What Does This Mean to You and Me?

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

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

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 […]

Culture

Culture

A TED Talk by Martin Jacques is in the bibliography. Here is an important quote from it that is worth pondering: The West thinks of itself as probably the most cosmopolitan of all cultures, but […]

Products

Products

If you live in the Western world, you tend to associate the rise of consumer markets with homes and cars. In Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States, consumerism involves building larger homes filled […]

Geopolitics & Geography

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

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

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?

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?

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

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 […]

Context

Context

In the 1990s, I promoted plans to help the American people—both the lower and middle classes—succeed and build wealth given the technological changes underway. My story Dillon Read & the Aristocracy of Stock Profits tells […]

Solari Food Series: Navigating Organics with Ronnie Cummins

Solari Food Series: Navigating Organics with Ronnie Cummins

“Our task is to look at the world and see it whole.” ~E. F. Schumacher By Catherine Austin Fitts This week on The Solari Report, Harry Blazer interviews Ronnie Cummins, co-founder and International Director of

Mo Ghille Mear (My Gallant Hero)

Mo Ghille Mear (My Gallant Hero)

From the album ‘Invisible Stars – Choral Works from Ireland and Scotland’ The Choral Scholars of University College Dublin Artistic Director: Desmond Earley Solo: Mark Waters Related reading: Mo Ghile Mear on Wikipedia The Choral

We Are All Targeted Individuals Now with Dr. Katherine Horton

We Are All Targeted Individuals Now with Dr. Katherine Horton

“Article 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: “No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.” This ban on torture and other ill-treatment has subsequently

Food for the Soul: Crazy Rich Asians

Food for the Soul: Crazy Rich Asians

“Rachel Chu: So your family is rich? Nick Young: We’re comfortable. Rachel Chu: That is exactly what a super-rich person would say.” ~ Dialog from the movie Crazy Rich Asians By Nina Heyn, Your Culture Scout You don’t

Food for the Soul: Crazy Rich Asians

Food for the Soul: Crazy Rich Asians

“Rachel Chu: So your family is rich? Nick Young: We’re comfortable. Rachel Chu: That is exactly what a super-rich person would say.” ~ Dialog from the movie Crazy Rich Asians By Nina Heyn, Your Culture Scout You don’t […]

An Afternoon in Sofia with Thomas Meyer

An Afternoon in Sofia with Thomas Meyer

Subscriber Resources Read the Transcript Read the transcript of An Afternoon in Sofia with Thomas Meyer (PDF) Listen to the Interview MP3 audio file The Solari Report 2018-08-23 Download the Interview MP3 audio file sr20180823_InterviewHQ.mp3

Aretha Louise Franklin (March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018)

Aretha Louise Franklin (March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018)

Aretha Franklin – Respect [1967] (Original Version) Aretha Louise Franklin was an American singer and pianist. She began her career as a child singing gospel at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, where her

The Emerging Multipolar World with Saker Now Public!

The Emerging Multipolar World with Saker Now Public!

Our last interview with the Saker is now available to the public and non-subscribers and can be viewed here! Listen to the Interview MP3 audio file The Solari Report 2018-08-02 Download the Interview MP3 audio

Food for the Soul: Dark Money

Food for the Soul: Dark Money

“Campaign finance is the gateway to every other issue you might care about – whether it be education or tax reform or foreign policy.” Ann M. Ravel, former chairwoman of the Federal Election Commission. By

Food for the Soul: Dark Money

Food for the Soul: Dark Money

“Campaign finance is the gateway to every other issue you might care about – whether it be education or tax reform or foreign policy.” Ann M. Ravel, former chairwoman of the Federal Election Commission. By […]

‘Animal’ Tracking

‘Animal’ Tracking

Replace the word “animals” with “humans” and get the picture… ICARUS – Global Monitoring with Animals Max-Planck- Gesellschaft, Germany

Catherine’s Money & Markets Commentary: August 16th, 2018

Catherine’s Money & Markets Commentary: August 16th, 2018

By Catherine Austin Fitts I will record Money & Markets next Thursday from Brittany in France. Post your comments, questions and suggested stories here! Theme: The Soul is the Artist of Reality Wonderful piece from

