ASIA: China may gradually cut its holdings of US Treasury bonds and notes, in light of rising tensions between Beijing and Washington, the Global Times reported. With China-US relations deteriorating over various issues including coronavirus, trade and technology, global financial markets are increasingly worried if China would sell the US government debt it holds as […]

There has been a lot of turmoil about just how many people have died from COVID. The problem stems from the fact that they have other diseases and perhaps COVID has pushed them over the edge. Of those under 55, only 14,047 people have died WITH COVID but with other complications according to the CDC […]

ASIA: China’s population is projected to drop by half by 2100, calling into question the country’s future economic growth in the face of a sharp decline in its labor force. In contrast, America’s population and labor force is likely to be sustained if the Trump administration’s policy of reducing US immigration level is reversed. The […]

ASIA: The US Trade Representative’s office said on Tuesday it has extended China tariff exclusions for a wide range of goods, including smart watches and certain medical masks, through the end of 2020, rather than renewing the previous one-year extensions. The tariffs on some $125 billion worth of goods were set at 15%, then lowered […]

There has been a lot of turmoil over 5G and whether this virus was somehow related. That much I can say is just a conspiracy theory for this virus has all the hallmarks of being created in a lab. Fauci was directly experimenting with coronaviruses to deliberately create a version that would move from bats […]

ASIA: China’s Alibaba Group has put on hold plans to invest in Indian companies, amid souring business relations and rising political tension between the two nations after a clash on their Himalayan border, Reuters reported. Alibaba, which has fuelled the growth of several Indian start-ups, will not put in fresh funds to expand its investments […]

  ASIA: Chinese financial technology group Ant has unveiled plans for a stock market debut that may raise a record $30bn. The company, affiliated with online retail giant Alibaba, says it will sell shares in Hong Kong and Shanghai. Ant, best known in China for the mobile payments powerhouse Alipay, was launched in 2004 by […]

ASIA: Top US and Chinese trade officials have reaffirmed their commitment to a Phase 1 trade deal, which has seen China lagging on its obligations to buy American goods, giving a boost to financial markets on Tuesday. China’s commerce ministry confirmed that the two sides had a “constructive dialogue” and agreed to continue pushing forward […]

ASIA: China’s e-commerce and food delivery giants are reaping the benefits of an increasing number of consumers shopping online and businesses trying to digitize, trends accelerated by the coronavirus outbreak. Chinese players have recently reported strong earnings for the second quarter as lockdown rules in the world’s second-largest economy relaxed. India is likely to see […]

  COMMENT: Marty, a friend in a European government said they are afraid of you and your computer with the pandemic. anonymous REPLY: I am fully aware of those concerns and I have heard they are very much against Socrates because it warns of their failure. They can kill me but it will not silence […]