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October 23, 2019
ASIA: Hong Kong has officially withdrawn the extradition bill that caused the massive outbreak in social unrest in the country. According to media, the next step for mainland China would be to remove Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam. Protestors seem to rubbish the recent government actions and say there still a lot more demands that […]
October 22, 2019
ASIA: No real news coming out today regarding the US and China trade deal. Positivity surrounds the recent round of talks, although phase 1 has not been approved. However, China is still pressing the US to lift all tariffs prior to a deal being reached. Still, there are a few non-tariff related issues that are […]
October 21, 2019
ASIA: China and the US seem to have struck an agreement on how to proceed with the trade deal. Both countries acknowledge that continuing the trade war would not be beneficial to anyone. Over the weekend, Vice Premier Liu He said that the US and China were working at addressing each other’s core concerns – […]
October 21, 2019
Greta Thunberg, the Swedish climate activist, was flown into Alberta, Canada just before the Canadian elections. How does a 16-year-old journey to Canada? She must be escorted and who is paying for this lavish global trotting she is doing by flying on jets she wants to be grounded? Alberta is brewing for separation for its […]
October 18, 2019
ASIA: There is some concern over the latest figures of Chinese unemployment, which shows that 10.97 million new jobs were created. This is very close to the full-year government target of 11 million. US President Trump often bashes China and suggests that the trade war is costing them dearly, with more than “3 million jobs” […]
October 17, 2019
ASIA: The US and China seem to have different understandings regarding phase 1 of the trade deal. US President Trump was proud to suggest that China will be purchasing 50 billion USD worth of agricultural products. However, the Chinese Commerce Ministry did not mention a figure, but stated they will purchase according to the Chinese […]
October 17, 2019
QUESTION: Dear Marty, Thank you for the excellent source of information. Just to let you know I am a big fan of cycles. Previously you predict China will rise and become the financial capital of the world in the 2030s. However, most communist parties do not survive in the past 75 years. Does the Chinese […]
October 16, 2019
ASIA: The US-China trade deal has been split up in two phases. Phase 1 is expected to be passed soon and entails pushing back the December 15th tariffs on Chinese goods. Phase 1 will introduce China to promises to protect US intellectual property rights, as well as increased purchases of US agricultural products between 40-50 billion […]
October 15, 2019
ASIA: China talked positively about trade with the US, saying they will step up purchases of US agricultural products. Chinese foreign minister Geng Shuang stated that the US and China are on the same page to reach a deal. He mentioned how a deal will have an importing meaning to world and will be beneficial […]
October 14, 2019
ASIA: According to Bloomberg, China wants to hold out for more talks before agreeing to “phase one” of the trade deal. Meanwhile, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told the media that he would assume that more tariffs will be applied to China around December if no deal takes place before then. The breakthrough for the […]