China Corruption Still Running Rampant Chinese President Xi Jinping has called corruption the ruling Communist Party’s biggest threat and vowed a “sweeping victory” over the problem. Graft in the world’s second-largest economy has manifested as casino junkets, blow-out banquets and suspected collaboration with stock traders. Stopping it has been a key point for Xi, who got clearance Sunday … Read more
Next Global Crisis The “devalue or die” currency wars are picking up steam; Japan’s central bankers are not alone when it comes to taking rates into negative territory. A host of European nations have joined the devalue or die war; imagine having to pay the banks to keep your hard-earned money. The worst being that … Read more
Control Group Psychology: Market Crashes = Opportunity The crowd is very nervous, as demonstrated by the extreme moves the market is experiencing. One day it’s up, the next day it’s down. One day the data looks great, the other day the data suggests the economy is on the verge of a recession. When the masses … Read more
Erratic Behaviour Meaning To see the above behaviour in action, all one needs to do is look at how the masses react to news when it comes to investing. Fear is in the air, and the masses have just moved to the border of the Hysteria zone. The trend is still up on the NASDAQ … Read more
India vs China There are many experts pandering to the false view that India can overtake China, let’s put a stop to that foolishness right now. On PP basis China is a number, on a nominal basis, China is number 2, with a GDP of over $11 trillion. India, on the other hand, is at … Read more
Interest rate wars The Fed is stuck in between a hard place and a grenade, given this option, they will choose the hard place as unless you are looking for a one way to ticket to nowhere you won’t pick the grenade. Note that for most of the last year and even this year we … Read more
Do not wait for ideal circumstances nor for the best opportunities; they will never come. Anonymous India overtaking China: Possible or Pipe dream India has had many aspirations to overtake China, and it might be able to do so in terms of economic growth rate, but never in size. It is miles behind China’s GDP; … Read more
Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it. Stephen Vizinczey Wealth Tax: The Prime Target is the Middle Class All along we have stated that the world is in the midst of a full-blown currency war: Japan just upped the ante by cutting rates into … Read more
American Woes: Forced Engagement with Russia as Worthless Dollars Persist One of the reasons the U.S has engaged Russia is that it has made it a mission to wean itself from the dollar. This does not sit well with the U.S, for many other nations could follow in Russia’s footsteps as it is a dominant … Read more
The Smart Investor Pay attention to the overall trend. The markets are selling off on low volume in general and rallying on higher volume. Pay attention to the Up volume as this provides you with even more information. The surge in up volume tells you how intense the buying is. On Thursday, Jan 14th the … Read more
