Commodities
Last week, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said – “The ball is in China’s court: China needs to make a deal with us, we don’t have to make a deal with them”. But the fact that Donald Trump sent her to make the statement instead of crowing it himself shows that the president was […]
... written on Apr 24 2025Japanese Yakuza have a unique form of extortion known as sōkaiya. Instead of harassing small businesses for protection money, the yakuza harasses the stockholder meetings of large corporations. But that was a big mistake, forcing the introduction of anti-organized crime law in 1992 and 2011. As a result, the mobsters were forced to go underground, […]
... written on Apr 21 2025Beijing has called U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff strategy “a joke”, irritating U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Incredibly upset, the clueless and incompetent Bessent has denied it was a joke. At the same time, the arrogant man is desperately pushing for a negotiation, any negotiations, to start between his boss and Chinese President Xi Jinping. […]
... written on Apr 15 2025In all three rounds of tax hikes – from 34% to 84%, and then to 125% – since Donald Trump started his tariff war on China last Wednesday (April 2), the U.S. president actually thought he could win easily. After all, Beijing was weak during Trump’s first term eight years ago, unwilling to go full […]
... written on Apr 11 2025Since returning to power in January 2025, Trump had already imposed two rounds of 10% additional duties on all Chinese imports. Having failed to bring the Middle Kingdom to its knees during his first term, the U.S. president is throwing everything, including the kitchen sink, in his “Trade War 2.0” with China. On Wednesday (2-April), […]
... written on Apr 05 2025Known as the United States’ “deputy sheriff” in the Asia-Pacific region, Australia is arguably one of the most vulnerable allies in the second Trump tariffs. While Canada dares to claim it could win the ongoing trade war with the U.S., the same cannot be said about Australia. In fact, the Aussie is so weak it […]
... written on Mar 25 2025Biting the hand that feeds him, former actor and comedian Zelensky thought he could afford to pick a fight with Trump, a reality television show celebrity turned president. But all the leaders of Europe were shocked – incredibly shocked – with how the U.S. president treated the hero whom they worshipped as “Winston Churchill 2.0” […]
... written on Mar 06 2025After days of putting up a brave face, and trying to call Trump’s bluff, it appears Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has decided to fold in his silly poker game and surrenders the country’s key minerals deal demanded by U.S. President Donald Trump. The comedian had no idea that the POTUS could easily eat him for […]
... written on Feb 27 2025European leaders from Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Spain, Denmark, Netherlands and the United Kingdom (as well as NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen) scrambled to an emergency meeting in Paris on Monday (Feb 17) after the Trump administration excluded them from talks with Russia to negotiate an end […]
... written on Feb 19 2025Gold is an old symbol of wealth and stability. So, it’s not unusual for investors to start looking at this valuable metal as a safe haven in times of economic uncertainty. A Gold IRA (precious metals IRA) is one of the most popular ways to invest in gold. If you’re considering these specialized retirement accounts, […]
... written on Feb 12 2025
