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Market Talk – February 28, 2020

ASIA: The chairmen of India’s biggest corporate companies lost around 7 billion USD of personal wealth combined to date in notional terms due to the COVID-19 outbreak in China and other parts of the world. Most of this wealth erosion happened over the last 15 days, when domestic equity indices have come tumbling down. BSE […]

Coronavirus & Speculation

COMMENT: Mr. Armstrong, I sincerely appreciate your reluctance to comment without direct knowledge and reliable resources. I do think someone seems to be giving this coronavirus more media attention than normal. I am not sure if this is being hyped for vaccines, politics, or what. I trust you will be honest when you have done […]

Market Talk – February 27, 2020

  ASIA: The Indian government is planning a data protection bill that will require tech companies to tell users what data they are collecting and, in most cases, get consent from users to collect that data. It also imposes restrictions on what kind of data can be stored outside the country. The bill, currently making […]

Market Talk – February 26, 2020

ASIA: Indian refiners of edible oils led by the Solvent Extractors of India President Atul Chaturvedi urged the Indian government not to issue palm olein import licenses as any further purchases could result in a sharp drop in rapeseed prices and cut farmers’ incomes. India, the world’s biggest importer of palm oil, in a surprise […]

Internet Frauds From Hacking Emails to Dating Site Frauds

The amount of fraud taking place on the internet is in the billions. They will hack your email and then have money wired to Hong Kong. That is a popular destination. One guy lost $450,000 in three days. Then there are the fake nurses who claim to be working for the United Nations seeking love […]

International Capital Starting to Fear Bernie Sanders

I have stated before that Marxism/socialism has led to more deaths than all the other justifications for war or killing combined. The Communist movements of Russia, China, and the Revolutions of 1848 combined are far greater than World War I and II and just about every other modern war all counted as one event. There […]

The Rich v Oligarchs

QUESTION: Hello Martin, You have said ‘the rich get richer by investing’; and as well, you’ve said ‘governments are always corrupted’. What history shows (and many of us have learned) is that ‘big money’ is especially adept at manipulating government for its own advantage. Currently, we call this ‘regulatory capture’. (This includes ‘judicial’ capture). The […]

Market Talk – February 24, 2020

ASIA: President Trump has arrived today in India for a two-day visit.  He met Prime Minister Narendra Modi today in his home state of Gujrat and inaugurated the world’s largest cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad. Addressing a huge crowd at a “Namaste Trump” event at Motera Stadium, President Trump has outlined the success story of India […]

Market Talk – February 21, 2020

  ASIA: China ‘s powerful State Council has decided to waive some business contributions to social insurance plans through June, and emphasized that “stable employment” must be a priority. The policy moves also come as the country begins a gradual return to work in manufacturing, technology, and other major industries. China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) […]

The Rise of the Left

QUESTION: Hi Marty I work as a Professor of Surgery and read your blog every day. I’ve worked all over the world and remain intrigued by the changes your model is now predicting. Here in Ireland, we’ve seen a massive move towards the left with the recent general election results. Capital is fleeing in advance […]