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Market Talk – February 5, 2025

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 33.11 points or 0.09% to 38,831.48 • Shanghai decreased 21.11 points or -0.65% to 8,229.49 • Hang Seng decreased 192.87 points or -0.93% to 20,597.09 • ASX 200 increased 42.90 points or 0.51% to 8,416.90 • SENSEX decreased 312.53 points […]

Trump Tariffs – The Art of the Deal

While the 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada were more of a classic Art of the Deal since he used the same number on Columbia, Trump achieved what he wanted from both Canada and Mexico – to secure the border and to stop the drug trade that kills hundreds of American youth daily. There is […]

Market Talk – February 4, 2025

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 278.28 points or 0.72% to 38,798.37 • Shanghai closed • Hang Seng increased 572.70 points or 2.83% to 20,789.96 • ASX 200 decreased 5.40 points or -0.06% to 8,374.00 • SENSEX increased 1,397.07 points or 1.81% to 78,583.81 • Nifty50 […]

Market Talk – February 3, 2025

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a negative day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 1,052.40 points or -2.66% to 38,520.09 • Shanghai closed • Hang Seng decreased 7.85 points or -0.04% to 20,217.26 • ASX 200 decreased 152.90 points or -1.79% to 8,379.40 • SENSEX decreased 319.22 points or -0.41% to 77,186.74 • Nifty50 […]

Tariffs = Depression? Do we just go kaput?

  COMMENT: We are toast !? Hello Armstrong, I could not resist to make a comment in regards of the freaking Tariffs war that is going to begin on this coming Tuesday between Canada and the USA . The future looks bleak and as always the working class would see their lives going from bad […]

Market Talk – January 31, 2025

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a green day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 58.52 points or 0.15% to 39,572.49 • Shanghai closed • Hang Seng closed • ASX 200 increased 38.60 points or 0.45% to 8,532.30 • SENSEX increased 740.76 points or 0.97% to 77,500.57 • Nifty50 increased 258.90 points or 1.11% to […]

Trump vs Federal Unions

Two major unions representing U.S. government employees have filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s effort to reclassify up to 50,000 federal workers and make it easier to fire them. The American Federation of Government Employees and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees said Trump’s executive order improperly attempted to block a Biden […]

Market Talk – January 30, 2025

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a green day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 99.19 points or 0.25% to 39,513.97 • Shanghai closed • Hang Seng closed • ASX 200 increased 46.70 points or 0.55% to 8,493.70 • SENSEX increased 226.85 points or 0.30% to 76,759.81 • Nifty50 increased 86.40 points or 0.37% to […]

Market Talk – January 29, 2025

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a green day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 397.91 points or 1.02% to 39,414.78 • Shanghai closed • Hang Seng closed • ASX 200 increased 47.90 points or 0.57% to 8,447.00 • SENSEX increased 631.55 points or 0.83% to 76,532.96 • Nifty50 increased 205.85 points or 0.90% to […]

Market Talk – January 28, 2025

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 548.93 points or -1.39% to 39,016.87 • Shanghai closed • Hang Seng increased 27.34 points or 0.14% to 20,225.11 • ASX 200 decreased 9.80 points or -0.12% to 8,399.10 • SENSEX increased 535.24 points or 0.71% to 75,901.41 • Nifty50 […]