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Market Talk – August 5, 2024

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a negative day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 4,451.28 points or -12.40% to 31,458.42 • Shanghai decreased 44.64 points or -1.54% to 2,860.70 • Hang Seng decreased 247.15 points or -1.46% to 16,698.36 • ASX 200 decreased 293.60 points or -3.70% to 7,649.60 • KOSPI decreased 234.64 points […]

Do Not Invest Anything in Ukraine

I have been warned that our computer does NOT show that Ukraine will survive. You should NOT send anything to Ukraine, and you certainly should NOT invest in any nonsense to rebuild Ukraine. The nation with the MOST corrupt politicians, all with hidden offshore accounts, has always been Ukraine. As I have said, we had […]

Market Talk – August 2, 2024

ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a negative day today: NIKKEI 225 decreased 2,216.63 points or -5.81% to 35,909.70 Shanghai decreased 27.05 points or -0.92% to 2,905.34 Hang Seng decreased 359.45 points or -2.08% to 16,945.51 ASX 200 decreased 171.50 points or -2.11% to 7,943.20 KOSPI decreased 101.49 points or -3.65% to 2,676.19 […]

Market Talk – August 1, 2024

ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 decreased 975.49 points or -2.49% to 38,126.33 Shanghai decreased 6.36 points or -0.22% to 2,932.39 Hang Seng decreased 39.64 points or -0.23% to 17,304.96 ASX 200 increased 22.40 points or 0.28% to 8,114.70 KOSPI increased 6.99 points or 0.25% to 2,777.68 […]

Digital Ruble 2025

Russia has announced that it will implement a digital ruble by next July. Moscow will begin using cryptocurrency for some foreign transactions to bypass sanctions and SWIFT. As of November 2024, Russia will permit crypto mining, so long as it is carried out under the watchful eye of the government. The Bank of Russia will […]

Market Talk – July 31, 2024

ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a green day today: NIKKEI 225 increased 575.87 points or 1.49% to 39,101.82 Shanghai increased 59.45 points or 2.06% to 2,938.75 Hang Seng increased 341.69 points or 2.01% to 17,344.60 ASX 200 increased 139.10 points or 1.75% to 8,092.30 KOSPI increased 32.50 points or 1.19% to 2,770.69 […]

Study: Canadians Experiencing Worst Standard of Living in 40 Years

The Fraser Institute conducted a study that found Canadians are experiencing the worst standard of living in the past 40 years. Conditions are beneath what was experienced during the 89 recession, the Great Recession, and even the early stages of the post-pandemic. What is going on in Canada? Justin Trudeau uprooted Canada’s fiscal landscape and […]

Market Talk – July 30, 2024

ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 increased 57.32 points or 0.15% to 38,525.95 Shanghai decreased 12.55 points or -0.43% to 2,879.30 Hang Seng decreased 235.43 points or -1.37% to 17,002.91 ASX 200 decreased 36.40 points or -0.46% to 7,953.20 KOSPI decreased 27.34 points or -0.99% to 2,738.19 […]

We Need a Constitutional Amendment to Expel a State Like New York and California

There has long been a question presented in society circles, not courts, about the legal secession of a state. The only comment on this from anyone in the Supreme Court was a letter from Justice Scalia to a movie producer on the subject. He mentions that there is no right to secede, for that was […]

Market Talk – July 29, 2024

ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a green day today: NIKKEI 225 increased 801.22 points or 2.13% to 38,468.63 Shanghai increased 0.95 points or 0.03% to 2,891.85 Hang Seng increased 217.03 points or 1.28% to 17,238.34 ASX 200 increased 68.30 points or 0.86% to 7,989.60 KOSPI increased 33.63 points or 1.23% to 2,765.53 […]