The United Nations has announced that it has recognized a new record-high temperature of 18.3°C or 64.9°F set on the Antarctic continent last year. It was set at Argentina’s Esperanza base on February 06, 2020 and it surpasses the previous 17.5°C or 63…
Imagine the following scene. You are walking on a street, toward the crest of a hill. You can hear the crackling of flames, and you can see the orange glow in the sky as cinders spiral slowly down from above you. Upon reaching the crest, you can se…
An analysis of data by the Conference Board shows that Libya, Iraq and Argentina are the countries which posted the most years of negative GDP growth since 1951. Other than “failed states” Libya and Iraq, Argentina has not experienced a protracted civi…
As July 4 is coming up, millions of Americans are packing up for an Independence Day getaway. After celebrations were subdued by the pandemic in 2020, 47 million Americans are expected to take a trip this weekend, according to AAA’s Independence Day tr…
According to the latest ONS figures, almost one million people were estimated to be suffering from Long Covid in the UK in the four weeks ending 6 June. Long Covid is defined as “symptoms persisting more than four weeks after the first suspected corona…
A little later today, I’ll be off on my travels to Slovenia, Slovakia, Poland, Czechia, and Germany. I’m saying farewell to Zadar, just as yesterday it seemed to say farewell to me!
I will pack my trusty laptop snugly in its favorite backpa…
Monetary policy can be implemented through outright purchases or sales of securities, which permanently changes the size of the Federal Reserve’s System Open Market Account (SOMA) portfolio.
Note: Holiday Publication Schedule- I’ll be taking a brief break from publishing over the holiday week. I expect to resume publishing on July 6. Enjoy…
On a personal note, today is my last day in Zadar. I have such mixed emotions. I have fallen in love with this place in…
That’s how many they broke here in the wee hours approaching 6 AM NY time. They came down to two channel lines converging at 4270 and the plunge stopped on a dime right there. Trading algos know where the trendlines are.
Now if they drop be…