ASIA: China is trying once again to lift the spirits of its huge tech industry after a bruising regulatory offensive that has weakened some of its biggest businesses at a time of stalling economic growth. In a rare public display of support for the private sector, Vice Premier Liu He said Tuesday that the […]

ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 decreased 508.36 points or -1.89% to 26,402.84 Shanghai increased 10.99 points or 0.36% to 3,096.96 Hang Seng decreased 523.60 points or -2.54% to 20,120.68 ASX 200 decreased 118.20 points or -1.65% to 7,064.50 Kospi decreased 33.64 points or -1.28% to 2,592.34 […]

QUESTION #1: Dear Martin and AE Team, Thank you for everything you do and have done for us, the little people. My question is this. As you/Socrates have predicted the fall of governments on a global scale, along with the collapse in confidence, of which I am the poster child for, I was a lifelong […]

    ASIA:The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:• NIKKEI 225 increased 251.45 points or 0.94% to 26,911.20• Shanghai decreased 7.72 points or -0.25% to 3,085.98• Hang Seng increased 41.76 points or 0.20% to 20,644.28• ASX 200 increased 70.20 points or 0.99% to 7,182.70• Kospi increased 5.54 points or 0.21% to 2,625.98• […]

ASIA: The 2022 Asian Para Games that were scheduled to take place in the Chinese city of Hangzhou have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) and the Games’ organizing committee (HAPGOC) said on Tuesday. A taskforce formed by the two committees and the Chinese Paralympic Committee will work on […]

ASIA: India’s wheat export ban has trapped some 1.8 million tonnes of grain at ports, leaving traders facing heavy losses from the prospect of selling onto a weaker domestic market. India banned wheat exports on Saturday, just days after saying it was targeting record shipments of 10 million tonnes this year, as a scorching heatwave […]

ASIA: Sri Lanka’s main opposition party joined anti-government protesters on Friday in rejecting the appointment of a new prime minister and insisted the president resign to take responsibility for the country’s disastrous economic crisis. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed five-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to his sixth term. Protesters said the appointment of Wickremesinghe will do […]

COMMENT: Mr. Armstrong, I just wanted to express my thanks. You were the only one who called the high in Bitcoin. You saved my marriage, my home, and my future. I tried to tell a friend who went and took an equity loan to invest in Bitcoin. He may lose his home now. I tried […]

  ASIA: China may have to issue more debt as it tries to keep growing in the face of Covid lockdowns that are stunting its economy. The country has signaled in recent weeks that it still wants to meet its growth target of 5.5% this year. China’s Politburo meeting on April 29 sent a “strong […]

ASIA: China’s consumer and producer prices rose more than expected in April, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics released Wednesday. The consumer price index rose by 2.1% last month from a year ago, boosted by a surge in energy and fresh vegetable costs. The reading topped expectations for a 1.8% rise forecast […]