What Does This Mean to You and Me?
If the Brookings Institution study is correct, within 12 years we should see the Asian middle class triple from the size that it was in 2015. That means that the Asian middle class will outpunch […]
Wildcards & Unanswered Questions
Changes of the magnitude of the rise of the Asian consumer and of Asia, including China as a superpower, involve significant wildcards and unanswered questions. First and foremost, of course, is Plan A. What was […]
Go Local: The Asian Invasion
Let’s look at the impact on local communities, or what I call the Asian Invasion. I talk about the rise of the Asian consumer as though it is something happening in Asia. But it’s not […]
Geopolitics & Geography
Geopolitics is driven by the growing competition for natural resources. That means that geography matters. China is a large country—approximately the size of the United States. It is governed by a one-party system that publishes […]
Financial Markets & Corporations
Let’s turn to financial markets. If you look at Chinese strategic plans—China is remarkable in the extent to which it makes strategic plans public—we see China successfully implementing its goals to build global financial liquidity […]
Intellectual Capital
I mentioned the history professor who said that the Roman Empire and British Empire had gone broke trading with China. How did that happen? This is a very old phenomenon. China—like many other Asian cultures—is […]
Another Unanswered Question: So What Is Plan B?
If Plan A failed, what, then, is Plan B? One possibility is that the United States as the military for the Anglo-American alliance will pull back behind the oceans and significantly increase insourcing and manufacturing, […]
An Unanswered Question: Has Plan A Failed?
In 1994, the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was completed with 123 countries participating. As a result, globalization accelerated in a very significant way, particularly after the creation of […]
Introduction
I chose this theme —The Rise of the Asian Consumer— for our 2nd Quarter 2018 Wrap Up because this rise is a primary investment trend. Primary trends have a major impact and stay with us […]
Bibliography
Here are the materials that we reviewed and found useful to prepare this commentary on the Rise of the Asian Consumer. STUDIES The Unprecedented Expansion of the Global Middle Class – An Update, Homi Kharas, […]
The Rise of Asia – Movies and Documentaries
“America: Let’s teach our 9 year olds to play video games. China: Let’s teach our 9 year olds to make video games so we can sell it to 9 year old American kids.” ~ a […]
Best Books for 2018
“The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours, kindle it at home, communicate it to others, and it becomes the property of all.” ~Voltaire These are the books […]
Closing & Credits
For as long as I live, when I look back at my time in the 2nd Quarter of 2018, I will be standing on the top of Attila in the Australian Outback. I will feel […]
Table of Contents
I. Home Table of Contents Introduction Best Books for 2018 Donations Closing & Credits The Rise of the Asian Consumer (PDF) II. The Rise of the Asian Consumer The Rise of the Asian Consumer The […]
Commodities
“China is shifting its economy from the world’s largest exporter to the world’s largest consumer. Chinese citizens now have the wealth and income to pursue discretionary spending. They want to buy high-quality imported food, cosmetics, […]
Fixed Income
“…the FOMC believes that–for now–the best way forward is to keep gradually raising the federal funds rate. We are aware that, on the one hand, raising interest rates too slowly may lead to high inflation […]
Rambus: Blockbuster Chartology
By Catherine Austin Fitts My “go to” website for technical analysis of precious metals, the US dollar & the US stock market is Rambus Chartology, where Rambus (that’s his handle – he’s the founding technical […]
ASIAN MOVIES
“America: Let’s teach our 9 year olds to play video games. China: Let’s teach our 9 year olds to make video games so we can sell it to 9 year old American kids.” ~ a […]
Trump Report Card
Category Catherine’s 2017 Grade Catherine’s Q1 2018 Grade Catherine’s Q2 2018 Grade Dr. Farrell’s 2017 Grade Dr. Farrell’s Q1 2018 Grade Dr. Farrell’s Q2 2018 Grade Vision B- C B- B- C- C Recruiting a […]
Trends We Track
Every day, we post links to stories in our News Trends & Stories section. Analyzing this flow provides intelligence about the deeper news. Here are the trends we are tracking for the 2nd Quarter 2018. […]
Part I: Top Ten Stories
“We’re on a timeline that leaves little space for politicians to gamble with the expectation that economic benefits will eventually trickle down to the masses. And blunt attempts at banning technological platforms, including social media […]
Part II: Top Ten Stories
“Travel early and travel often. Live abroad, if you can. Understand cultures other than your own. As your understanding of other cultures increases, your understanding of yourself and your own culture will increase exponentially.” ~ […]
UnAnswered Questions, Inspiration & Go Local
“A person born in 1911 experienced…The Great Depression, Pearl Harbor, WWII, the Cold War and the risk of nuclear war, the Korean War and the rise of Communist China. Perhaps we should keep that in […]
Top News Videos
Jaron Lanier Interview on How Social Media Ruins Your Life YouTube | 15 June 2018 2014: Net Neutrality: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) YouTube | 01 June 2014 Something Unprecedented […]
The Rise of the Asian Consumer
Table of Contents “If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.” ~Confucius Context Introduction An […]
Financial Markets
Table of Contents “People do not necessarily know what they are doing, because our ability to comprehend even matters that concern us directly is limited – or, in the jargon, we have ‘bounded rationality’. The […]
News, Trends & Stories
Trends We Track Part I: Top Ten Stories Trump Report Card Top News Videos Part II: Top Ten Stories UnAnswered Questions, Inspiration, & Go Local For Catherine’s audio discussion of News, Trends & Stories with […]