In less than two decades, the worldwide demand for natural gas will rise by more than 50%.
NGAS currently at $1.6937 🔻83.20% in less than 2 years.
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China's commodities markets are oversupplied as deflation persists 🔻0.8%, and interest rates are not designed for a support with a PBoC at 3.45%.
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The US, UK and Eurozone governments will begin flooding the market with bonds, overlooking a soaring $2 trillion debt problem.
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In 1996, an unidentified 8-year-old boy slipped away from his mother, climbed over a barrier, and fell into the Gorilla Enclosure.
Due to the 20 ft fall, the boy broke his hand and suffered a deep laceration to his face. Seven gorillas inhabited the enclosure. Gorillas are known to be fiercely territorial animals.
They will fight to the death to defend their families. However, one of the gorillas, called Binti Jua, meaning “daughter of sunshine” went over to the boy and cradled him in her arms, all while her own young child was on her back.
She then went over to the edge of the enclosure and waited for the zookeepers to come and collect the child.
Binti handed the child over peacefully before returning to the rest of the gorillas. Binti received worldwide praise and received regular treats for the next few weeks.
The boy and the mother have never been identified, but the boy did stay in a hospital for 4 days.
Animal behavioral experts claim Binti used her maternal instincts to look after the child. This may have been influenced by the fact that she had her own baby Gorilla with her at the time.
China and Japan drag down Asia - Pacific share markets for the first trading day of the new year.
US stock futures steady and forex US dollar firm.
Crude oil prices rise more than 1.50% on geopolitical tensions.
Natural gas edged lower.
Good day trading ✨
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I lost a wonderful father in law to cancer last night. As we gathered in the hallway outside his room in the hospital after he passed to talk about his final hours, over the speakers played a lullaby signaling the birth of a new baby and reminding all of us of the circle of life.
Asia - Pacific share markets mixed, amid thin liquidity with some markets closed for holidays.
US stock futures edge higher.
US dollar slips and near 5 month lows.
Crude oil prices steadied after posting the largest weekly climb in more than 2 months.
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Macro economy.
Germany a country in recession, with a growing debt, a recorded deficit budget smoothed by the sale of the gold reserve, an economy in agony, but a stock market index at all time high.
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Crude oil prices steadied, but remained close to the lowest levels since late June, after falling for five straight sessions amid softening demand but before OPEC+ tightening in 2024 first quarter.
Currently #WTI at $69.603 +0.34% and #Brent $74.447 +0.20%.
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Egypt. A cargo ship broke down in Suez Canal and crashed into a bridge over crucial waterway, the incident didn't disrupt traffic through the canal.
Government debt at 87.2%, budget 🔻6.2%, inflation rate 35.8%, interest rate 19.25%, balance trade 🔻$3'138 million.
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Asia - Pacific share markets mixed, with the slowdown of the Japanese economy.
US stock futures steady and forex dollar firms.
Crude oil prices and natural gas rose on Friday, but headed for a sharp weekly decline ~5%.
Gold prices steadied around $2'030 an ounce.
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