About income inequalityAh, the great nations of Ethiopia and Afghanistan.
Since very low income inequality is, according the far left, the absolute peak of human development, then we can all agree that Kazakhstan, Ethiopia, Afghanistan are among the most prosperous nations of the planet, absolute powerhouses!
Every single country that tried "equality" has failed utterly. The ones that lasted longest were those with fossil fuels, and the ones that today can make it work are countries with fossil fuels (Norway...).
Sweden is not a complete failed state, this is the socialists of america main point. They have only been socialists for 10 years LOL.
Sweden is not a complete failed state YET. They have already began to decline and they barely just started with socialism...
On the other side, things are not better. The most inequal countries are in latin america and sub equatorial africa. (en.wikipedia.org www.indexmundi.com)
Here is the top 10:
You may be aware of the growing popularity of the far right in South Africa (that openly talked of killing all whites).
Who are these top 10% in most of those countries? Well that's easy. The ruling class and the ones holding the guns.
As long as the military are well armed and well paid, the rulers can keep taking everything for themselves...
Great places. But they are idiots. They keep 99% of the pie. But the pie is tiny. Not worth it.
The USA, with their current culture of overpaying CEOs, giving them golden parachutes, paying the shareholders and ignoring the workers, short term profit more more moar, are drifting towards that extreme inequality... Long term is NOT bullish.
The answer of the people of America was voting for Trump in 2016, and nearly having Bernie Sanders run for president on the left (Hilary barely beat him ~55% to ~45%). And things have gotten way worse. And until the USA goes back closer to the center things will just keep getting worse.
The right is blaming foreign nations & illegal migrants, the left is blaming straight white men. Both are (obviously) wrong and stupid. Apes.
Sweden, or some call it Swedistan, are the generational short at the moment, until something changes... I think the far right is on the rise there, maybe they jump to the other extreme. But I doubt it. Long term outlook is "it's going to ZERO", keep an eye on politics there. A change of mentality can change things very rapidely. When Germany went full fascist in the 1930s their currency and economy recovered faster than you could say "why is the margin clerk calling me".
Of course we all know what happened after that initial short term relief euphoria.
Turkey is in a downtrend and have high inequality but I am not sure about the situation there. I want to see what happens after Erdogan.
Maybe same as Venezuela after Chavez? XD RIP.
It seems logical to me that the perfect situation is in the center, but even if this is not obvious enough, history has shown that this was the most prosperous environment.
Economists agree that inequality is good, and necessary. Anyway, how is the guy that puts groceries in bags getting rewarded the same as Henry Ford fair? Lmao.
It does not matter if you agree or disagree with politics, really hate the far right NAZI and do not want their economy to go well (short term).
If you ignore facts and numbers the margin clerk will call you regardless of your views ;)
Economy
St. Louis Financial Stress IndexRecently the STLFSI retreated to its near-historical low levels. RSI is indicating a divergence that could indicate the index will head higher. Markets are also looking poised to resume their volatile trend to the downside after rallying this year.
About the Index:
The STLFSI measures the degree of financial stress in the markets and is constructed from 18 weekly data series: seven interest rate series, six yield spreads and five other indicators. Each of these variables captures some aspect of financial stress. Accordingly, as the level of financial stress in the economy changes, the data series are likely to move together.
How to Interpret the Index:
The average value of the index, which begins in late 1993, is designed to be zero. Thus, zero is viewed as representing normal financial market conditions. Values below zero suggest below-average financial market stress, while values above zero suggest above-average financial market stress
The American dream is a nightmare - Trump cool aid running out.In this screencast I review briefly some headline issues that point to deep troubles affecting the American economy. I look at the Dow Transportation Index which appears to be leading Wall Street in a southward direction.
My list of troubles for America is not exhaustive - so I may well have missed something of greater importance. Do share other facts if you know more.
If others know of reasons for optimism on the US Economy I would be willing to learn more. So far, I've not been able to find anything of true substance to support optimism.
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BENEFITS AND RISKS OF TRADING 101SELF DEVELOPMENT/METHODOLOGY/PSYCHOLOGY
BENEFITS AND RISKS OF TRADING 101
a) Market Action
Market Action is determined as the summary of data showing the trading activities in the market, which determines the differentiation between the price of the currency on which profit or loss can be generated. The rate of change in profit and loss is provided in Market action summary. This can enable the investors to determine which FOREX they should sell or buy in the market.
b) Liquidity
1. Market liquidity determines the extent to which a market, it can be a real estate or a trading market, which can allow selling and buying of assets at stable prices. In the trading market, the liquidity of securities is considered as ease of selling and buying the securities without affecting the price of the assets.
2. While trading in a FOREX market with a high volume, the bid price offered by a buyer on each share and the asking price on which seller is willing to sell shares, if based on the same or close amounts than the market highly liquid.
3. The difference between the prices is considered as the spread. The market liquidity usually affects when the difference or spread between the ask prices and bid prices increase.
c) Leverage
Traders determine margin and leveraging as the two important aspects of leveraging. The loan provided by a broker is considered as a margin, which enables traders in leveraging the securities and funds through the account to accomplish large trade activities. However, it is necessary to open and get an approval on a margin account.
The FOREX market usually uses 2:1 leverage, this means that investor can buy almost double of the amount they hold in their trading account. This means that if the investor has $50,000 then they can purchase $100,000 of currency in case their trading account leverage is 2:1.
d) Economic risks
Economic risk arises due to the changes in macro economic conditions. These risks are much capable that they can introduce changes in investments of shareholders and bondholders in the market. These changes can be the result of changes in government regulation, exchange rates, and political stability. International investment carries more investment risk as compared to domestic investment. The main reason that economic risk can adversely affect the corporate investments is due to the fact that economic risks can violate the economic sustainability.
Happy trading :)