Singapore stock calls for 31 August 2016

Singapore stock calls for 30 August 2016.

Singapore stock calls for 29 August 2016.

Why is the world willing to move on after Nazi but not Japanese occupation?

The reason is simple. The Germans apologized with utmost sincerity for the atrocities committed by the Nazis. When you visit any museum that displays Nazi's history and crimes, you can see a true account of the past. The Germans do not whitewash their acrimonious past.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/08/13/germany-won-respect-by-addressing-its-world-war-ii-crimes-japan-not-so-much/

For Japan, the Japanese tried to whitewash their unglamorous past starting with their school textbooks and also protested against the Unesco Nanjing Massacre listing. Why? This makes it hard for Japan to deny the Nanjing Massacre when it is listed under the Unesco.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/13/japan-threatens-to-halt-unesco-funding-over-nanjing-listing

Not only does Japan government whitewash its history, it also worships the war criminals in the yasukuni shrine. This is akin to extolling their ruthless actions during WW2 especially when the government officials visit the shrine on an annual basis.

The world will never forgive Japan and move on because of insincere apology. The world cannot reconcile Japan's insincere verbal apology with regular yasukuni shrine visits and history whitewashes.

Baltic dry index - 720

Today, Friday, August 26 2016, the Baltic Dry Index climbed by 2 points, reaching 720 points.

Baltic Dry Index is compiled by the London-based Baltic Exchange and covers prices for transported cargo such as coal, grain and iron ore. The index is based on a daily survey of agents all over the world. Baltic Dry hit a temporary peak on May 20, 2008, when the index hit 11,793. The lowest level ever reached was on Wednesday the 10th of February 2016, when the index dropped to 290 points.

US rig count - 489

HOUSTON (AP) — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. decreased by two this week to 489.

A year ago, 877 rigs were active. Depressed energy prices have sharply curtailed oil and gas exploration.

Houston oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. said Friday that 406 rigs sought oil and 81 explored for natural gas this week. Two were listed as miscellaneous.

Among major oil- and gas-producing states, Pennsylvania gained two rigs and Wyoming was up one.

Colorado, Louisiana, Ohio, Texas and West Virginia each declined by one.

Alaska, Arkansas, California, Kansas, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Utah were unchanged.

The U.S. rig count peaked at 4,530 in 1981. It bottomed out in May at 404.

No need for USD anymore!

https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/iran-south-korea-begin-trade-124043465.html

USA has lost its power of influence in Middle East.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/kerry-lavrov-meet-geneva-discuss-syria-ukraine-082549047--politics.html

USA couldn't decide unilaterally in Middle East anymore without involving Russia compared to the past.  No more hegemonic status!

TPP won't be approved this year.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/tpp-deal-won-t-get-senate/3075360.html

TPP won't be approved this year and the new incumbent president also won't approve it either.  Both presidential candidates stated very clearly in their propagandas that they won't approve TPP because TPP was detrimental to USA economy.

Any changes to TPP will have to be re-negotiated with Asia countries and this is very time-consuming.  Therefore, TPP has virtually no success rate in the future.

Singapore stock calls for 26 August 2016

Singapore's economy will falter soon!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ia7RWlxDPc

As Singapore gets more and more supportive of USA's stance on South China Sea, China will block and tackle SG.  The Krai canal construction seems to have started insidiously as reported by China's news media.  This has been China's strategic move to counter USA's power in Straits of Malacca.

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China has upgraded its destroyer for South China Sea.

In view of further aggressive stance in South China Sea from USA, China has upgraded its destroyer with more lethal and advanced weapons. The 32-cell launch pad can contain 64 missiles in total.

http://sputniknews.com/military/20160810/1044143258/beijing-china-dispute-destroyer-missiles.html

China and Russia will be conducting naval exercise in South China Sea in September 2016.

China and Russia will be conducting a drill in South China Sea this September. This is to show the world that China and Russia are standing together on the South China Sea issue. Any country which is creating trouble in South China Sea will have to deal with 2 powerful nations, not just China per se.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-southchinasea-china-drills-idUSKCN1080O8

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Baltic Dry Index - 683

Today, Friday, August 19 2016, the Baltic Dry Index climbed by 1 point, reaching 683 points.

Baltic Dry Index is compiled by the London-based Baltic Exchange and covers prices for transported cargo such as coal, grain and iron ore. The index is based on a daily survey of agents all over the world. Baltic Dry hit a temporary peak on May 20, 2008, when the index hit 11,793. The lowest level ever reached was on Wednesday the 10th of February 2016, when the index dropped to 290 points.

US rig count - 491

HOUSTON (AP) — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by 10 this week to 491.  A year ago, 885 rigs were active. Depressed energy prices have sharply curtailed oil and gas exploration. Houston oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. said Friday that 406 rigs sought oil and 83 explored for natural gas this week. Two were listed as miscellaneous.  The U.S. rig count peaked at 4,530 in 1981. It bottomed out in May at 404.

Political powers are shifting around the globe now!

USA tries to interfere in South China Sea that angers China.  Therefore, China is interfering in Middle East to get back at the USA.  China will be supporting Syria in the Middle East with military training and aids.  This is an excellent strategic move because Syria is an oil producing nation and China can import oil from Syria in RMB, not in USD.

https://www.rt.com/op-edge/356281-isis-china-russia-iran-syria/

With Russia and China support, Syria is pounding US-backed Kurdish troops by bombing them.

https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/syria-regime-pounds-kurdish-positions-second-day-170632363.html

We can see that Russia and China have formed a strategic alliance against the USA in South China Sea and Middle East.

For the first time in history, Iran has allowed Russia to use its airbase to bomb IS in Syria.  This is a political changing event which angers the USA.  Iran is overtly expressing its support for Russia involvement which will greatly reduce USA influence.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/iran-official-permanent-russia-base-syria-strikes-41447307

Russia is also pressuring Turkey for access to its airbase to bomb IS in Syria and the primary motive is to create ramification in NATO since Turkey is one of NATO members.  With burgeoning supports from Iran, Syria, Turkey and China, Russia will become a major decision maker in Middle East.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/the-times/russia-presses-turkey-for-access-to-us-incirlik-air-base/news-story/6872e14557dcd3bc86ede133d859d430?nk=1245f5e8f694d265d6215354926a07ca-1471673751