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5 Things that Grabbed my Attention
1. Xi Man released plans on how his government is going to pump just about every sector of the economy, however no spending amounts were given.....Our large cap miners reacted positively with BHP and RIO both putting on over 3%
2. HangSeng Tech Index surged 6% yesterday....ASIA Tech Tigers ETF is set to make a mighty comeback. BUY last sale $7.52
3. India is banning exports of RICE....We will see shortages and price spikes in other countries as India accounts for 40% of the world's total exports.
4. The coming Auto Loan crisis in the USA is going to be a doozey....repossessions are beginning to show as these higher interest rates bite.
5. Eurozone banks saw a record drop in company loan demand...Looks like CEOs are battening down the hatches.
ASX Market Update
ASX 200 up 33 points to 7339
Large cap resources reacted positively to the news that Xi Man plans on pumping up China's tires....YAL put on 3.4%, SFR rallied 4.3% and WDS added 1.2%.
Random Observation
Here is an wild story behind the potato futures blowup on the NYMEX back in 1976.....

Well worth reading the whole thing...here is the link.
The Day Ahead
- Our SPI is up 19 points
- Bitcoin up 0.7% t o$29,262
Movements affecting our resource stocks today (USD)
- BHP in the US up 4.39%
- Newmont up 0.88%
- Gold up 0.21% to $1966
- Paper Silver up 0.9% to $24.85
- Platinum up 0.93% to $978.50
- Copper up 1.75% to $3.92
- Brent Crude up 0.86% to $83.45
- Iron ore FLAT @ $112.50
Asian Market Update
Japan was FLAT, China up 2.13%, Hong Kong surged 4%
Money is coming back into ASIAN TECH which has done nothing all year, while the NASDAQ has surged 33%....BUY ASIA last sale $7.52
Hang Seng #Tech is dancing hard, surging more than 6% https://t.co/hgKTXCuWvi pic.twitter.com/g1scLCQ6SZ
— Cathy Yuan Zhang (@CathyYuanZhang) July 25, 2023
Global Market Update
US Market
DOW up 26 points to 35,438
The DOW managed to squeeze out its 12th consecutive day of gains....Industrial conglomerate 3M was the top performer putting on 5% after raising forward profit guidance.
European Markets
Germans up 0.13%, Brits added 0.17% and Frenchies dipped 0.16%
If you thought inflation in the UK was bad, spare a thought for the Hungarians who are getting properly smashed....There is also a good chance that Hungary will be the next nation to leave the EU.
Good Morning from #Hungary, which still has an #inflation rate of >20%, highest inflation rate in entire EU. Inflation is driven by food prices (Food CPI +29% YoY) as Hungary has been hit by a drought and this has caused prices to rise. In addition, there is a shortage on the… pic.twitter.com/58n2KCnKqK
— Holger Zschaepitz (@Schuldensuehner) July 23, 2023
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