Asia: At the conclusion of the annual National People’s Congress meeting, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said that Beijing is prepared to support a slowing economy by cutting reserve requirements and interest rates if needed. Followed by the good news, the Shanghai Composite index increased 31.07 points (+1.04%) to 3,022 this Friday. The rest of the […]

QUESTION: Hi Marty, When the stock market crashed in 1929, followed by the bonds into 1933, we saw a minor bump in the stock market. As this occurred during a Public Wave, are u suggesting during our current Private Wave, we will see bonds collapse first 2020+, as capital flees into the stock market for […]

Asia: The much-anticipated trade deal between China and the U.S. may be pushed back once again, according to a new Bloomberg report. Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump were expected to meet in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, later this month to discuss terms. However, reports are that the meeting may not take place until […]

Asia: Most of the major Asian markets closed in the red today. Decreases were led by NIKKEI 225 (-253.27 points, -1.18%, 21,243 close), followed by Shanghai (-32.82 points, -1.07%, 3,027 close). Hang Seng was down this Wednesday as well (-101.92 points, -0.35%, 28,818 close). KOSPI and ASX200 both posted losses for the day (-5.81 points, […]

Asia: Most of the major Asian markets closed in the green today. Increases were led by NIKKEI 225 (+378.60 points, +1.79%, 21,504 close), followed by Hang Seng (+417.57 points, +1.47%, 28,921 close). SENSEX and Shanghai increased +481.56 points (+1.30%, 37,536 close) and +33.31 points (+1.1%, 3,060 close) respectfully. KOSPI also increased +19.08 points (+0.89%, 2,157 […]

QUESTION: Marty, just reported this past week America’s trade deficit hit a record $891 billion while, in the same week, unemployment report fell to 3.8%. Does this refute the conventional economic belief that trade deficits take away jobs and output? Cheers, TGM ANSWER: What is reported as trade is not simply trade. The numbers are […]

Asia: A mixed day for the major Asian stock markets; Shanghai led the way after adding 57.13 points (+1.92%, 3027 close), followed by SENSEX (+382.67 points, +1.04%, 37,054 close). Hang Seng and NIKKEI 225 increased 274.88 points (+0.97%, 28,503 close) and 103.16 points (+0.49%, 21,122 close) respectfully. HOSPI and ASX200 took the opposite route, losing […]

Asia: A down day for all the major Asian stock markets due to the weak China trade data. Chinese exports for the month of February decreased from 9.1% to -20.7%. This was the biggest fall in three years. Imports also fell 5.2% in the world’s second largest economy. Chinese stocks had a biggest daily loss […]

  The results of my life research, reading every newspaper story going into the bull market of the Roaring ’20s and the Great Depression revealed that before the high in 1929, when interest rates were rising, people interpreted it as BULLISH for it demonstrated that there was STILL a demand for money. Indeed, interest rates […]

Asia: President Trump says he is optimistic that a landmark trade deal with China is near completion, however, reports suggest that Chinese officials do not feel the same. The latest news with Huawei suing the US over a product ban does not help the overall situation. A mixed day for Asian stocks: Shanghai rose 5 […]