WHATS DRIVING THE MARKETS

  • 26th November 2025, the UK needs a rabbit out of the hat

    The UK can’t go on borrowing money to fill the blackhole. Whichever way they raise taxes will have a fiscal drag (look up fiscal drag), so if not in the next budget but further down the line, the Labour Government will have no choice but to cut front-line service or education. Things are going to get a lot more difficult from November 26th 2025. Unless they pull a Rabbit out of the hat.

    Homework: What is the debt to GDP (Gross Domestic Product) in the G7 and how much debt has each country got per person.

    Our hearts go out to King Charles. We love you, Your Majesty! I was told by a Chelsea Pensioner that they were going to get rid of them. I do hope that’s not the case, it is part of the country’s history and heritage.

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  • Digital IDs

    The British are bringing in Digital IDs. I have already seen one fake one, and it will only get worse. Think about how they can really make something you will be able to replicate in Photoshop or by any other clever person; they are just going to hand the country to the people smugglers on a plate. They are rolling them out to Military Veterans who have been a hard target since we allowed countries we have been at war with into the country, and not only work in the National Health Service, but the police and secret service and key departments for the civil service, as well as housing and job centres and social security. It is impossible to save the country, seriously, think about how many people are just going to check a bit of online software at sight, how many people are going to question a fraudulent digital ID? They already exist.

    Reuters Trump says 100% tariffs on China not sustainable

    Digital IDs are nothing new – here’s how your biometrics are used to jet off around the world

    All illegal drugs put you on anti psychotics to stop you from being mad. People on anti psychotics are mental patients.

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  • Whats driving the markets

    These are three interesting pieces on Microsoft Edge we have been banging on about, the debt to GDP ratio for some time and the IMF International Monetary Fund is warning the world about it. They are also stating that “the global economy is better than feared”. According to Bloomberg, “Reeves pledges to tackle inflation, hints no Bank Tax in Budget”. The USA government shutdown is ongoing, and it will start to hurt the economy as yesterday was the first day some Federal employees have not received their pay cheque. Think ! Also, look at the spread on French Bonds to German. Germany is a country which economically really suffering. What are the ramifications for France? Canada is one of the first countries to suffer because of Trump’s tariffs. It’s stated in the press that it is now in a recession, and we will see more countries’ economies falter.

    Live updates: Government shutdown and Trump administration news | CNN Politics

    IMF sounds alarm on soaring sovereign debt

    IMF chief Georgieva says global economy is ‘better then feared’, and urges countries to prepare for AI – business live

    UK government borrowing costs fall as Reeves hints at tax rises – business live

    UK economy returns to growth, but only just, as Reeves plans budget

    Nestlé to cut 16,000 jobs as new boss swings axe

    Paddy Power to shut 57 shops in UK and Ireland with almost 250 jobs at risk

    More massive layoffs could be in store for Amazon workers – as the company pledges billions to AI

    Crown agency confirms Canada in recession

    7 Reasons why Brits are Leaving the UK

    The best countries for work-life balance

    Homework: What companies are hiring or firing? What are your predictions for employment figures over the next 8 months? What does Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan mean by Cockroaches, where there is one, there is probably more?

    Charts: all the usual suspects.

    We give the Royal family a hard time, but we love them, and we would not want to live in a Republic. Harry Come Home! We should be proud of them serving in the forces when they are some of the highest-profile people on the planet, and we want to thank them for all their public duties. We can’t have the UK as a republic, as we would be disappointed that every Englishman, Scotsman and Welshman would not have their chance to be in line to the Throne of England. We have been checking the obituaries, and we are no closer to the Throne today than last year. To quote king Charles “No such luck”!

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  • Movie Night

    Movie night Last of the Mohicans popcorn fancy dress sloppy joes.

    I will be taking down the site one of the reasons I expose curruption is they torture me all the time. Prince Harry and Princess Megan spend more time in the media on television and Netflix than they spent in the UK there excuse for giving up Royal duties was they wanted a normal life. If you see them shout Johnny go Home they are in the USA to collect taxes for New England I thought George Washington got rid of the red coats. Abraham Lincol would be turning in his grave its important to test Harry and Megan for grade A drugs especially if they drive.

