ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 increased 289.71 points or 1.05% to 27,923.37 Shanghai decreased 1.79 points or -0.05% to 3,313.57 Hang Seng increased 154.04 points or 0.76% to 20,485.24 ASX 200 increased 90.90 points or 1.26% to 7,309.90 Kospi increased 35.78 points or 1.42% to 2,547.86 […]

The Neocons are on both sides of the aisle. In the Republican camp, of course, we have Lindsy Graham, but there is also Marco Rubio who has the audacity to tell Europe they better pick sides. Then there is Michael McCaul of Texas. Based on reliable sources, the military has been instructed to prepare for […]

The NYSE will close on Monday, April 10, in honor of Easter Monday. Market Talk will resume on Tuesday, April 11. We wish all who celebrate a happy Easter holiday. ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a green day today: NIKKEI 225 increased 45.68 points or 0.17% to 27,518.31 Shanghai increased 15.02 points […]

ASIA: Japanese manufacturers’ sentiment soured in the first quarter to its worst level in more than two years, eclipsing an uptick in service-sector mood, a central bank survey showed, reinforcing views a strong post-COVID economic recovery is some time away. Corporate inflation expectations hit a fresh high with firms projecting inflation to stay above the Bank […]

Free speech no longer exists. People are now scared to speak out against their government as if they were in the old USSR. Emmanuel Macron is an absolute tyrant and the French people have had enough. The protests in France over pension reforms receive little news coverage by design. The elite do not want the […]

ASIA: China’s manufacturing sector lost momentum in March due to weak export orders, slowing the country’s economic recovery from COVID-19 policies. The Caixin/S&P Global manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) fell to 50.0 in March from 51.6 in February, which was the first monthly activity expansion in seven months. However, China’s economy showed signs of recovery […]

ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 increased 99.27 points or 0.35% to 28,287.42 Shanghai increased 16.16 points or 0.49% to 3,312.56 Hang Seng decreased 134.59 points or -0.66% to 20,274.59 ASX 200 increased 13.00 points or 0.18% to 7,236.00 Kospi increased 8.17 points or 0.33% to 2,480.51 […]

COMMENT: Hi Martin, I live in a commute in Munich in a nice neighborhood, I pay around 700 EUR rent for the smallest room, but we have a garden – and live with a few Ukrainians. They are very nice, seem like reasonable folks. What I’m worried about though is the refugee system we have […]

Another oil deal has been initiated without the use of the dollar. The India Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced that their latest trade deal with Malaysia would be settled in Indian rupees. “This initiative by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is aimed at facilitating the growth of global trade and to support the […]

@henryjamesbarrowclough♬ original sound – Henry James Barrowclough The refugee crisis has become a problem across the European Union. According to the UN Refugee Agency, over 72,000 people applied for asylum in the UK alone, which is double the number of applicants from 2019. However, these are simply the documented cases. Germany received the highest number […]