Bulls are counting on Japan to be nice ‘n’ stable now. Good luck with that.
Actually………..no.

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Bulls are counting on Japan to be nice ‘n’ stable now. Good luck with that.
Actually………..no.

Here’s an interesting map: it shows the percentage of each European country’s inhabitants who believes their own culture is superior to that of others. Spain seems to have an inferiority complex, whereas Greece is quite full of itself, which is odd since it seems to have peaked around 2500 years ago or so.

All is well, right? Problems averted? Keep an eye on Japan. The narrative could change fast. Here’s the USD/JPY:
