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Market Talk – December 16, 2020

ASIA: The US Congress has officially passed the USD 740 billion defense policy bill, which among other things, included calling out Chinese aggression against India along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The US House of Representatives and the Senate on Tuesday passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included key components of Indian-American […]

Market Talk – December 15, 2020

ASIA: China’s economic recovery broadened in November as both retail sales and industrial production growth accelerated, data released on Tuesday showed. Retail sales, a key indicator of consumption trends in the world’s most populous nation, grew by 5.0 percent from a year earlier, marking the fourth successive month of expansion. The November growth rate was […]

Market Talk – December 14, 2020

ASIA: Despite claims of an economic recovery, Chinese state-owned companies are defaulting on their debts. A string of missed debt repayments by major firms has shaken local as well as global markets. State firms defaulted on a record $6.1 billion worth of bonds between January and October, according to Fitch Ratings. That’s about as much […]

Has New York Signed its Own Destruction?

New York politicians have destroyed their economy and now are looking at raising the taxes on the rich even more. Carl Icahn moves hedge fund from NYC to Miami. Even Goldman Sachs is looking at sending its most profitable division to Florida. This is how the cities have self-destructed. They think that businesses and “rich” individuals […]

Christmas in 1914 – Soldiers Defied Their Governments And Shared a Truce

  No matter what country we are from, we are all the same. Those in power make wars if not against each other than against “we the people” to further their power. Those who are against the people always pretend we are too stupid to understand what is best.  The definition of tyranny was once […]

Market Talk – December 11, 2020

ASIA: The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Thursday it began revoking China Telecom’s authorization to operate in the United States as it took further steps to crack down on China’s role in US telecommunications. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai noted several US government agencies had recommended the revocation citing national security concerns. In April, […]

Market Talk – December 10, 2020

  ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 decreased 61.70 points or -0.23% to 26,756.24 Shanghai increased 1.31 points or 0.04% to 3,373.28 Hang Seng decreased 92.25 points or -0.35% to 26,410.59 ASX 200 decreased 45.40 points or -0.67% to 6,683.10 Kospi decreased 9.01 points or -0.33% to 2,746.46 […]

Market Talk – December 8, 2020

ASIA: Asian economies – including India, China, Singapore and Indonesia – are set to brush aside the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact and would enter the ‘Goldilocks’ phase in 2021, as per a Morgan Stanley research. Goldilocks economy — not too much deflation, not too much inflation — sustains moderate economic growth. In other words, that is […]

The Energy Crisis During the Panic of 1873

Humans are not the only species to get viruses. A real energy crisis hit the United States that began in 1872 and expanded into 1873, which contributed to the Panic of 1873.  This was a flu virus they called distemper that shut down the US economy by infecting horses. It was in 1872 that the […]

Market Talk – December 7, 2020

  ASIA: China’s economy is growing stronger after the country posted a $75.4 billion trade surplus in November. Exports from China have risen 21.1% YoY, and was pushed especially by US consumers (46% increase) despite tariffs and muddled relations. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced today that the US will sanction 14 top Chinese […]