Visited Mt Cradle National Park in Tasmania recently. Truly, a magnificent place with unparalleled beauty. IMG_9989.JPG ![IMG_0039.JPG]! (

I do not own a crystal ball and therefore what I am writing is not a prediction of things to come, but certainly things which you can look out for in 2018 which can alter the economy and financial dynamics

The disconnect between real hard data and hope continues to gap wider. Major indices continue to defy gravity even as Retail Sales fell -0.2% vs +0.20% expectations, Consumer Confidence fell to 93.1 vs

At the expiry of midnight on Friday, Illinois failed to finalise a budget and with unpaid bills amounting to US$15B, it is effectively an insolvent state. Besides Illinois, Maine, Connecticut and New Jersey

On Monday, Durable Goods fell -1.1% m-o-m in May vs expectations of -0.4% Core Capital Goods fell -0.2% m-o-m in May vs expectations of +0.5% Chicago Fed National Activity Index fell -0.26 vs expectations

Photos from Doryoko Gorge. It is about 30 mins bus ride from JR Shingu Station. Boat ride was 2 hrs long. Nice scenery throughout the ride.

The following charts and information are obtained from www.silverdoctors.com Chart 1 shows that the highly leveraged shale oil industry in the US could face further headwinds when the redemption of bond

Well so much for the Fed's "everything is transitory remark". Housing starts plunged -5.5% in May vs +4.1% expectations. Housing permits also missed expectations, dropping -4.9% vs +1.7%

The unemployment claims report is a total disconnect from the current labour situation in the US. It is no longer a reliable report to gauge the labour market in the US. Only full time employees who lost

Just came back from a 7D6N trip to Wakayama Perfecture. All ground arrangement by myself, covering Wakayama City, Kii-Katsura, Nachi, Shirahama, and Shirasaki Kaigan via Japan Railway and bus. Fantastic

An incredible travel experience!

The April jobs surprised on the upside at 211K jobs but like all previous gains, the majority are minimum wage jobs. The minimum wage jobs are not delivering the required wage to spur consumer spending,

Well the French election is over but it many risks still remain in the EU region. It remains to be seen how Macron will reunite a nation divided. To fail to deliver what he promised and too much of a