By Christian Takushi MA UZH, Independent Macro Economist & Geopolitical Strategist. 10 Oct 2019. Here my latest research on the Middle East and Latin America. MIDDLE EAST Turkish Armed Forces have entered North-Eastern Syria. There is widespread panic in the Kurdish and Christian populations of North-Eastern Syria, which had been…
By Christian Takushi, Independent Macro Economist. 30 Aug 2019 (released to the public with 10 hours delay) As you go into your weekend a few thoughts on Argentina: the Crisis is still coming – and It is not another default. President Macri announced some drastic repayment adjustments that are practically a…
By Christian Takushi, Macro Economist & Geopolitical Strategist, Zurich – 3 October 2018 In this Fall 2018 those following geopolitical-political trends should pay attention to economic data and financial markets. This week’s breakthrough by Washington with Canada and Mexico to overhaul NAFTA (USMCA) is likely to have an impact on geopolitics and…
By Christian Takushi, Macro Economist & Geopolitical Strategist, and his Team – 1 Jan 2018 – Switzerland. We are used to see world leaders and nations take advantage of the relative “quiet” of the Christmas-New Year period to advance their interests. But this year the level of activity is impressive…
By Christian Takushi, Macro Economist & Geopolitical Strategist, 21 Oct 2017 – Switzerland. Dear reader ( we are monitoring underestimated developments in the Middle East, South Asia, Far East and Europe. We have said since early 2017 that a US Tax Reform is more likely than not, now consensus is joining our…
By Christian Takushi MA UZH, 8 Oct 2017 – Switzerland. Putting the current crisis in Catalonia into historical and geopolitical perspective. The Catalonian Crisis is affecting Spain, the EU and may be reaching as far as the Middle East. It has come at a vulnerable moment on the global geopolitical landscape. The violent…
EDITORIAL: British people brave the threats. By Christian Takushi MA UZH, 30 June 2016 – Switzerland 1) Introduction As we warned in Fall 2015 and more recently on 7 Jan 2016 (editorial) and 17 June 2016 (outlook), political & financial experts grossly underestimated the risk of BREXIT (Britain exiting the EU)….
By Christian Takushi MA UZH, Switzerland, Dear readers In my former quarterly Outlooks and Updates I have stated my cautious Outlook and why the world is in a historic Transition, where we should ready Contingency Plans for disruptions of operations and security. Also a time to prioritize Capital Protection over…
By Christian Takushi, on 7 Jan 2016, featured map from Wikipedia. (See also video from 21 Jan 2016) 1) FED to weaken USD to shield US economy Geopolitical and political risks have not been fully priced in yet. Over the past 7 years Central Bankers have manipulated financial asset prices. They…
By Christian Takushi MA UZH, 5 Jan 2016 – Switzerland. We focus on events that could affect the Americas and the US election outcome. Over the New Year transition there was important action in the USA, Russia, Poland, China, Chile-Peru-Bolivia, Brazil, Iran-Saudi Arabia etc. Quite a few governments took advantage of…
