Update & Appeal on Saturday, June 25, 2016 – Our fears about the global economy are being realized at least in part. Yesterday’s steep & fearful decline in world’s markets is an indication of what might lie ahead of the world economy & Indian economy. While we stand by everything in the article below, discretion…
A true expert for us is someone who has probably forgotten more about a subject than we know. One such is Dr. George Friedman who founded Stratfor & now has built Geopolitical Futures. We turned to his article in frustration over the brazen political partisanship displayed by TV & print journalists in their discussions…
After promising to raise rates 3-4 times in 2016, after endless debates within & outside about when & by how much, the US Federal Reserve capitulated on this Wednesday, June 15, 2016. The Wall Street Journal used a stronger word in their title “The Fed Surrenders”. Much more importantly, the markets gave their verdict. …
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…
Societal Intelligence is a concept we believe in. By definition, the ordinary people of every society are less capable, less intelligent. less rich & less powerful than the elite of society. But there are times when the ordinary people of a society find themselves at a crossroad – whether to accept continuance of the…
CNBC Fast Money is a show directed at those who are interested in quick trading of financial assets, mainly stocks. It is a fun show that tries to imitate the “jock” culture that used to pervade Wall Street trading rooms. They claim they provide advice from experienced traders but they don’t really care about…
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…
The chart below does justice to the dictum that a picture is worth a thousand words. It shows very simply why Bernie Sanders & Donald Trump have received humongous support. Note this goes back to the last two years of the Bill Clinton presidency. So the bottom 90% of the American people have been…
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…
This week India & Iran signed the deal for India to develop the port of “Chaabahaar” in the Baluchestan province of Iran. The two countries have been discussing this project for over a dozen years. Now thanks to a determined, smart, committed, & far sighted Indian Prime Minister and Iran’s need for a major…