QUESTION: Socrates picked up the Hamas attack, marking July as the high with a directional change, then another directional change in September before the attack, a panic cycle into November, and another directional change. The market then bounced. NBC reported that people were speculating in advance of the attack, and it may have been Hamas […]

ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 decreased 240.10 points or -0.73% to 32,686.25 Shanghai decreased 9.77 points or -0.33% to 2,958.99 Hang Seng increased 173.44 points or 1.07% to 16,402.19 ASX 200 increased 120.10 points or 1.65% to 7,377.90 Kospi increased 33.52 points or 1.34% to 2,544.18 […]

ASIA: In November, foreign investors significantly increased their bond purchases in key Asian markets due to a notable decline in U.S. Treasury yields and a shift in expectations for potential Federal Reserve rate cuts. They made their largest monthly net purchase since May, buying a total of $6.36 billion in South Korean, Indian, Malaysian, Indonesian, […]

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) executive board has approved a $900 million disbursement for Ukraine from its $15.6 billion loan program. This decision was made just hours before IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The approval follows a staff agreement reached last month with Ukrainian authorities after the second review of […]

  ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 increased 51.90 points or 0.16% to 32,843.70 Shanghai increased 12.00 points or 0.40% to 3,003.44 Hang Seng increased 173.01 points or 1.07% to 16,374.50 ASX 200 increased 36.30 points or 0.50% to 7,235.30 Kospi increased 9.91 points or 0.39% to […]

ASIA:   Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded the outlook for eight Chinese banks, including major institutions like Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China, and China Construction Bank Corporation. This decision followed a similar downgrade of China’s government credit ratings. Additionally, Moody’s lowered Hong Kong’s outlook to negative due […]

The golden rule of government is that whenever something new emerges – regulate it even when you do not understand what you are doing. While the details are not yet set, the EU wants to be the first to regulate AI. This new legislation requires foundation models such as ChatGPT and general-purpose AI systems (GPAI) […]

ASIA:   In November, China’s new loans are anticipated to have significantly increased compared to the previous month, surpassing the amount from the same period last year. According to a Reuters poll of 19 economists, Chinese banks are estimated to have issued 1.3 trillion yuan ($181.72 billion) in net new yuan loans, a notable rise […]

The Republicans have blocked funding for Ukraine, demanding restraints on the unrelenting onslaught of illegal aliens. Chuck Schumer has put out the propaganda that will risk everything the world has worked for since World War II. The Democrats are on board with the Neocons. The only way they can continue this insane agenda as we […]

ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had negative day today: NIKKEI 225 decreased 587.59 points or -1.76% to 32,858.31 Shanghai decreased 2.73 points or -0.09% to 2,966.21 Hang Seng decreased 117.37 points or -0.71% to 16,345.89 ASX 200 decreased 5.10 points or -0.07% to 7,173.30 Kospi decreased 3.31 points or -0.13% to 2,492.07 SENSEX […]