    It is impertive thats a impressive word that you complete your mission to know the short and long-term side effects of all the illegal drugs in the UK. They all put you on anti psychotics medication to keep you from being mad. There are even worse side effects. It is important to know Eshirt won a very important case where the police had told witnesses to be out of the country to win the case and Eshirt put the barristers under oath and they admitted he was the fall guy he wanted to put the high court judge under oath but he said powerful people are listening and he would have to resign from the case the person listening was the queen she used the financial firm nver lost money and when Eshirt asked was he the fall guy she replied I will lose a wager they were gambling on the case. The fraud squad, many years later, said they had stolen millions of the clients’ money, and the Royal family got 15%. There are still safe deposit boxes with bonds from barings which the total amount stolen could of saved the firm and stopped a crash in Japan when futures exchanges were open outcry if a trader slept with another trader’s wife they would not let the firm close the trade so I have been told Lehman Brothers was not Bankrupt. And MDMA street name Ecstasy, was invented in 1910 and patented in 1912 by the pharmaceutical company Merck. Somebody has been paying magazines to say Eshirt invented Ecstasy when the police brainwashed Eshirt to dance using hand signals, and he is the person telling you to learn the long and short-term effects of illegal drugs. Drugs won’t make you all-knowing and to understand enlightenment, which plastic buddhas in the west are crazy about. You understand it’s when you come to the realisation life is about Kindness, they used to go on about Christian Kindness if you’re kind and that does not mean be a doormat and give everything away, you get into heaven or have a good rebirth. I once asked a very old Tibetan Lama why Jesus who was a very nice man, suffered so much, and he said nice people suffer the most. Buddha could of been a great King, but chose to try and find the answer to suffering after reaching Nivana he chose to reincarnate to help sentient beings, and his first teaching was the Four Noble Truths in life: there is suffering anybody who tells you life is about suffering should not be trusted or followed in the Book When the Chocolate Runs out by Lma Yeshi who brought Tibetan buddhism to the West he tells a story of a buddhist follower who spends all his time chanting and a Yogi tells him its all very well and good chanting why don’t you spend your time living by the Dharma the Buddhist gets frustrated and does some reaserch and starts to spend a lot of time meditating and the Yogi says its all very well and good spending your time meditating why don’t you spend your time living by the Dharma the Buddhist loses his temper and he starts to spend all his time studying the Yogi says its all well and good spending all your time studing but why dont you spend your time living by the Dharma the man loses his temper and says I spent my time chanting meditating studying and the Yogu says to live by the Dharma you have to live a normal life. In the far East people use Dharma Centres like Churches, they go for birth, death and marriages, and to ask for advice, they spend most of their time living a normal life and contemplating death and rebirth, and television is full of adverts about being kind, if you’re kind, you get a good rebirth or get into heaven The Dalai Lama states his religion is Kindness and to stay your own religion and be kind. What do you think he is telling you? Religion is about Money and power if you do not believe me, tell them you’re a millionaire; you will regret it. Drugs are for mugs.

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  • What ever happened to Angel List

    The start up industry has imploded and Angel List was a good idea it listed start ups from all around the world and put Business Angels directly in touch with start ups most of them new the risks it made money from advertising Jobs in the start up industry there was a few sites like it it was taken over turned into a tech fund the SEC was notified and now you can’t find sites like it. Why?

    Speaking of Angels and Demons, Nigel Farage has a lot to answer for. He started the Brexit debate and forced David Cameron’s hand to hold a referendum if Cameron had his way, we would have used our influence in the EEC to end the freedom of movement of people and put the UK in charge of Europe’s armed forces. Think of the EEC Budget for arms. Nigel has more Cheques from Putin than the Russian Army, and we now have to grovel to Europe, which, quite frankly, doesn’t care about an ex-member state that is being invaded every day. The Bill for Brexit Bankrupted the UK, and I would like to know Nigel’s links to the BNP, which is a fascist party, if any at all. Lots of the UK agree with Nigel’s immigration policies, but he is being rather opaque about his policies for the financial markets and the financial industry on the whole. Before you vote for him, look into who is financing him, and are they foreign powers also make sure his sums are right. My grandfather was killed, and a lot of my family died fighting the fascists in the Second World War. I am not saying Nigel is a Russian spy, but we should have a clear picture of who is funding political parties. The Mafia, the firm gets a percentage of everything, almost so do they get a percentage of political donations. Is it clear what political parties do with the money they raise, and who donates? What I am asking is where does the money come from and what does it get spent on and how much of it evaporates, and why is it not in the public records.

    While we are at it, why are we whities not welcome at a Nation of Islam meeting, surely against the law! I thought segregation went out with apartheid.

    Do you think it’s clever to ask countries to pay protection money, and when they do ask them to pay again and again, then arm them? The rumour is that King Charles is worth six trillion on his own and that there are over 100 members of the Royal Family, and their latest brain wave is to start a world war to make money out of arms dealing, and the spoils of war is the real Harry taking his meds. They must hide money in every tax haven; meanwhile, front-line services are paid appallingly.

