QUESTION: Marty, why is this coronavirus creating such a panic? It does seem that it is being used to achieve some power expansion for governments. Do you have any updates on this? EN ANSWER: Coronaviruses are common in different animals. However, rarely does an animal with coronavirus infect humans. It certainly seems possible by eating […]

ASIA: The yield on the Indian government’s 10-year bond slumped nearly 11 basis points on Monday when it hit an over 11-year low as a decline in global crude oil prices eased concerns over inflation and fiscal deficit. Rising expectations of a rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) following a rout in […]

ASIA: The Indian Bureau of Immigration announced that those flying in from Italy and South Korea will need a medical certificate saying they are corona-free to enter India. Italian and South Korean nationals who have been granted fresh India visas issued after March 5, 2020, and have been issued a medical certificate from the designated […]

Locusts have plagued farmers for millennia. When we look at the plague of locust in Africa which is now spreading to China, it brings up visions of the Book of Exodus, which recounts around 1446 BC the Egyptians experienced an exceptional ravenous Plague of Locusts which was the eighth Biblical plague. As Exodus describes, “They […]

The US Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams has issued an order to Americans worried about the coronavirus. “Seriously people—STOP BUYING MASKS!” tweeted Dr. Adams, an anesthesiologist who has served as surgeon general since 2017. Adams said that face masks are “NOT effective in preventing [the] general public from catching #Coronavirus, but if healthcare providers can’t […]

  ASIA: China’s economy could be contracting this year for the first time since the 70s, according to analysts, as the country grinds to a halt due to the coronavirus. The Caixin purchasing managers index dropped drastically to 26.5 from 51.6, the lowest level since 2005. The Reserve Bank of India has taken over one […]

ASIA: India’s Supreme Court has overturned India’s central bank’s decision that restricted banking access for virtual currency trading. Following this decision, cryptocurrency companies are expected to revive plans to invest and expand their business in India. India’s service sector activity gathered momentum in February driven by a quicker expansion in new work orders that supported […]

ASIA: India’s central Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das told Bloomberg that he’s ready to act to shield the economy from the coronavirus and reiterated there’s room to cut interest rates if needed. The spread of coronavirus has raised the prospects of an emergency monetary policy action in India. India restored the social media access for people […]

COMMENT: I found that Amazon was selling your new edition of Manipulating the World Economy briefly on Saturday (Australia time). Greatly surprised to find today they are actually sending me your report on China Rising today. I may have made a mistake but I tend to think it’s theirs – if your book is already […]

ASIA The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHRC) has filed an intervention in the Indian Supreme Court on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and informed India’s Permanent Mission in Geneva about it, India’s Ministry of External Affairs said. This means that the global human rights body wants to be made a party in […]