ASIA: Foreigners are returning to Indian stocks after dismissing them in the first half as they seek higher yields amid expectations that major central banks will slow their growth cycles as price pressures ease. Foreigners have invested $6.4 billion in Indian stocks since the start of July, after spending more than $27 billion in the […]

ASIA: Growth in Japanese factory activity slowed to a 19-month low in August as declines in output and new orders deepened, amid mounting pressure from sustained rises in raw material and energy prices and weakening global demand. Activity in the services sector fell for the first time in five months as a drop in new […]

COMMENT: There has been and is increasing talk in all media of a coming ‘civil war’. Your article ‘Bidenomics & Vilification of Trump’ well explains the intentional polarization of the public and clearly states this will only end very badly. The CW of 1861 Blue vs Grey, North vs South was a war of geography […]

ASIA: China cut its benchmark interest rate and cut its benchmark mortgage loan by a wider margin on Monday, adding to last week’s easing measures as Beijing ramps up efforts to revive an economy battered by an asset crisis and a resurgence of COVID-19 cases. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) is walking a tightrope […]

  QUESTION: The general view is that Trump has turned the Republican Party into his Party – Trumpism. You seem to support Trump. Would would respectfully explain why? DH ANSWER: This is a very clever tactic by the Democrats to try to turn Republicans against the Republican Party and to vote for the Democrats while […]

ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 decreased 11.81 points or -0.04% to 28,930.33 Shanghai decreased 19.47 points or -0.59% to 3,258.08 Hang Seng increased 9.12 points or 0.05% to 19,773.03 ASX 200 increased 1.70 points or 0.02% to 7,114.50 Kospi decreased 15.36 points or -0.61% to 2,492.69 […]

QUESTION: With the bank runs in China, do you still think China will surpass the US economy? What about Pelosi’s trip? China’s response was more shock and see than anyone expected. GD ANSWER: Nothing has changed. But you have to understand that the decline in the US economy also benefits China’s rise. The Democrats are […]

ASIA: India’s oil imports from Russia fell in July for the first time since March, along with its overall purchases, while supplies from Saudi Arabia rebounded for the first time in five months, data from trade and industry sources showed. Indian refiners lifted more futures from Saudi Arabia as prices were attractive, while prices for […]

Shakespeare’s famous line was: “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” To put that in its proper context, only the king had an attorney, so they were prosecutors. When we look at the real difference between Republicans and Democrats who enter politics, it becomes an indictment against the legal profession. Lawyers are […]

ASIA: Japan’s imports jumped to a record amount in July, boosted by global fuel inflation and a weak yen, outweighing exports and deepening the trade deficit, in a sign of a further worsening in the terms of trade for the export-oriented economy. Ministry of Finance data showed on Wednesday exports grew 19.0% in July from […]