    What happened to the software that Bill Gates did a deal 3.6 billion a month and who stole it and why did Gates allow it but then he did not think of windows or icons for software instead of code that was somebody from Harvard Securities in the late 80’s.

    I hate to say it but King Charles looks more fashionable with his wide lapels and straight trousers than most young people who look the same and have been wearing flat-fronted drainpipe trousers since 1989. Pleted trousers and straights and fuller trousers and wider lapels have been in for more than four seasons.

    England expects every man and woman to do their duty. We miss Prince Harry. It was good to see him on UK shores doing public duties not so long ago. How many gifts has the Royal family been given by the enemy of the Royals, including each other, with radiation in them? Including their grade A and soft drug supplies. I got fed up of the Royals sitting outside the Afghan embassy waiting for brown parcels to be handed to them in their blacked-out cars. When I spoke to the staff, they said they would like to get rid of them, so I told them to give them a bail of the stuff the size of a straw bail. Then members of the Royal family started to look like they came out of Belson. I told the staff I instructed the military in Afghanistan to cut off enemy supplies and destroy all the vehicles. They said we would have won the war if we did that. Genius, just the genius of it. Royal family playing soldiers, all that money spent on their education, the brightest minds at their disposal etc etc etc. Ask them how much money was spent on their education how excusive the schools are and what exams they left high school with and how many times they sat those exams.

    Just how many times has Harry promised Megan she will be Queen, and if you had children as privileged as the Royals, would you want your children to rule the country and most of the Western World? Just what Royals are being blackmailed for being transgender, underage sex, drugs or sleeping with prostitutes or attending black masses or not paying tax because they are brothers or sisters who look like each other. Once more, most of the Royals have brothers and sisters who look like them. And think most members of the public are stupid because they have not noticed the slight differences in them. Most public schools think they are clever and more intelligent, even though their parents have paid for smaller class sizes, and they get to take their exams until they pass. Their favourite thing to do is get creative and business ideas out of people who do not go to public school and crap all over them. Lots of the old establishment are dying and are worrying about suffering after death, whether it be in hell or rebirth i.e. reincarnation.

    Let me remind you that Russia invaded Afghanistan and homosexuality and anal sex were illegal in Russia at the time, and the Afghans .flooded the country with heroin, and HIV exploded. Do you think Bin Laden if he were in Afghanistan, would hang around if the Western armies turned up, not on your life, he would clear off to Benidorm like the rest of the people searching for a little happiness.

    I have always had a deep mistrust of homosexuals; it stems from my childhood, and it took a lot of time before I trusted them. DON’T they pretend to be straight while destroying your reputation and trying to convert you dirt diggers in more ways than one.

    Has Goldman Sachs given a cheque or anything of worth to a member of the Labour Party and was it to a party or for a personal donation, and how many other listed companies or financial companies have done the same? There was a bill going through Parliament some years back that foreign donations to parties had to be declared and the Prime Minister is already in trouble for accepting gifts of clothes and not declaring it. Goldman and Putin are not UK companies or citizens.

    Part of your homework was a movie night with the Rocky Horror Show it is wrong to make fun of transgender and I think it is also very wrong to make fun of transevestites it must be a cripling thing to have one of your parents’ (relatives) dress you up as a girl and for you to have the desire to be a cross-dresser most do it in secret but there are special night clubs and dinner parties for people who are suffering because they like to wear the opposite sexes clothes. For a short time my mother left my father and returned to find my grandmother dressing me in girls’ clothes I have no desire to wear women’s clothes, but I have had friends been to Celebrity nightclubs where cross-dressers are totally welcome and nobody makes fun of them, and I understand it is a terribly cruel world. Lots of cross-dressers are straight and their partners understand and would not swap them for the world to watch the Rocky Horror show. Stock up on Frankfurters and Popcorn.

    I am the Walrus Apple could make a fortune by taking Micrsoft to court over stealing the wastepaper bin as an icon.

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  • Is Trump defending the West against a rare earth squeeze

    Trump, first and foremost, is a businessman and loves negotiation. China has its fingers around the neck of Rare Earths, and Trump wants a better deal for America. One thing Trump is not scared to do is ignore Wall Street and play to the markets we stated many months ago that volatility was here to stay, which means wide market swings. 4000 Federal workers have been laid off under the shutdown.