The Kemp Tapes

The Kemp Tapes

In the late 1990’s Catherine’s attorneys asked her to record her recollections of working in the Bush Administration. She recorded six 90 minutes cassettes that over time passed around the Internet. For those who have

Catherine’s Money & Markets Commentary: August 9th, 2018

Catherine’s Money & Markets Commentary: August 9th, 2018

By Catherine Austin Fitts I will record Money & Markets next Thursday from Chartres, France. Post your comments, questions and suggested stories here! Theme: Rainbows Over Chartres Stories: What Do We Call It? – Thermal

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The Emerging Multipolar World with Saker

The Emerging Multipolar World with Saker

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Book Review: China Rx

Book Review: China Rx

“Without question, if China stopped exporting ingredients, within months the world’s pharmacies would be empty.” `~Guy Villax, CEO of Hovione, Portuguese pharmaceutical company By Catherine Austin Fitts China Rx: Exposing the Risks of America’s Dependence

Is Our Government Intentionally Hiding $21 Trillion In Spending?

Is Our Government Intentionally Hiding $21 Trillion In Spending?

By Laurence Kotlikoff This column is co-authored with Mark Skidmore, a Professor of Economics at Michigan State University. In our prior column, Mark and I wrote about $21 trillion in unaccounted government transactions, primarily on

Bibliography

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, […]

Catherine’s Money & Markets Commentary: August 2nd, 2018

Catherine’s Money & Markets Commentary: August 2nd, 2018

By Catherine Austin Fitts Theme: Disaster Bull: Fires, heat waves, floods, rock slides, sinkholes, what else can go wrong? The double down on “thermal gentrification” is unfolding – what it means to you. Stories: Bohemian

The Minds of Men

The Minds of Men

By Catherine Austin Fitts At last! The Minds of Men is available from Truthstream Media. The greatest risk we face as a society is manipulation of our minds. Such manipulation is a major contributor to

Food for the Soul: Museum BRANLY

Food for the Soul: Museum BRANLY

“If Jacques Chirac is so interested in non-European art it’s largely because the 20th century discovered the quality, scope and significance of these cultures after having dominated and scorned them for such a long time.”

Food for the Soul: Museum BRANLY

Food for the Soul: Museum BRANLY

“If Jacques Chirac is so interested in non-European art it’s largely because the 20th century discovered the quality, scope and significance of these cultures after having dominated and scorned them for such a long time.”< […]

Good Manners with Daniel Post Senning

Good Manners with Daniel Post Senning

“Nothing is less important than which fork you use. Etiquette is the science of living. It embraces everything. It is ethics. It is honor.” ~ Emily Post By Catherine Austin Fitts Etiquette by Emily Post,

Catherine’s Money & Markets Commentary: July 19th, 2018

Catherine’s Money & Markets Commentary: July 19th, 2018

By Catherine Austin Fitts Big things are happening – and they are being “whited out” by the swamp drama. More hints are emerging on the relationship between $21 trillion missing from the US government, the

The Rise of Asia – Movies and Documentaries

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 […]

Catherine’s Money & Markets Commentary: July 12th, 2018

Catherine’s Money & Markets Commentary: July 12th, 2018

By Catherine Austin Fitts My Money & Markets commentary will publish here late on Thursday, July 12, 2018. Financial market charts will post here this week. Please post suggested stories or post/e-mail questions for Ask

Food For The Soul: Following Claude Monet

Food For The Soul: Following Claude Monet

“Apart from painting and gardening, I’m good for nothing. My greatest masterpiece is my garden.” Claude Monet By Nina Heyn, Your Culture Scout It goes without saying that you can literally spend weeks in Paris

Food For The Soul: Following Claude Monet

Food For The Soul: Following Claude Monet

“Apart from painting and gardening, I’m good for nothing. My greatest masterpiece is my garden.” Claude Monet By Nina Heyn, Your Culture Scout It goes without saying that you can literally spend weeks in Paris […]