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Market Talk – May 17, 2024

ASIA:   “Market Talk” will be temporarily postponed until June as our staff redirects efforts toward the London Seminar. Tickets to the seminar, both virtual and in-person, are still available for purchase.   The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 decreased 132.88 points or -0.34% to 38,787.38 Shanghai increased 31.63 […]

Market Talk – May 16, 2024

ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a green day today: NIKKEI 225 increased 534.53 points or 1.39% to 38,920.26 Shanghai increased 2.50 points or 0.08% to 3,122.40 Hang Seng increased 302.82 points or 1.59% to 19,376.53 ASX 200 increased 127.60 points or 1.65% to 7,881.30 Kospi increased 22.66 points or 0.83% to 2,753.00 […]

Market Talk – May 15, 2024

ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 increased 29.67 points or 0.08% to 38,385.73 Shanghai decreased 25.87 points or -0.82% to 3,119.90 Hang Seng closed ASX 200 increased 26.90 points or 0.35% to 7,753.70 Kospi closed SENSEX decreased 117.58 points or -0.16% to 72,987.03 Nifty50 decreased 17.30 points […]

Market Talk – May 14, 2024

ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 increased 176.60 points or 0.46% to 38,356.06 Shanghai decreased 2.25 points or -0.07% to 3,145.77 Hang Seng decreased 41.35 points or -0.22% to 19,073.71 ASX 200 decreased 23.20 points or -0.30% to 7,726.80 Kospi increased 3.13 points or 0.11% to 2,730.34 […]

Market Talk – May 13, 2024

ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 decreased 49.65 points or -0.13% to 38,179.46 Shanghai decreased 6.53 points or -0.21% to 3,148.02 Hang Seng increased 151.38 points or 0.80% to 19,115.06 ASX 200 increased 1.00 points or 0.01% to 7,750.00 Kospi decreased 0.42 points or -0.02% to 2,727.21 […]

Why Does the Government Borrow Its Own Currency?

  The problem with people’s attitudes toward the national debt is that everyone has forgotten why we borrowed in the first place. The theory was that if you borrowed rather than printed money, you were NOT increasing the existing money supply, and therefore, in theory, it would not be inflationary.     However, the Democrats […]

Interview: You Need Two Years Worth of Food

Click here to watch my latest interview on USAWatchdog. Commentary from Greg Hunter: “Legendary financial and geopolitical cycle analyst Martin Armstrong has new data on how well the Biden economy is doing.  Spoiler alert:  It’s not doing well, and the financial system is about to tank.  I asked Armstrong if the US government could default […]

Market Talk – May 10, 2024

ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a green day today: NIKKEI 225 increased 155.13 points or 0.41% to 38,229.11 Shanghai increased 0.23 points or 0.01% to 3,154.55 Hang Seng increased 425.87 points or 2.30% to 18,963.68 ASX 200 increased 27.40 points or 0.35% to 7,749.00 Kospi increased 15.49 points or 0.57% to 2,727.63 […]

Market Talk – May 9, 2024

ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 decreased 128.39 points or -0.34% to 38,073.98 Shanghai increased 25.84 points or 0.83% to 3,154.32 Hang Seng increased 223.95 points or 1.22% to 18,537.81 ASX 200 decreased 82.90 points or -1.06% to 7,721.60 Kospi decreased 32.91 points or -1.20% to 2,712.14 […]

Market Talk – May 8, 2024

ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 decreased 632.73 points or -1.63% to 38,202.37 Shanghai decreased 19.26 points or -0.61% to 3,128.48 Hang Seng decreased 165.51 points or -0.90% to 18,313.86 ASX 200 increased 11.20 points or 0.14% to 7,804.50 Kospi increased 10.69 points or 0.39% to 2,745.05 […]