Below is FXI, the main China ETF, which has failed support. This is in stark contrast to nearby countries like South Korea, which have been absolutely insanely bullish lately.
Red China
Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
Make Mexico Great Again!
Some family members recently ventured to Mexico near Puerto Vallarta. It was at the St. Regis, which sounds very safe, but I was uneasy about them going to Mexico at all. Turns out my concern was justified; although they flew back a week ago and missed all the mayhem down there, the rule now is NO Knight family member is going to that country again. This is chaos.
Disorder in the Court
I had stopped even checking, since they were taking so long and there were so many false starts, but at long, long last, we finally have a decision about the tariffs, and it’s not what tubby wanted to see.
Oh, Mighty ISIS!
I’d say the lunatics didn’t quite meet their goals on this one. Below is a map from 2020 as to the land that ISIS wanted to control (although, let’s face it, it’s mostly wasteland with the exception of Spain).
Exotic Fevers
Whereas the U.S. markets are fairly moribund (case in point: the NASDAQ peaked four MONTHS ago and has been grinding around ever since), overseas markets have gone absolutely ape. You can see this by way of just about any country fund and, broadly, via the EFA:
