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A Blast from the Past

  PEI1990 Capital Flows COMMENT: Marty, I was cleaning out my office. I get around to once every 31.4 years. I found your report that was controversial back in 1990. You were at war against the fundamentalists who were always getting it wrong, as they still do today. I scanned it in and thought you […]

When Religion Attacks Itself

Religion has always influenced economics and geopolitical events. For nearly two hundred years, the emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, known as Byzantium, had followed the traditions of just placing the emperor’s image on the obverse of their coinage as it had been done since the days of Augustus since 27BC. It was during the […]

Market Talk – March 28, 2024

ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 decreased 594.66 points or -1.46% to 40,168.07 Shanghai increased 17.52 points or 0.59% to 3,010.66 Hang Seng increased 148.58 points or 0.91% to 16,541.42 ASX 200 increased 77.30 points or 0.99% to 7,896.90 Kospi decreased 9.29 points or -0.34% to 2,745.82 […]

Market Talk – March 27, 2024

ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 increased 364.70 points or 0.90% to 40,762.73 Shanghai decreased 38.34 points or -1.26% to 2,993.14 Hang Seng decreased 225.48 points or -1.36% to 16,392.84 ASX 200 increased 39.40 points or 0.51% to 7,819.60 Kospi decreased 1.98 points or -0.07% to 2,755.11 […]

Poland Feels Consequences of Ukraine-First Policies

Prime Minister Donald Tusk initially promised to double the annual tax-free income allowance to 60,000 zloty (€13,929), but now “there is no room” in the budget. Why? All of the money is going to Ukraine. Poland increased its defense budget to 3% of GDP in 2022, followed by a raise to 4% in 2023. Poland […]

Market Talk – March 26, 2024

  ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 decreased 16.09 points or -0.04% to 40,398.03 Shanghai increased 5.18 points or 0.17% to 3,031.48 Hang Seng increased 144.68 points or 0.88% to 16,618.32 ASX 200 decreased 31.70 points or -0.41% to 7,780.20 Kospi increased 19.52 points or 0.71% to […]

UK Residents Pay More for Housing than any OPEC Nation

Those in the UK are familiar with the challenges that accompany failed housing regulations, high demand, and low supply. A recent study by Resolution Foundation shows that those in the UK pay far more for housing than any nation in the OECD. Finland technically pays more, but not when factoring in the total amount the […]

Market Talk – March 25, 2024

ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 decreased 474.31 points or -1.16% to 40,414.12 Shanghai decreased 21.73 points or -0.71% to 3,026.31 Hang Seng decreased 25.83 points or -0.16% to 16,473.64 ASX 200 increased 41.30 points or 0.53% to 7,811.90 Kospi decreased 10.99 points or -0.40% to 2,737.57 […]

The West will get a lesson for memory that it is bad to fight with Russia

It would be nice to think that all we have to do is get out and vote to rid ourselves of these warmongers. But they control the elections, and they are in their glory. I do not see how we can avoid this war. They are doing everything in their power to prevent RFK from […]

Life Expectancy on the Decline in the US

The average America will not live to see 80-years of age. The average life expectancy stands around 76.4 years, according to the CDC, with women living an average of 79.3 years and men expiring sooner at 73.5. Those figures have been steadily declining each year. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf recently spoke […]