Market Talk – May 15, 2025
ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 372.62 points or -0.98% to 37,755.51 • Shanghai decreased 23.13 points or -0.68% [...]
The Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, has suffered an attempted assassination. The rumor is that the assailant was pro-Ukraine. Fico’s renewed leadership as prime minister began with his halting of military aid to Ukraine in January, and just last month, he pushed through plans to crap public broadcaster RTVS. Some have accused the political opposition of inciting the attack. I have not been able to confirm the motive, but this is the talk in Slovakia.