Powell reiterated this week that he does not see any short-term need to lower interest rates. The Fed remains delicate in its speech to the public. They knew that inflation would continue rising due to various factors but had to say they were awaiting incoming data. The data is in for Q1 and nothing indicates […]
The New York Federal Reserve reported that American households set a new record after plummeting into $17.69 trillion of debt, a 1.1% ($184 billion) increase from Q4 2023. Worse, the number of delinquencies is rising as households struggle to make ends meet amid the cost of living crisis. Inflation is not waning, taxes are rising, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Worsening relations with China, the United States just hit China with a new wave of extremely high tariffs. Around $18 billion worth of Chinese goods will be affected, but the White House deems the tariffs necessary to help American industry. Washington wants everyone to drive an electric vehicle, so long as it is not produced […]
Those shouting for the removal of the Second Amendment in America do not realize that violent crime is STILL on the rise in other nations. The difference is that they are using either knives, bombs, or illegally purchased firearms to carry out the crime. Banning gun ownership will not change human nature; in fact, no […]
President-elect Jose Raul Mulino of Panama is taking on the migrant crisis as one of his first pieces of legislation. “Panama and our Darien [Gap] are not a transit route. It is our border,” Mulino said, referring to the notorious Darien Gap between Panama and Colombia that has become a favored travel route for migrants […]
The Press REFUSES to hold all of these failed Climate Change forecasts to test. All they do is keep moving the date for our doom, all due to CO2. In fact, the real crisis is the continued weakening of the magnetic field, which leads to pole shifts about every 43000 years – yes, that […]
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 […]
