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Yearend Advent
December 31, 2025
New Year holiday celebrations began in many countries today. Equity markets, for instance, were closed in Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, New Zealand, Indonesia, Singapore, and the Philippines. Aside from a 0.4% rise against the kiwi, the dollar barely moved overnight but is set to post its largest calendar year drop (about […] More
Quiet End to a Stormy Year
December 31, 2024
The chaotic year of 2024 included wars in Sudan, the Middle East and between Russia and Ukraine, toppled governments in the U.K., Germany, France, the United States and — most unexpectedly — Syria after a half century of brutal Assad-family dictatorship, plus two plane crashes in the year’s final week that epitomized 2024. The year, […] More
