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ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 increased 836.52 points or 2.19% to 39,098.68 Shanghai increased 16.52 points or 0.55% to 3,004.88 Hang Seng decreased 17.09 points or -0.10% to 16,725.86 ASX 200 increased 32.40 points or 0.43% to 7,643.60 Kospi increased 3.43 points or 0.13% to 2,667.70 […]
Global Currencies • EURUSD advanced 0.0012 points or 0.11% to 1.0825 • GBPUSD advanced 0.0034 points or 0.27% to 1.2661 • USDCHF decreased -0.0007 points or -0.08% to 0.8811 • AUDUSD decreased -0.0001 points or -0.02% to 0.6552 • NZDUSD advanced 0.0017 points or 0.28% to 0.6198 • USDJPY advanced 0.21 points or 0.14% […]
COMMENT: Hi Martin. Thanks for the “astute lawyer” compliment. That was very nice, and coming from you, it is very meaningful to me. The Epoch Times headline in your “NYC Out of Control” post calls the dollar part of the verdict against the Trumps a “penalty.” It has also been called a “fine,” but […]
ASIA: Japan’s economy has unexpectedly contracted, leading to a recession and causing it to drop from the world’s third-largest economy to the fourth, behind Germany. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) shrank by an annualized 0.4% in the last quarter of 2023, following a 3.3% contraction in the previous quarter, which defines a recession. This […]
BlackRock CEO & World Economic Forum Trustee Board Member Larry Fink Turns Bullish on Bitcoin Larry Fink has changed his tune on crypto, saying suddenly it could “revolutionize finance,” endorsing an industry he once viewed with skepticism. Of course, as a board member of Scwab’s WEF, the crypto zealots cheered. Still, they think that Bitcoin […]
Donald Trump has the mind of a true businessman. Say what you will, but he knows how to turn any situation into a business opportunity. A day after the completely corrupt New York legal system ordered him to pay the government $355 million, Donald Trump appeared at “Sneaker Con” in Philadelphia to launch a limited-edition […]
ASIA: China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China, has reduced the five-year loan prime rate, a mortgage benchmark, by 25 basis points to 3.95% from 4.2%. This significant cut, the largest ever, aims to boost the struggling housing market. The move, which exceeded market expectations, follows the release of 1 trillion yuan ($139 billion) […]
COMMENT #1: “Tucker picked the wrong side. Guess Tucker won’t be going back to Russia for a while.” citing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Navalny anonymous COMMENT #2: Tucker is supporting a criminal, and you should not publish anything this guy says. anonymous REPLY: I really feel sorry for these people, for they have been brainwashed by the standard psychological […]
ASIA: China is working to bridge the gap between scientific breakthroughs and market adoption by implementing plans to convert patent applications. The goal is to counter technological restrictions imposed by Washington while promoting sustainable economic growth. The state-run Economic Daily emphasized the need for Chinese universities and research institutions to expedite the issuance of […]
