ASIA: According to Macquarie’s Chief China Economist Larry Hu, China’s economic recovery from the pandemic is expected to expand, indicating that the country is not currently facing the same stagnation issues as Japan. However, recent economic data has disappointed investors who were hoping for a strong rebound in the world’s second-largest economy after the lifting […]

ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a green day today: NIKKEI 225 increased 376.21 points or 1.21% to 31,524.22 Shanghai increased 25.43 points or 0.79% to 3,230.07 Hang Seng increased 733.03 points or 4.02% to 18,949.94 ASX 200 increased 34.30 points or 0.48% to 7,145.10 Kospi increased 32.19 points or 1.25% to 2,601.36 […]

ASIA:   China’s factory activity contracted at a faster rate than expected in May, signaling weakening demand and adding pressure on policymakers to support the country’s uneven economic recovery. The official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) fell to a five-month low of 48.8, below the 50-point threshold that indicates expansion, and lower than the forecasted […]

ASIA: India’s economic growth in the March quarter reached 6.1%, according to government data. This growth was driven by increased government and private capital spending, although private consumption remained sluggish. India continues to be one of the fastest growing emerging economies, particularly as China’s recovery falters. Despite the risks posed by a global slowdown, the […]

Some people have been sending hate mail claiming I am a Putin supporter. My advice to you is to grab a gun and go volunteer to fight for Zelensky.  ALL my sources have been screaming from the beginning that this Ukrainian war has been instigated by the US which has been taken over by a […]

Target achieved a 100% score on the Corporate Equality Index (CEI) in 2022, and was rated #4 by the Human Rights Campaign for being one of the wokest companies. This arbitrary social credit score goes against American values and people are protesting with their dollars. Target managed to lose $10 billion in ten days after […]

ASIA: Consumer prices in China increased at their slowest pace in two years, indicating deflationary pressure and weakness in domestic demand. The consumer price index rose by only 0.1% in April compared to the previous year, the lowest rate of inflation since February 2021. The producer price index, which measures factory-gate prices, experienced a significant […]

Berkshire Hathaway managed to score a total of zero imaginary woke points on the Corporate Equality Index. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) investigates how woke a business has become, solely on LGBTQ+ policies, and assigns it a woke credit core (CEI). I mentioned in another post how this score has become increasingly harder to obtain, […]

COMMENT: Martin, I’m gay and I agree with you on this transgender drivel, especially letting male-born athletes compete in women’s sports. It is becoming scary for those of us who are just gay. We are being thrown in the same category as this transgender agenda. I too have been to Thailand. The Ladyboys in Thailand […]

QUESTION: Dear Martin, DeSantis announced his run for the Republican candidacy. You’ve mentioned several times he would be eaten by the career politicians in Washington. What if he becomes Trump’s running mate? Would that be a good course? Sincerely, Martijn ANSWER: That would be the only way I would see DeSantis as having any real […]