Brazil has been a beneficiary of the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China, but it has struggled to grow its economy at the same time. That may be changing however as record low-interest rates and changes in certain rules have started to make an impact. The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics announced […] Read more

It should be obvious to the entire world, that the unrest in Hong Kong is increasing – and it is not about some proposed law to send dissidents to Mainland China. That proposal was taken off the table weeks ago. This is a full-fledged revolution for independence from Beijing. It will not be quelled unless […] Read more

Speaking Thursday at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Beijing, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said the current trade war between the US and China could explode into an armed conflict larger than World War I. “A discussion of our mutual purposes and an attempt to limit the impact of conflict seems to me […] Read more

Remember when Apple eclipsed the $1 trillion market cap mark and it made headlines across the financial media? Yeah, it was a big deal and Microsoft eclipsed the trillion market cap back in April. Now the investment banking world is gearing up for an Initial Public Offering that is being priced between $1.5 trillion and […] Read more

Although nationalism has made significant gains in recent years with Brexit and the elections of Donald Trump and Matteo Salvini, George Soros still firmly believes that globalism will ultimately prevail. In a recent interview with the New York Times, George Soros, the Hungarian-born American billionaire, and globalist-in-chief said that nationalist-populist like Donald Trump are temporary aberrations […] Read more

The Fed Open Market Committee will meet again next week to decide on whether to keep interest rates where they are or whether to make another cut. The meeting will kick off on Tuesday the 29th and will end with the rate decision on the 30th. The Fed probability calculator from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange shows a 93.5% […] Read more

Just when you think you have something figured out the dynamic of change kicks in. Not to worry students, as they probably won’t be re-writing your textbooks just yet. This is mainly because they are not sure what to write. The U.S. economy and those of other wealthy nations have run with a combination of […] Read more

From golf clubs to sneakers, the Chinese have been counterfeiting our patented products for years. The advent of the internet allowed people like me to find what looked to be Ping golf clubs made under a different name in China for a fraction of the price. The same holds true with Nike Jordon’s and Chanel […] Read more

Slightly over 10 percent of working-age ‘asylum seekers’ who’ve arrived in Sweden since 2015 have jobs, a new government-sponsored study has revealed. A study carried out by Statistics Sweden has indicated that migrant unemployment rates are sky high while social welfare services are being disproportionately relied on by low-skilled migrants from the Middle East and North Africa, […] Read more

Despite continuous promises from PM Stefan Löfven to reduce unemployment rates, Sweden’s has continued to skyrocket thanks to the vast numbers of welfare-dependent migrants they’ve imported. According to newly released Eurostat figures, the Scandinavian country now appears to be the new sick man of Europe, now ranking 24th out of 28 EU member states in […] Read more