Trump’s critics claim he lacks a comprehensive approach to Asia. In reality, his current approach is aligned with moderate “America First” goals. But what did Trump really achieve in Asia? If President Obama’s pivot was based on multilateral trade agreements, which were mainly geopolitical and predicated on exclusionary politics against China, Trump’s interest is in…
The GBP/USD has been making a progressive trend move towards 1.3310. However, there is still resistance out there that needs to be taken away. The pair has formed W bullish pattern and the POC zone is wider today due to Friday’s price action and confluence tools. 1.3195-1.3225 is the POC zone (W, Order block, ATR…
Well, it’s a new day, and nothing has changed. My two points of proof are waking up to an inbox packed with idiotic spam: ……and seeing equity markets, down hard yesterday night, are green, by government decree: The driving force behind this, of course, was zaniness in the EUR/USD and DAX thanks to Germany’s Merkel…
GBPUSD pair may have hesitated the past week, but remains slightly biased to the upside. Support lies at the 1.3200 level where a break will turn attention to the 1.3150 level. Further down, support lies at the 1.3100 level. Below here will set the stage for more weakness towards the 1.3050 level. Conversely, resistance stands…
Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy consolidated second-quarter recovery following the surge in global oil prices. The economy grew by 1.4 percent in the third quarter, according to the National Bureau of Statistics report released on Monday. This was higher than the revised 0.72 percent recorded in the second quarter and slightly below 1.5 percent growth projected by most…
For the first time in history, Turkish 10Y bond yields topped 13% this morning and the currency just plunged to a new record low against the dollar as the trial of the gold-trader at the center of the “secret gold trade” with Iran begins today and looks set to implicate Turkish leadership as we warned. For full background on…
Oil traders have amassed a record long position in oil as global demand rises and supply of distillate stocks remain tight. Money managers increased their net longs by 28,297 contracts to 409,963 or equivalent of nearly 410 million barrels of oil, according to Reuters. This comes as U.S. shale producers hold off on adding oil…
On a daily basis, there is a litany of articles and advertisements encouraging you to invest your savings with the promise of future wealth and retirement security. But which is right? First, let’s clear up a misconception. You are NOT an investor. You are a SAVER. You go to work every day, work hard for the…
Capitalism requires capital. The process of industrialization is partly one of technological advance, but it is also one of increasing capital use in the economy. But when the return to capital is forced below zero, as in the last decade, the capital base shrinks, the economy misbehaves and productivity declines, in spite of technological wizardry….
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