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On this week’s Recap. New Highs this past Tuesday and Wednesday with a resilient stats for the economy, thanks to the investor optimism during the resolutions of the US/China trade war. Trump supports the Hong Kong protestors, this might complicate the trade talks. Dollar went up significantly. There’s a structural change for China as many companies decided to move their production lines to Vietnam.

DAO up to 0.63%, SMP500 up 1%, NASDAQ 1,70% World stocks hit a high in nearly two years the past week. A CEO from a Crypto Chinese “company” banished, leaving their crypto dealers deposits and withdraws to a halt. Oil prices are predicted to remain lower during 2020. US became a net crude producer exporter for the first time in 70 years.

India’s GDP remains the lowest for a 6th consecutive quarter. Schwab to buy TD Ameritrade for $26.000 Millions, the deal is expected to be closed the second half of 2020, creating a giant of wealth management and industry consolidation.

Amazon formally lost a lawsuit against the US Military for choosing Microsoft for a $10.000 Million computing cloud contract called JEDI. Germany to create a committee to prevent foreign companies from taking over their own manufacturing base. London bridge tragedy. Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank supports climate change awareness. Listen the Podcast to learn more and stay tuned for next week’s Recap.

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On this week’s Recap. US/China commercial war still holds the markets at a low. Last tuesday, Europe’s world shares had its highest in nearly two years after investor maintained their bets. Riots in Venezuela, Bolivia, and Colombia had a new organized protest, three people died.

Bitcoin keeps going down. Central Bank of China lowered its key interest rate since 2015 for monetary easing. US stocks optimism rise. US crude went up 0.09% International Brent down 0.09%. Alibaba Group raised 12.9000 Million Dollars in Hong Kong, making it the largest shares sale in the city in around 9 years for the firm. Schwab plans to buy TD Ameritrade Holding Corp for $26.000 Million Dollars, while the sector is under pressure to the hold of “No Fee Commission”.

Bill Gates becomes the wealthiest man in the world again, his initiative Heliogen, discovered a way to use AI and a field of mirrors to reflect sunlight generating heat over 1.000 °C and so revolutionizing green energy fields.

Uber license in London might be over. Two British treasure hunter in trouble, facing 20 years of jail while failing to testify the find of an Anglo-Saxon treasure valued in $3.8 Million Dollars. Elon Musk’s bogus Cybertruck presentation. Listen the Podcast to learn more and stay tuned for next week’s Recap.

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On this week’s Recap. Trade war between China and The United States results on records highs. Cryptos down by 6.5% The US Federal budget is heading to an unsustainable path with a $23 Trillion Dollar National Debt. Chile’s coin reaches an historical low due the turmoil the protests are causing to the economy of this country.

US Crude went up 0.84% Brent up 1.50%. Precious Metals had the worst week in the last two years. Bolivian president had to resign his charge resulting in heavy protests. Facebook shuts down 5.4 billion fake accounts.

Alibaba broke sale records in 16:30 hours during Singles Day (Chinese’ Back Friday) had bigger sales than Black Friday and CyberMonday combined. Streaming service Disney+ launched november 12th in The United States, Canada and Netherlands reaching 10 Million subscribers in the first day; HBO took 10 years to reach this audience.

Tesla claims Berlin, Germany is going to be the site of their new factory, named Gigafactory 4, it will be dedicated to build batteries, power trains and vehicles to compete Volkswagen. Venice, Italy hit with the worst flood since 1966 resulting 85% of the city flooded, causing $1.1 Billion Dollars in damages. Stay tuned for next week’s Recap.

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Great week for markets around the world. A partial trade deal between The United States and China that could affect global economies positively

Bad stats for Crypto, Bitcoin -3.81%. UK freezes Fracking activities even when the current government approved it. The President of Chile refuses to resign.

Thailand is announcing a massive Asia – Pacific Trading Pact for 2020. It involves the 10 South East Asian Nations.

Iran Nuclear activities are still on the rise even when a deal was set to decrease the Uranium enrichment. Pension crisis in California. Don’t miss this week’s Podcast and stay tuned for more to come.

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In today’s recap we cover some of the most important news that happened this week, on of them is how the auto sales in China may fall to just 26 million this year, a dip of around 8%, industry executives warn, as the world’s largest auto market braces for a 2nd year of contraction amid slowing economic growth & ever tightening vehicle emissions standards.

Italian-American Fiat Chrysler & French Peugeot owner PSA have officially agreed to join forces in a $50 billion deal through a 50-50 share swap, creating the world’s 4th-largest automaker. Will give its French rival access to U.S. market for 1st time in decades & gives Fiat a partner to better manage major technological shifts in the industry.

From the streets of Chile & Ecuador to recent vote in Argentina, many South Americans have now strongly rejected their government’s free market platforms, amid an outcry that they are fueling more inequality across the region. With economic growth slowing sharply, job insecurity rising & social safety nets insufficient, a new wave of popular protests have arisen, spanning millions of people across the continent.

