The cinchona tree is the only known natural source of quinine. Its medicinal properties were discovered by the Quechua Indians of Peru and Bolivia, and later the Jesuits…
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Understanding past cycles to predict future geopolitical and market events
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Murrinations Insights will help you future-proof your world with investment-grade analysis, predictions and strategies, to help you anticipate future events. Based on a global model that integrates significant geopolitical, military, economic, financial market and environmental developments.
Posted by David Murrin on Wed, 12/02/2020 - 17:30
Last Update: Thu, 13/02/2020 - 10:43
I have for the past decade described the chaos in the Middle East as being driven by the rapid population growth that created a regional civil war. This is essentially the process whereby through…
Posted by David Murrin on Tue, 11/02/2020 - 12:17
Last Update: Tue, 22/10/2024 - 11:08
From the start of my career in finance as a discretionary trader 35 years ago, I have believed that the price of a market at any one time contains all aspects of the information available. Why I…
Posted by David Murrin on Sat, 08/02/2020 - 13:59
Last Update: Wed, 10/01/2024 - 18:32
The Age of Sail
In the ancient Mediterranean world, sea battles were decided by the size of the fleets, ramming, boarding, and fire. Design innovations were incremental whilst tactical…
Posted by David Murrin on Fri, 07/02/2020 - 11:41
Last Update: Mon, 26/10/2020 - 13:10
Many readers have asked me about how the US market can be making new highs when the Wuhan virus is raging through China and represents a clear an present danger, and yet the US stock…
Posted by David Murrin on Wed, 05/02/2020 - 09:39
Last Update: Thu, 06/02/2020 - 16:03
Trump remains under pressure in an Election Year, which is of great concern. As an unconstrained narcissist, we should expect Trump to respond to pressure by becoming even more unpredictable. If…
Posted by David Murrin on Wed, 05/02/2020 - 08:44
Last Update: Wed, 05/02/2020 - 13:31
Arkent readers will know that the signals generated from our analysis across the market complex have been warning of an impending major decline in global demand many months before the arrival of…
Posted by David Murrin on Sat, 01/02/2020 - 19:29
Last Update: Mon, 03/02/2020 - 10:57
I have long maintained that films are powerful indications of the social mood and values of a society. Within that context, the comparison between two recent war films is highly…
Posted by David Murrin on Sat, 01/02/2020 - 14:13
Last Update: Mon, 03/02/2020 - 10:39
As the Wuhan virus spreads across the world to become a pandemic, there is increasing evidence that the virus may have originated from the Bio labs in Wuhan, which are known to be…
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