TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
Well, it’s official: “Japan Inc.” is now “Bank of Japan Inc.” Oh, OK, not officially official, but just about. As the Nikkei Asian Review reports, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) is now a top-10 shareholder in a whopping 40% of the listed companies in the country. That’s right, having purchased 25 trillion yen ($227 billion) worth of exchange-traded Read More…
https://media.blubrry.com/last_american_vagabond/content.blubrry.com/last_american_vagabond/The_Daily_Wrap_Up-7-1-2.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSWelcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (7/2/18). As I discussed in a previous show, these lies that we tell ourselves Read More…
America is in a funk. Slipping into an economic and cultural morass and at risk of losing its footing on the global chessboard, American workers find themselves working harder than ever and still falling further and further behind. How can this be? Flailing for an answer, they find it in the mouth of a politician Read More…
Hyping the threat of John Bolton’s recent appointment as national security advisor may prove completely justified, according to the South China Morning Post (SCMP). According to SCMP, two former senior U.S. officials told the outlet that Bolton is willing to risk a military conflict with China to achieve U.S. President Donald Trump’s goals for the United States. From SCMP: Read More…
As the financial world is in a near constant state of chaos of late, from the stock market and cryptocurrency markets to trade wars and the slowly dying petrodollar, it is becoming clear that some massive changes are on the horizon. Whether they will ultimately be good or bad for the average investor is unclear, Read More…