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15 May 25

Update: US Import Surge? Port of Los Angeles Update May 15, 2025 - No surge yet!

#Shipping#Container Shipping#Port of Los Ageles Container Traffic - Inward Bound
Port of Los Angeles  Bookings of Inward Bound Container Shipments until May 31

Port of Los Angeles in-bound container traffic forecast for next three weeks. The forward booking for container traffic (in TEU) until May 31 does not yet show a surge in US imports. The data through May 31 (week 22) are shown in the graphic updated on May 15, 202... Read More

14 May 25

RTHK -The Close: Does the world need to replace the US$ as global reserve currency and can it be done?

#US$ as Global Reserve Currency

Does the world need to replace the US$ as global reserve currency and can it be done? A debate between Richard Harris, Carolyn Wright and David Roche. Read More

13 May 25

The Phoney Peace?

#Tariffs#Trump Tariffs.#US Tariffs#Remedial Tariffs#Reciprocal Tariffs#China Tariffs#Fentanyl tariffs

The Phoney Peace? Investment Conclusion The market reaction to reduced US-China tariffs is unwarranted. The S&P 500 has clawed back all of its post Liberation Day losses and is only 5% below its peak. The existing tariffs and uncertainty will do a lot more... Read More

11 May 25

Port of los angeles data for next three weeks. Issued on 05.11.2025

#Port of LA inward container traffic for 3 weeks to come#Container Shipping

Port of los Angeles data for next three weeks: inward Container Ship Traffic. Issued on 05.11.2025 The big recovery in weeks out has gone. We are looking at a 20% to 25% decline in container ship arrivals. That equates to a “stop” of Chinese inward container traffic to LA... Read More

07 May 25

The Wealth Preservation Portfolio

#Wealth Preservation Portfolio

Wealth Preservation Portfolio - Weekly Update - 05.07.2025 The markets are priced for a normalisation of global trade. I do not believe this will happen. The conversation between China and the US will not lead us back to normal trade. Tariffs will settle at 20% on average... Read More

07 May 25

RTHK - The Close

#Movie Tariffs.

Movie Tariffs and the dangerous precedent of putting tariffs on services. Read More

06 May 25

Taiwan & HK: Butterfly Wings & Chaos?

#Taiwan#US Dollar#Hong Kong#US Treasuries#Taiwan's Economy.#Hong Kong Dollar#Currency (US Dollar)#US Sovereign Debt#US Tariffs

Taiwan & HK: Butterfly Wings & Chaos? Investment Conclusion. The Taiwanese dollar (TWD) and the Hong Kong dollar (HKD) are under upward pressure. There are idiosyncratic reasons for this delved into below. But the real culprit is the fall of confidence in the... Read More

06 May 25

Peter Lewis Money Talk

#US-China Cold War#US-China Relations#China.#US-China Trade Relations#US-China#Trump Tariffs.#US Tariffs#Remedial Tariffs#Reciprocal Tariffs#Trump Tariffs and Treaty Destruction#China Tariffs

An in-depth discussion of Trump policies on Tariffs and Alliances. Mark Nicholsen, Barry Woods, Peter Lewis and David Roche discuss: has uncertainty peaked? Why no damage yet to US economy? The delay factor inherent in disruption to supply chains. The future of the US$ safe have... Read More

05 May 25

China: No Pushover!

#Tariffs#US-China Cold War#US-China Relations#US-China Trade War#US-China Trade Relations#Trump Tariffs and Treaty Destruction#Fentanyl tariffs#China trade war escalatory dominance#China Trade War#China & Global South

China: No Pushover! Investment Conclusion I would not be in any hurry to participate in the current market rally in equities, bonds or the US$. The US equity market today tells us the world is only 9% worse off than when President Trump took office and as... Read More

02 May 25

China Spokesperson Statement on US Tariff Talks

#Chinese Government#Trump Tariffs.#US Tariffs#Remedial Tariffs#Reciprocal Tariffs#China Tariffs

China Spokesperson Statement on US Tariff Talks This is the statement (translated) this morning" “China has noted the repeated statements from senior US officials expressing a willingness to negotiate with China on tariff issues. At the same time, the US side has r... Read More

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