The West is going crazy, and the decisions to throw out all ties to Russia are further escalating the risk of global war. The NY Metropolitan Opera even fired Anna Netrebko, a Russian soprano, because she has ties to Putin. Even in London, Gazprom PJSC’s energy-trading arm is being kicked out of its central London. […]

ASIA: Japan’s manufacturing activity grew at the fastest pace in nearly eight years in January on stronger output and new orders, while cost pressures stayed elevated as firms continued to face supply chain delays. The final au Jibun Bank Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) in January rose to 55.4 on a seasonally adjusted basis, […]

The Monetary Crisis Cycle has arrived. We now face the risk of BOTH deflation and inflation, SIMULTANEOUSLY, Food Shortages, an Energy Crisis, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution. So what is the future of the markets? Why has gold declined in the face of talks of a $3.5 trillion spending spree? Will the Dow continue to rise, and if so, why?

The implications of FATF upon the global markets and capital flows will only increase as we head into the years ahead. How will this impact the investment in the world ahead? It has impacted gold, but cryptocurrencies are now in their targeting objective.

This event covers some of the significant changes in the world economy and forecasts into 2022, including a glimpse into cryptocurrencies and the fate of the Greenback in this world of absolute chaos. 

ASIA: Singapore’s economy expanded at its fastest annual pace in over a decade in 2021 as the country emerged from its worst recession on record, caused by the deep hit to activity from the coronavirus pandemic. The Singapore economy grew 7.2% in 2021, preliminary data showed on Monday, broadly in line with the government’s official […]

ASIA: China, Myanmar, North Korea, and Bangladesh were hit with sanctions by the US on Friday after being accused of abusing human rights. The UK and Canada also imposed sanctions in retaliation for the human rights abuses in Myanmar. China’s Washing embassy called the sanctions a “serious interference in China’s internal affairs” and a “severe […]

ASIA: Shares of China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group Ltd rose 11.1% to HK$3.92 on Monday, after the company said it planned to raise around $347 million in a share placement. Embattled property developer China Evergrande’s electric vehicle (EV) unit said it would issue about 900 million shares, or 8.3% of the enlarged capital, at […]

  ASIA: Recent outbreaks of the Delta variant have prompted travel restrictions and lockdowns in some cities in China, damping economic activities, while Beijing’s tough stance to deleverage the property sector, which contributes 14 percent to China’s gross domestic product (GDP), will further slow growth in the coming months, according to Andrew Fennell, a senior […]

I have direct contact with many pilots at Southwest and they were reporting that weather had nothing to do with the 1,000 flights that were canceled. Now, the airline was forced to back down and unvaccinated employees can remain. Pilots have been concerned that those who were vaccinated developed blood clots and could no longer […]

ASIA: India and Israel agreed to resume talks on a free trade agreement from November, with the aim of signing a deal by mid-2022, both countries said on Monday. Ties between the two countries have grown closer in the seven years since Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been in power. Several strategic military and […]

ASIA: India’s September fuel consumption crawled higher month-on-month as economic activity continued to ramp up, government data showed on Wednesday, but soaring global oil prices could stall a recovery in the world’s third-largest oil importer and consumer. Fuel consumption, a proxy for oil demand, totaled 15.92 million tonnes last month, up slightly from August and […]