ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a negative day today: NIKKEI 225 decreased 364.85 points or -1.28% to 28,124.28 Shanghai decreased 34.00 points or -0.96% to 3,521.26 Hang Seng decreased 46.45 points or -0.19% to 24,383.32 ASX 200 decreased 80.50 points or -1.08% to 7,393.90 Kospi decreased 40.17 points or -1.36% to 2,921.92 […]

Another January 6th, 2022 important geopolitical event was the rising tension between Turkey and Greece. There has been an arms race between the two which escalated going into the end of 2021. Turkey intensified the arms race when it asked Biden to buy 40 F-16 fighter jets to upgrade its Air Force. The move coincides […]

ASIA: India cut its forecast for economic growth in the year to the end of March to 9.2% on Friday from an earlier outlook of more than 10%, as disruptions due to the Omicron variant of coronavirus hit consumer sentiment and economic activity. The new forecast for real GDP in 2021/22 compares with a contraction […]

ASIA: China’s official economic growth target is expected to be set above 5 percent in 2022, analysts told in an interview. China enters the local “two sessions” season, when local GDP growth targets are usually announced. Beijing and Central China’s Henan Province became the latest to start their annual meetings since Wednesday. Southwest China’s Xizang […]

QUESTION: Your target for this week concerning Russia might be hitting Kazakhstan. The protesters began shooting the military and they set the President’s home on fire. Could this be the January 6th target? EH ANSWER: The protests there are over inflation with the drastic price rise in fuel. I find it interesting that Russia is […]

ASIA: India may achieve a growth of more than 9 percent in FY2023, the fund house predicts. This projection is higher than the 4.9 percent for 2022 (5.9 percent for 2021) projection for global growth by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Discretionary consumption is picking up post-Covid and should sustain provided young individuals with rising […]

ASIA: Singapore’s economy expanded at its fastest annual pace in over a decade in 2021 as the country emerged from its worst recession on record, caused by the deep hit to activity from the coronavirus pandemic. The Singapore economy grew 7.2% in 2021, preliminary data showed on Monday, broadly in line with the government’s official […]

ASIA: China has warned Taiwan that any attempt to seek independence “means war.” The warning comes days after China stepped up its military activities and flew warplanes near the island. This reaction from China came after new US President Joe Biden reaffirmed his commitment to Taiwan, and set out his stance in Asia. The US […]

ASIA: A World Health Organization (WHO) team has come out of quarantine and will start on-the-ground investigations into the origins of the coronavirus in the Chinese city of Wuhan. The scientists will begin interviewing people from research institutes, hospitals and the seafood market linked to the initial outbreak. Their research will rely upon evidence provided […]

ASIA: Profits at China’s industrial firms grew for the eighth straight month in December, suggesting a sustained recovery as the manufacturing sector rapidly emerged from its COVID-19 slump, Reuters reported. Profits surged 20.1% year-on-year in December to 707.11-billion-yuan ($109.40 billion), after rising 15.5% in November, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data showed on Wednesday. […]