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Among the most important news that happened this week are the protests going on in Chile. Emerging market investors trading in the Chilean peso lose as the worst protests in decades are occurring leading to 1000’s of arrests & 15 deaths. European firms are exposed, especially miners with operations in the copper-rich country. JPMorgan is turning bearish on Chile’s domestic stocks, lowering the country to underweight from neutral. President Piñera acknowledges government failures & is announcing economic reforms intended to restore order.

SoftBank bails out WeWork in a $5B deal & accelerate a $1.5B equity investment originally due to the company next year, that will give the Japanese tech company almost total ownership of the office space startup. Also gives disgraced founder Adam Neumann a massive severance $1.7B payout. SoftBank, which is already WeWork’s largest investor, will also offer to buy up to $3B worth of stock from existing investors & shareholders.

For the 1st time, there are more rich Chinese than Americans in the top 10%. Credit Suisse report shows that wealth in China is ticking up, & the country now accounts for 100M of the richest 10% of people globally. There are 99M Americans in the same category. The threshold to make it into the top 10%, globally, is roughly $109,400 in net assets. To be in the top 1%, you’d need just above $936,400.

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In today’s recap we cover some of the news that affected the market the most like the preliminary trade deal between China and the U.S.

U.S. recession concerns are easing now that the Treasury yield curve is no longer inverted. It has been a reliable bond-market harbinger of past economic downturns. However, markets are still divided on whether a recent steepening of the curve points to brighter economic prospects, or remains an indication that the U.S. is still rushing headlong, into a downturn given the overall slowing global economy.

Also, Trump announced this week a substantial phase 1 deal with China that, he says, includes a commitment to buy $40B-50B per year of U.S. agricultural products & agreements on intellectual property & financial services. Prices of soybeans, hogs & cotton have since rallied. China remains the world’s top consumer of all 3 commodities.

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In the recap of this week, we found that U.S. stock futures rose higher on Friday, ahead of the 2nd day of trade talks between China & the U.S. with major indices up near 1%. Investors are now counting on at least a partial deal, between the world’s two largest economies. Trade has dominated markets once again this week, with stocks rising & falling with the headlines.

President Trump has vowed to block the U.S. House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry. Democratic congressional leaders on Thursday were plotting the next moves in their probe of the President’s dealings with Ukraine, as the political stalemate escalates with electoral primaries just a few months away

Turkey launched a military operation against Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria on Wednesday, with airstrikes hitting the border town of Ras al-Ain. Turkey has been poised to advance into Syria since U.S. troops began vacating the area in an abrupt policy shift by U.S. President Trump, which has been widely criticized as a betrayal of America’s Kurdish militia allies.

Global stocks rally sputtered in Europe; Singapore is first in the WEF competitiveness report; Possible pathway for a Brexit deal; Oil price rose due to the attack on the Iranian oil tanker; the U.S. Wants to Help Huawei’s European Rivals.

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In this week’s recap, markets afected due the weaker economic data from the US and Europe, reflecting on global stocks with negative stats.

Billionaire and investor Mark Cuban said “Cryptocurrencies, particularly Bitcoin, are only worth what someone is willing to pay for it”

PayPal withdraws from Facebook’s Libra proyect, Visa and MasterCard are evaluating if they do the same.

This thursday interest rate on Futures Traders are increasing The Central Bank of The United States bet, as the Bank is to low their interest rate for a third time this year, later this month.

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In this week’s recap we find several ups and downs in the Asian and American markets, due to the trade war and the different decisions of the political leaders. On Wednesday, the Japanese trade deal & increased optimism about a possible agreement with China helped propel the U.S. stock market higher in its best day in 2 weeks. Investors are shrugging off the news of an impeachment inquiry into President Trump, while Nike shares jumped 4.2% on upbeat quarterly results. Helping sentiment, data showed that sales of new U.S. single-family homes rebounded more than expected in August, a sign that the struggling housing market is starting to get a lift from lower borrowing rates.

Asian markets mostly rose Thursday, after President Trump signed a trade deal with Japan & raised optimism with reporters at that the United Nations, that a U.S.-China deal could come sooner “than you think”. The Japanese trade agreement reduced tariffs on some agricultural & industrial goods for both sides.

Key oil freight rates from the Middle East to Asia rocketed as much as 28% on Friday, in a global oil shipping market rattled by United States sanctions on units of Chinese giant COSCO for alleged involvement in ferrying crude out of Iran. That means an increase of about $600,000 for each ship, a Singapore-based crude oil trader insisted. The situation will inevitably lead to higher international crude oil prices.

Trump and Abe sign deal to cut tariffs; Saudi Arabia has restored most of its oil output; sales of U.S. single-family homes rebound in August; U.K. Prime Minister faces resignation demands; EU & Japan sings infrastructure deal; Tesla’s update lets customers summon their car to the current location.

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