We wish all of our readers a happy and prosperous holiday season. Due to decreased market activity, Market Talk is postponed until January 3, 2023.   ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 increased 120.15 points or 0.46% to 26,507.87 Shanghai decreased 13.98 points or -0.46% to 3,054.43 […]

ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:   NIKKEI 225 decreased 180.31 points or -0.68% to 26,387.72 Shanghai decreased 5.36 points or -0.17% to 3,068.41 Hang Seng increased 65.69 points or 0.34% to 19,160.49 ASX 200 increased 90.80 points or 1.29% to 7,115.10 Kospi decreased 4.34 points or -0.19% to […]

ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a negative day today: NIKKEI 225 decreased 669.61 points or -2.46% to 26,568.03 Shanghai decreased 33.35 points or -1.07% to 3,073.77 Hang Seng decreased 258.01 points or -1.33% to 19,094.80 ASX 200 decreased 109.60 points or -1.54% to 7,024.30 Kospi decreased 18.88 points or -0.80% to 2,333.29 […]

  Epstein was clearly involved in one of the biggest honey traps probably in history. They have been using girls/women to blackmail powerful people for decades. They tried that even with John F. Kennedy and they successfully got control of Edgar Hoover. You can read Whitney Webb’s One Nation Under Blackmail. This has been going […]

ASIA: Japan’s economy, the world’s third largest, shrank less than initially estimated in the third quarter, bolstering a view that it is slowly recovering from COVID-19 doldrums even as large export markets show further signs of weakening. Separate data showed the economy had recorded its first current account deficit in eight years in October, reflecting […]

QUESTION: I have been following Socrates for quite a while. It certainly seems to provide the long-term view quite reliably. You said it has taught you. So I take it that is why it is AI because you did not precisely code it to do these things? WK ANSWER: I created Socrates to monitor everything. […]

ASIA: Uncertainty facing the global economy next year will exacerbate challenges at home for China, economists in Beijing say, while urging swift support to help counter external headwinds. As the risk of global recession looms, China should stay alert to turbulence in international markets and the potential of another financial crisis, said former vice-finance minister […]

ASIA:   Citigroup Inc said it will wind down its consumer banking business in China, a move which is expected to affect about 1,200 employees in the country. The exit will include products such as deposits, insurance, mortgages, investments, loans and cards, the lender said in a statement Thursday. The bank will also explore options […]

I am pleased to offer the last of a hoard of Julian II (360-363AD) silver siliqua discovered in England known as the Harptree Hoard of 1887. This is the emperor who most likely inspired Thomas Jefferson. This hoard was discovered in the village of East Harptree, located approximately 16 miles southwest of Bath. The hoard […]

ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a green day today: NIKKEI 225 increased 201.36 points or 0.72% to 28,156.21 Shanghai increased 0.20 points or 0.01% to 3,176.53 Hang Seng increased 77.25 points or 0.39% to 19,673.45 ASX 200 increased 48.00 points or 0.67% to 7,251.30 Kospi increased 26.85 points or 1.13% to 2,399.25 […]