0.73% to 32,686.25 Shanghai decreased 9.77 points or -0.33% to 2,958.99 Hang Seng increased 173.44 points or 1.07% to 16,402.19 ASX 200 increased 120.10 points or 1.65% to 7,377.90 Kospi increased 33.52 points or 1.34% to 2,544.18 […]

ASIA: In November, foreign investors significantly increased their bond purchases in key Asian markets due to a notable decline in U.S. Treasury yields and a shift in expectations for potential Federal Reserve rate cuts. They made their largest monthly net purchase since May, buying a total of $6.36 billion in South Korean, Indian, Malaysian, Indonesian, […]