Government officials do not understand why Americans are disappointed with Bidenomics. Biden’s own team did not realize the term “Bidenomics” was intended to mock the president’s policies and they have adopted it as their own. “Bidenomics is about growing the economy from the middle out and the bottom up, not the top down,” Joe Biden […]

Blue cities across the US are contemplating banning masks. A few years ago these cities would not allow people to enter public establishments without a mask. But now, after Soros-backed DAs blindfolded themselves to the drastic uptick in crime, cities such as Philadelphia, Atlanta, and New York are banning face masks to prevent criminals from […]

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ASIA: In November, foreign investors significantly increased their bond purchases in key Asian markets due to a notable decline in U.S. Treasury yields and a shift in expectations for potential Federal Reserve rate cuts. They made their largest monthly net purchase since May, buying a total of $6.36 billion in South Korean, Indian, Malaysian, Indonesian, […]

COMMENT: Hi Martin, Further to your recent blog on Australia looking to implement digital ID’s, we are noticing more stores in Australia are moving towards “digital only”. In our recent visit to Cairns, we noted a large sign in the front window of a Ben & Jerry’s requesting that only digital transactions will be accepted. […]

Argentina’s new President, Javier Milei, is making headlines around the world for vowing to radically change Argentina’s failing political system. Milei campaigned on implementing a “chainsaw plan” that would swiftly cut useless bureaus that drain government resources with no or minimal benefit to the public. Milei stuck to his campaign promises and slashed the number […]

Government mismanagement comes at a high cost. We saw Argentina’s new president slash half of the useless federal administrations this week on his first day in office.  Governments are incompetent to run even a gumball machine. These agencies come into the fold, create useless regulations, dish out contracts to their connections, and nothing gets done. […]

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) executive board has approved a $900 million disbursement for Ukraine from its $15.6 billion loan program. This decision was made just hours before IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The approval follows a staff agreement reached last month with Ukrainian authorities after the second review of […]

  ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 increased 51.90 points or 0.16% to 32,843.70 Shanghai increased 12.00 points or 0.40% to 3,003.44 Hang Seng increased 173.01 points or 1.07% to 16,374.50 ASX 200 increased 36.30 points or 0.50% to 7,235.30 Kospi increased 9.91 points or 0.39% to […]

Did you miss out on our recent sale? Tomorrow (12/13) at 10 AM ET we will have a limited number available of the following products:  Widowmite with Roman Nail 1st Century AD  Victorinus (268-270AD) Debased Reduced Flan Coins We expect inventory to sell out fast, and items sold on a first-come, first-serve basis. Delivery is […]