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Is Korea Just a Smokescreen?
Is Korea Just a Smokescreen? In my last article (Sticking the arson charge on a couple of patsies) I questioned why North Korea’s nuclear program was attracting such attention from the United States. North Korea is a very poor and backwards country whose bellicosity reflects the regime’s need for an external enemy like the United […]
Pentagon Says Securing North Korean Nuclear Sites Would Require “Ground Invasion”
Pentagon Says Securing North Korean Nuclear Sites Would Require “Ground Invasion” With President Donald Trump arriving in Japan today to kick off a 10-day Asia tour, the Washington Post is reporting that the only way to locate and secure all of North Korea’s nuclear weapons sites “with complete certainty” would be a ground invasion, and […]
The $200 Trillion Question
The $200 Trillion Question Perhaps the most remarkable trend in global macroeconomics over the past two decades has been the stunning drop in the volatility of economic growth. In the United States, for example, quarterly output volatility has fallen by more than half since the mid-1980’s. Obviously, moderation in output movements did not occur everywhere […]
Is It War? The First 2 Of 12 F-35 Fighter Jets Have Arrived In Japan
Is It War? The First 2 Of 12 F-35 Fighter Jets Have Arrived In Japan The first two of 12 US Air Force F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets arrived in Okinawa on Monday. The aircraft will soon begin a six-month deployment in Japan as part of Pacific Command’s “theater security” program. Is this a red […]
US May Strike North Korea in November
US May Strike North Korea in November Former US President Jimmy Carter said he would be ready to travel to North Korea for peace talks, if the administration wanted him to go on a diplomatic mission. But President Trump does not appear to be chomping at the bit to grab the opportunity for launching a diplomatic initiative. […]
Wave Of Eruptions Along Pacific ‘Ring Of Fire’ Leave 10,000s Displaced
Wave Of Eruptions Along Pacific ‘Ring Of Fire’ Leave 10,000s Displaced The Pacific “Ring of Fire” is living up to its name. The 450 or so volcanoes that make up the ring outline have been unusually active this year, sparking evacuations on the Indonesian island of Bali and on the tiny island nation of Vanuatu. […]
Just Because the Hedge Fund Wise Guys Have Forgotten
JUST BECAUSE THE HEDGE FUND WISE GUYS HAVE FORGOTTEN Today’s post will be about Japanese yen vol, but I am sure to bore some readers with that topic, so I am starting with something a little more interesting. As many of you know, I am a little bit of a bitcoin skeptic. At the end […]
Stagnation Is Not Just the New Normal–It’s Official Policy
Stagnation Is Not Just the New Normal–It’s Official Policy Japan is a global leader is how to gracefully manage stagnation. Although our leadership is too polite to say it out loud, they’ve embraced stagnation as the new quasi-official policy. The reason is tragi-comically obvious: any real reform would threaten the income streams gushing into untouchably […]
Japan’s “Deflationary Mindset” Grows As Household Cash Hordes Reach Record High
Japan’s “Deflationary Mindset” Grows As Household Cash Hordes Reach Record High After being force-fed more stimulus than John Belushi, and endless rounds of buying any and every asset that dares to expose any cracks in the potemkin village of fiat folly, Japan remains stuck firmly in what Abe feared so many years ago – a […]
North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Which Passes Over Japan
North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Which Passes Over Japan Update 1: According to Fox News, the U.S. has now confirmed the latest North Korean missile launch. U.S. OFFICIAL CONFIRMS #NORTHKOREA FIRED BALLISTIC MISSILE: FOX NEWS * * * All the diplomatic posturing, the jawboning, the UN sanctions, and threats over the past three weeks has […]
North Korea Preparing For ICBM Launch: Japan Press
North Korea Preparing For ICBM Launch: Japan Press Gold spiked and USDJPY tumbled as headlines from Japan’s Nikkei newspaper confirmed US military officials’ observations last night that North Korea is said to show signs of missile launch preparation. As the Nikkei adds, citing an unidentified Japanese government official, the missile is being prepared for launch […]
North Korea Threatens To “Sink” Japan With Nuclear Weapons, “Reduce The US To Ashes”
North Korea Threatens To “Sink” Japan With Nuclear Weapons, “Reduce The US To Ashes” Less than a day after US officials observed North Korea moving mobile missile launchers and engaging in preparations for what appears to be another missile test, a North Korean state committee has stepped up its belligerent rhetoric, threatening to use nuclear […]
Japan Prepares For Mass Evacuation Of 60,000 Citizens From South Korea
Japan Prepares For Mass Evacuation Of 60,000 Citizens From South Korea It won’t be the first time that a near-panicked Japan has came close to the edge when it comes to North Korea, and in preparation for an “emergency” was planning to evacuate its citizens located in South Korea. The last such notable spike in […]
Trump Commits To Using “Nuclear Capabilities” To Defend US Terroritory, Allies
Trump Commits To Using “Nuclear Capabilities” To Defend US Terroritory, Allies In what we believe is a significant escalation and potentially a hint as to the president’s thinking, President Trump said during a phone call with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that the US remains committed to defending its territories and allies using all “diplomatic, […]
