ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a negative day today: NIKKEI 225 decreased 253.38 points or -0.94% to 26,748.14 Shanghai decreased 75.93 points or -2.41% to 3,070.93 Hang Seng decreased 357.96 points or -1.75% to 20,112.10 ASX 200 decreased 20.10 points or -0.28% to 7,128.80 Kospi decreased 41.51 points or -1.57% to 2,605.87 […]

  ASIA: Southeast Asian nations are in store for a tougher trade environment as China’s economic growth slows due to hardline coronavirus controls, experts say, while the US attempts to boost engagement with the region are unlikely to offset falling demand. China’s economy is facing a number of headwinds – from new outbreaks to a […]

There is a serious question if these people pushing vaccines, like Bill Gates and Klaus Schwab, are oblivious to the danger of creating unnecessary vaccines by mandating the world get vaccinated that will force viruses to mutate. Are they deliberately trying to create a massive crisis in health? Bill Gates brags he is vaccinated and […]

ASIA: Japan’s services sector activity expanded for the first time in four months in April, as consumer sentiment recovered after the government lifted coronavirus curbs following a decline in domestic Omicron infections. The final au Jibun Bank Japan Services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to a seasonally adjusted 50.7 from the previous month’s final of […]

QUESTION: Been following Martin since 2008 (Gold ride) – he is the only one who has been right AU and AG top 2011. ****Important question for Martin, please How can the fed raise rates with governments owing so much debt please ???? what are the consequences of debt restructured? 100 year treasury real estate Thanks […]

ASIA: India’s central bank raised its main lending rate off record lows in a surprise move on Wednesday to contain rising inflation, shocking markets and pushing the benchmark 10-year bond yield to its highest levels in three years. The Reserve Bank of India raised the repo rate – the rate at which it lends to […]

ASIA: China’s central bank on Wednesday pledged monetary policy support to ensure ample liquidity, help businesses badly hit by the latest COVID-19 outbreak in the country and support a recovery in consumption. Financing institutions should aim to meet the needs of the real economy, the PBOC said, such as boosting financing for small firms with […]

ASIA: Finance sector professionals in Shanghai are preparing to move back to Hong Kong and other offshore centers after spending only a few years in the Chinese city as a harsh COVID-19 lockdown has hurt their business prospects and upended daily lives. Thousands of bankers, traders and investors in the financial hub of the world’s […]

ASIA: Stocks in Hong Kong slumped and those in mainland China tumbled by the most in more than two years as Covid-19 outbreak spread to Beijing with some areas in the capital coming under lockdown, heightening economic losses. The Hang Seng Index sank 3.7 percent to 19,869.34 at the close, its lowest level since March […]

Government incompetence caused 100,000 people in the city of Detroit to lose their homes. The city recently admitted that it overtaxed homes by over $600 million between 2010 and 2016, resulting in thousands of foreclosures. In the state of Michigan, property cannot be assessed at over 50% of its market value. Yet, Detroit managed to […]