ASIA: A prolonged slowdown in China’s economic growth could hurt some multinational companies and commodity producers for years to come, casting a shadow over the global recovery from the pandemic—but likely not derailing it entirely. Sputtering momentum in China’s economy—which accounts for about 15% of global trade and a quarter of projected global economic growth in […]

QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong, Out of my utmost respect, you do stand-alone where all these analysts are calling for the collapse of debt and equity because of fiat currency. They may claim to have been there for the dot.com and 2008 bubbles, but you have been there for all of them. The blame they lay on […]

ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 increased 35.65 points or 0.13% to 27,284.52 Shanghai increased 23.05 points or 0.67% to 3,452.63 Hang Seng decreased 250.06 points or -1.02% to 24.329.49 ASX 200 increased 75.90 points or 1.07% to 7,186.70 Kospi increased 1.41 points or 0.05% to 2,746.47 […]

ASIA: Property prices in Singapore have climbed in the past two years, and will likely keep going up despite the government’s efforts to cool the market, CNBC reported. Private residential prices could rise between 1% to 3% in 2022, according to Leonard Tay, head of research at real estate agency Knight Frank Singapore. Prices of […]

ASIA: Japan’s economy likely rebounded in the final three months of 2021 as consumption rose during a drop off in COVID-19 cases, a Reuters poll showed, though it could slide back into contraction this quarter after a spike in Omicron variant infections. The world’s third-largest economy likely grew an annualized 5.8% in October-December, rebounding from […]

ASIA: India plans to buy 1 million tonnes of potash from Belarus in the first such bilateral deal between the two countries after sanctions crippled Minsk’s ability to sell the crop nutrient, Reuters reported. India has suggested that the state-run Belarus Potash Company (BPC) could open a rupee account with a state-run Indian bank for […]

ASIA: By 2030, China is forecast to become the world’s largest economy, for now it has just surpassed the EU. In a milestone moment, the economy of China surpassed the whole of the European Union (EU) for the first time. China’s GDP for 2021 expanded by 8.1 percent, according to figures released last month by […]

ASIA: Japan’s manufacturing activity grew at the fastest pace in nearly eight years in January on stronger output and new orders, while cost pressures stayed elevated as firms continued to face supply chain delays. The final au Jibun Bank Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) in January rose to 55.4 on a seasonally adjusted basis, […]

  QUESTION: What do you think of the Neil Young v Joe Rogan conflict? WQ ANSWER: Neil Young I believe is anti-American. Of course, he lives in Redwood City, California. Young displays the very anti-Constitutional position of a typical left-wing Democrat who thinks anyone who disagrees with him should be canceled and denied all rights. […]

ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 increased 284.64 points or 1.07% to 27,001.98 Shanghai closed Hang Seng increased 252.18 points or 1.07% to 23,802.26 ASX 200 decreased 16.50 points or -0.24% to 6,971.60 Kospi closed SENSEX increased 813.94 points or 1.42% to 58,014.17 Nifty50 increased 237.90 points […]