Finance and Economy
On paper, Cohn seemed to be the perfect choice for Trump. The U.S. president called Gary Cohn his “top economic adviser”. That song of praise alone would melt even anti-Trump haters. However, in reality, both Cohn and Trump were just too different in terms of ideology and foreign policy. Hence, the news that Cohn has […]
... written on Mar 07 2018Trump has started World Trade War by imposing a 25% tariff on steel imports and 10% tariff on aluminium imports. Since then, he has been waiting for retaliations – from both friends and foes. So far China, supposedly the biggest culprit who has been accused of dumping the metals on American soil, has declared they do […]
... written on Mar 05 2018Donald Trump is reportedly trying to get rid of his favourite daughter Ivanka and his trusted son-in-law Jared Kushner. The U.S. president wants both to leave the White House, and he’s getting the help – privately – from chief of staff John F. Kelly. Playing good-cop-bad-cop roles, obviously Trump wants Kelly to be the bad […]
... written on Mar 03 2018Sometimes, it pays not to be in the top-10. And it certainly pays to stroke the back of the world’s most powerful man, especially if he’s a narcissist. China can now heave a sigh of relief. As expected, U.S. President Donald Trump has declared that the United States will impose a 25% tariff on steel imports […]
... written on Mar 02 2018Janet Yellen, if she’s still around today, would be extremely afraid of crashing the stock markets after the recent 666, 1175 and 1032 points plunge. But there’s a new sheriff in town and the new Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell refuses to let himself be intimidated by those crashes. As far as new sheriff is […]
... written on Feb 28 2018Oracle of Omaha – Warren Buffett – has just released his 2017 annual letter to shareholders. As usual, his flagship Berkshire Hathaway’s stock portfolio was the hot commodity that everyone has been waiting for. According to the letter, the company had stock holdings totalling a staggering US$170.5 billion in market value as of end of […]
... written on Feb 26 2018Malaysia is perhaps the only nation in the world where corrupted leaders, when exposed, can walk with head held high as if it was an honourable thing to do. Regardless of race – Chinese, Malay, and Indian – majority of Malaysians consider corruption as part and parcel of life. In fact, some Malaysians love corruption […]
... written on Feb 24 2018Forget steel or aluminium. As President Trump finds that it’s not as easy as a walk in the park to punish China for dumping cheap steel and aluminium on American soil – without slapping the same tariffs on allies such as Canada or European Union – his administration may have found to way to punish […]
... written on Feb 23 2018Tower Hamlets Metropolitan Police Service tweeted – “Please do not contact us about the #KFCCrisis – it is not a police matter if your favourite eatery is not serving the menu that you desire.” So what is happening in United Kingdom that the public saw it fit to call the police, as if it was some sort […]
... written on Feb 21 2018Donald Trump is learning the hard way that as the POTUS, he isn’t actually the most powerful man on planet Earth. That title, arguably, could easily belong to Vladimir Putin or Xi Jinping, or even the notorious Kim Jong-un. As the Commander-in-Chief, his commands to launch nuclear strikes on North Korea could still be rejected […]
... written on Feb 21 2018
