“Hong Kong’s ties to Beijing are increasingly forged in steel, and its ties to English common law, freedom of speech and democracy have weakened significantly.” — Ed Feulner, former president, Heritage Foundation A great tragedy is unfolding before our eyes. Hong Kong (my favorite destination in Asia) is no longer “one nation, two systems,” as was… Read More »
Natural Gas After closing lower on Friday following unsuccessful counter-trend trader attempts to establish a support base, Natural Gas Futures opened Monday with more losses. Having ended the week 3.7% lower than the last week, also a negative week, Natural Gas Futures saw demand last week fall to its lowest levels for the same week… Read More »
source: pixabay.com Whilst the UK is approaching its third month under lockdown – the third national lockdown, according to data released on Tuesday, British consumers are spending less but are expressing record levels of confidence. Payment card firm Barclaycard said on Tuesday that in a commissioned survey of 2,003 people conducted between February 19th and… Read More »
source: shutterstock Oil prices rose in early Monday’s trading after Houthi rebels in Yemen fired missiles targeting the Saudi Arabian oil industry on Sunday. The targets included Saudi Aramco’s facility at Ras Tanura, with its capacity to export almost 6.5 million barrels of oil a day. No loss of life or significant damage to the… Read More »
Thinking about death is not something anyone wants to do. The mere thought of ever losing a loved one immediately fills you with a deep sadness. You have likely lost someone close to you before and know how much it entails emotionally and monetarily. Once someone leaves this world, many things have to be handled.… Read More »
source: pixabay.com Following on from the disappointing Chinese factory activity expanding at the slowest rate for nine months, concerns over the Chinese economic recovery continue to mount after the release of disappointing service sector activity data on Wednesday. The Caixin/Markit services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), a private gauge of China’s services sector activity, dropped to… Read More »
You already know that 2020 was a crazy year, and one we would all gladly exchange for a “normal” year if we could. Yet we can’t, and no amount of wishing will make that so. What we can do, however, is revel in the good of the past year. Yes, there was a lot of… Read More »
National Guard activations in 2020 climbed amid crises and a fatal F-16 crash that remains under investigation, but stocks keep soaring anyway after recovering from an early-year market drop. The National Guard activations in 2020 surged in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, destructive hurricanes, devastating wildfires and civil disturbances in cities across the country. However,… Read More »
For investors who are interested in getting into precious metals such as gold, the Aberdeen Standard Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) may be worth considering. The fund was designed to track the spot price of gold and has roughly $3 billion allocated to physical gold bars stored in a Zurich-based vault. For investors looking for… Read More »