This past Tuesday North Korea launched a missile that flew in Japanese airspace. This was unprecedented because the previous North Korean missiles (1998 & 2009) that flew over Japan had such a high trajectory that they were not in Japanese airspace. This was talking the talk by Kim Jong un but not firing the…
Summary – A top-down review of interesting calls and comments made last week in Treasuries, monetary policy, economics, stocks, bonds & commodities. TAC is our acronym for Tweets, Articles, & Clips – our basic inputs for this article. Editor’s Note: In this series of articles, we include important or interesting Tweets, Articles, Video Clips with our comments. This is an article…
On Friday, August 25 began the 2017 celebration of Ganesh-Utsav, the annual celebration of the most beloved Moorti (Murti – मूर्ति) of all. As “Ish” (Lord) of all “Gan” (people), Ganesh is celebrated by all irrespective of their age, gender, social status, jaat or ethnic background. All are equal before Ganesh. There is no…
This week President Trump took the only decision he could take. There is no way he could have withdrawn from Afghanistan & let it become revert back into a haven for Islamic terrorism. He knows what happened after a premature withdrawal from Iraq and Afghanistan is much more like Vietnam than Iraq ever was….
Summary – A top-down review of interesting calls and comments made last week in Treasuries, monetary policy, economics, stocks, bonds & commodities. TAC is our acronym for Tweets, Articles, & Clips – our basic inputs for this article. Editor’s Note: In this series of articles, we include important or interesting Tweets, Articles, Video Clips with our comments. This is an article…
It was only a month ago when we discussed the standoff between China & India at Doklam plateau in Bhutan. As expected, the standoff continues despite angry rhetoric from the Chinese side. For once, India has been the cool side in physical & emotional control. Unlike other Asian countries, Prime Minister Modi & Ajit…
It was only five weeks ago when we said “Get Ready” on the Fourth of July. The US military is not just ready; they are “locked and loaded” as President Trump said on Friday. And now the entire world is ready for a major event. Actually calling it merely as a “major event” seems…
Summary – A top-down review of interesting calls and comments made last week in Treasuries, monetary policy, economics, stocks, bonds & commodities. TAC is our acronym for Tweets, Articles, & Clips – our basic inputs for this article. Editor’s Note: In this series of articles, we include important or interesting Tweets, Articles, Video Clips with our comments. This is an article…
You know a situation is bad when you just can’t think of adjectives to describe it. You know a situation is really bad when whatever you try to do ends up either being insufficient or wrong. You know a situation is really really bad it keeps worsening as you lower your targets for progress.You…
Summary – A top-down review of interesting calls and comments made last week in Treasuries, monetary policy, economics, stocks, bonds & commodities. TAC is our acronym for Tweets, Articles, & Clips – our basic inputs for this article. Editor’s Note: In this series of articles, we include important or interesting Tweets, Articles, Video Clips with our comments. This is an article…