    Trump White House Starts Firing Government Workers as Shutdown Continues – WSJ

    Donald Trump’s trade war tanks global stocks

    Homework: look at the valuations of your portfolio if it’s as much as 25 times on equities, to seriously think should your money should be elsewhere or sitting it out. Before the crash in 1987, some clients sat it out patiently for two years. Remember, things have changed with electronic trading; the markets move a lot quicker, and most traders are better informed with market-moving news. Talk to your broker about the risks and how to make money in a bear market. Never trade with what you can’t afford to lose, and always start off knowing your maximum risk.

    Charts 15, 30, 60, and 100 Moving average (MA) resistance and support, both on MA and trend lines, as well as Convergence and Divergence on MA Gaps Breakaway continuation and exhaustion. Patterns and Stochastics

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  • Jamie Dimon thinks the state of the equity market bubble could have a correction and their is 30% chance with current valuations, according to press articles

    By now, you will have all seen news articles about the CEO of JP Morgan warning of a stock market Bubble, and it’s not just being in artificial intelligence. According to Dimond, he said it could happen anytime between six months and two years, that Bull Markets can take time to work out. He said it could be a correction as much as 30% chance according to the news articles the bubble could burst. He can move markets with his comments, and yesterday’s correction is nothing compared to what the man at the top of JP Morgan predicts. What happened to all the Safe Havens for assets? It used to be Switzerland USA, and Japan, etc, but political turmoil and economic strife have changed the playing field. Trump’s tariffs have yet to hit the country’s economy to the full extent they will. The dollar has had a good run but will traders take some profit before we march on into the economic uncertainty that is evolving? Even the International Monetary Fund is saying “Buckle Up”. As one door closes so does another!

    As for the UK Budget, whatever way of raising taxes is going to have an effect like inflation rising on the consumer and slow the UK economy by taking spending money out of the consumer or companies’ pockets. Just how much of a fiscal drag will there be? What is fiscal drag?

    Homework Charts 15,30, 60 and 100 moving averages (MA) convergence and divergence, resistance and support on MA, as well as trendlines, patterns gaps, break away and exhaustion gaps stochastics.

    How will the UK come out of the Prime Minister’s trade talks with India? How will the UK economy benefit not only financially but with Jobs and boosting GDP, and vice versa?

    PM wraps up India trade trip with 10,600 jobs secured – GOV.UK

    Nearly 7,000 new UK jobs to be created as a result of Prime Minister’s trip to India – GOV.UK

    UK poverty crisis laid bare as 500,000 children living in families trapped in benefits debt cycle

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  • Whats driving the markets

    In the media a lot of talk of an A.I. Tech Bubble as well as stock market crashes for 2026. In the financial press talk of a global fiscal meltdown. Some are saying that gold is a safer haven than the dollar, while others are stating that Gold is not a risk-free asset. The Dollar seems to be back in Vogue. 2026 looks to be a difficult year ahead globally, and what is left of 2025 does not look great.

    Homework Charts: Given the global turmoil and the talk of Bubbles and crashes and investors pulling money out of equity funds, what percentage would you place your money in Equities, Bonds, precious metals or high-risk commodities, or would you prefer to sit it out in cash? Do you see a stock market Bubble? Are you predicting a crash?

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  • Whats driving the markets

    Could the London Stock Exchange be back in Vogue with more companies now listing after a long drought? Just how high can gold go? I would like your opinion is it a double top reversal in the six-month daily chart for gold I am getting differenet charts each time I log in? Just how bad a job is being in French Government?

    What now for inflation what are your feelings on interest rates the direction and markets buy sell hold? its a little late to think of this but what are the spreads on bonds and would you consider bringing down your Bond payments with a SWAP but what if interest rates move against you.

    Charts: 15,30,60, and 100 Moving averages (MA) are they acting as resistance or support, are they converging or diverging? Trend Lines as resistance and support, would you add weightings, Gaps, breakaway and exhaustion, which are they? patterns stochastics.

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  • Whats Driving the markets

    Markets have priced in two USA interest rate cuts, a quarter-point rate cut this month and another in December. In Japan, Takaichi won the election, and she is seen as a bit of an Iron Lady. This was positive news for the Nikkei, although the Yen dropped in value. We are getting close to the holiday season i.e. Christmas time, to sit down and write your wish list to Santa Claus. He sees you when you’re sleeping, he knows when you have been good or bad, so you better be good for goodness’ sake. So what are your predictions for retail and the service sector for the last quarter of 2025? While you’re at it, you can come up with predictions for the rest of the global economy. What are your predictions for the first month and subsequent months for the first quarter of 2026. How will Trump’s Tariffs affect the USA and the rest of the Global economy?

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