ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 125.48 points or 0.32% to 39,027.98 • Shanghai decreased 1.75 points or -0.05% to 3,242.62 • Hang Seng increased 180.74 points or 0.91% to 20,106.55 • ASX 200 increased 55.00 points or 0.66% to 8,402.40 • SENSEX decreased 1,235.08 points […]

  Donald Trump was sworn in and became the 47th president of the United States. He said he would reverse America’s “horrible betrayal” and instead usher in a “golden age” while taking on “a radical and corrupt establishment.” At least this time, he is fully aware of Washington’s corruption, and I wish him all the […]

QUESTION: On Friday, the UK FTSE and DAX closed at new all-time highs, so clearly money is flowing into these indices yet euros and Pounds seem to be flying out the door as they prepare for lower lows and thus this seem confusing.  Added to the confusion is that Europe is where the sovereign debt […]

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 121.14 points or -0.31% to 38,451.46 • Shanghai increased 5.79 points or 0.18% to 3,241.82 • Hang Seng increased 61.17 points or 0.31% to 19,584.06 • ASX 200 decreased 16.60 points or -0.20% to 8,310.40 • SENSEX decreased 423.49 points […]

NATO’s new Secretary-General Mark Rutte believes that members must reduce spending on social programs to redirect funds into the war effort. Rutte is prepared to spend as if NATO were already at war. Social security programs and pensions must come secondary to the neocon agenda. “On average, European countries easily spend up to a quarter […]

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a green day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 128.02 points or 0.33% to 38,572.60 • Shanghai increased 8.92 points or 0.28% to 3,236.03 • Hang Seng increased 236.82 points or 1.23% to 19,522.89 • ASX 200 increased 113.70 points or 1.38% to 8,327.00 • SENSEX increased 318.74 points […]

Governments worldwide are at a loss on how to solve the housing crisis. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain believes placing a 100% tax on properties purchase by non-European Union residents will solve the crisis. He’s wrong. “The West faces a decisive challenge: To not become a society divided into two classes, the rich landlords […]

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 29.72 points or -0.08% to 38,444.58 • Shanghai decreased 13.82 points or -0.43% to 3,227.12 • Hang Seng increased 66.29 points or 0.34% to 19,286.07 • ASX 200 decreased 17.70 points or -0.22% to 8,213.30 • SENSEX increased 224.45 points […]

The two positions in life that require ZERO experience are (1) politician and (2) becoming a parent. We often hear blaming foreign buyers in real estate for the rise in prices. I listened to that in Miami, with all the foreigners buying condos, but I also heard in Florida how all these people from New […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron have been collaborating on ideas to send French troops to Ukraine. “Today I spoke with the president of France. It was a rather long and detailed conversation. We discussed defence support – various forms of defence, arms packages for Ukraine,” Zelensky said earlier in the week. […]