The escalating tensions have many market analysts worried that the trade war between the U.S. and China which began before the outbreak could escalate into a full-scale and global event.
The Easter Bunny or the Tooth Fairy
Every four or five years, throughout the former Free World, it’s election time and those who live in what passes for a democracy get to vote – to choose a poster boy who will play the role of leader in the farcical stage show of politics.
Nine Meals from Anarchy
In 1906, Alfred Henry Lewis stated, “There are only nine meals between mankind and anarchy.”
Since then, his observation has been echoed by people as disparate as Robert Heinlein and Leon Trotsky.
The Precious Metals Week in Review – March 13th, 2020
The slide in equity markets accelerated this week as the panic over the spread of COVID-19 truly set in across the globe.
Korea Reunified?
The arch spans the highway that connects North and South Korea, except that, as can be seen… there are almost no vehicles on that highway.
The People’s Democratic Dictatorship
Mao Zedong was, by all assessments, not the nicest fellow. In 1964, he first published “Quotations from Chairman Mao,” which came to be known to all and sundry as “Mao’s Little Red Book.”
Tweets of Mass Destruction
World diplomacy is, at present, on rather shaky ground.
Throughout history, whenever major economies are approaching a state of crisis, heads of state typically become chronically irritable.
The Precious Metals Week in Review – February 7th, 2020
The continued spread of the novel coronavirus outside of China was the top concern for most news outlets this week. The friction between President Trump and the House of Representatives continued to escalate this week, even as his impeachment Trial in the Senate came to its conclusion.
The Precious Metals Week in Review – January 24th, 2020
It was another shortened trading week as the U.S. celebrated the life of Dr. Martin Luther King on Monday. The impeachment trial of Donald J. Trump got underway in full this week and the expected political wrangling and mud-slinging did not disappoint.
The Odds of Getting a Good Leader
The larger the country, the less the likelihood of getting a leader who can be trusted with the job.