1167 Articles and Predictions in just 57 months from April 2015
Mars Activation of Eclipse Point at 9 degrees on the 20th-21st Feb 2020 and the Influence of the same as predicted earlier
Happenings around the world between the 20th to 21st Feb 2020
20TH FEB 2020 TO 21ST FEB 2020
PAKISTAN
1.”Pakistan: Several killed in suicide attack at religious rally ” https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/pakistan-several-killed-in-suicide-attack-at-religious-rally/ar-BB105mby?ocid=spartanntp
A suicide bomb attack near a religious rally at the Pakistani city of Quetta has killed at least seven people and wounded several others, according to officials.Zia Langove, home minister of the southwestern Balochistan province, said Monday’s explosion took place close to the event organised by Ahle Sunnat Wal Jammat (ASWJ), a political party allegedly linked with a sectarian armed group.
“An attacker came on a motorcycle, and he was stopped by police [near the rally],” Langove told Al Jazeera. “Then, there was an explosion.”
No group has so far claimed responsibility.
Quetta police chief Abdul Razzaq Cheema told reporters the attack was being treated as a suicide bombing.
THREAT OF TERRORISM
2.”4 five-star Mumbai hotels get emails threatening ‘bomb blast by Lashkar-e-Taiba’: Police ” https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/newsindia/4-five-star-mumbai-hotels-get-emails-threatening-bomb-blast-by-lashkar-e-taiba-police/ar-BB10agbR?ocid=spartanntp
The Mumbai Police have beefed up security in five-star hotels located near the international airport and in Andheri, Juhu, Santacruz and Mira Road after a few of them received emails from an unknown sender threatening a bomb blast by Lashkar-e-Taiba
3″Gold price rips past $1,600 as palladium fever goes above $2,800″ https://www.kitco.com/news/video/show/Kitco-NEWS/2704/2020-02-19/Gold-price-rips-past-$1600-as-palladium-fever-goes-above-$2800#_48_INSTANCE_puYLh9Vd66QY_=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kitco.com%2Fnews%2Fvideo%2Flatest%3Fshow%3DKitco-NEWS
CORONAVIRUS SPREADS IN SOUTH KOREA
4. “South Korea Sees First Virus Death as Infection Cases Surge” https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-20/south-korea-posts-surge-in-coronavirus-cases-tied-to-church?srnd=premium-asia
Coronavirus Cases Surpass 75,000 as South Korea Reports First Death
South Korea recorded its first confirmed death from a person infected with coronavirus and its verified cases more than tripled within a day, with the bulk of the new cases tied to a cluster from a fringe religious sect.
5.”Goldman Sachs warns of imminent risk for stocks due to complacency on coronavirus” https://www.marketwatch.com/story/goldman-sachs-warns-a-near-term-correction-risk-for-stocks-grows-as-coronavirus-complacency-abounds-2020-02-20?mod=home-page
Stocks look ready to take a breather and you can blame that on some fresh coronavirus worries.
Japan reported two deaths from a cruise ship and South Korea told 2.5 million people to stay home following its first casualty. While investors may be tired of hearing how virus-complacent they are, as stocks keep busting records, our call of the day from Goldman Sachs is saying exactly that.
CORONAVIRUS SURGES IN JAPAN
6.”Virus Surge in Japan Risks Undoing Abe’s Efforts to Woo China” https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-20/japan-virus-surge-risks-undoing-abe-s-efforts-to-woo-china?srnd=premium-asia
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has so far managed to keep the coronavirus outbreak from damaging his hard-won relationship with China. That’s getting even more difficult with each new case confirmed in Japan
7.” Coronavirus Live Updates: Clusters in Japan May Hint at How Virus Spread” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/20/world/asia/china-coronavirus.html
Two passengers from a quarantined cruise ship have died, and some experts in China are asking whether its government’s containment efforts have gone too far.
Right NowAnother 118 deaths were reported in China, raising the toll to 2,236. Cases surpassed 75,000.
CHINA UPDATES ON CORONAVIRUS
8.”Coronavirus live updates: China reports 118 more deaths, South Korea cases spike” https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/21/coronavirus-latest-updates-chinas-hubei-reports-115-additional-deaths.html
China’s National Health Commission said altogether, there had been a total of 75,465 confirmed cases reported and 2,236 people have died.
South Korea has become one of the worst affected places outside mainland China, reporting 52 new cases, bringing national tally over 150.
9.”Korean Infections Jump; Hubei Revises Up New Cases: Virus Update”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-20/hubei-adds-115-deaths-hong-kong-cops-quarantined-virus-update?srnd=premium-asia
South Korea Reports 52 More Virus Infections as Outbreak Expands
Overwhelmed Chinese Hospitals Turn Away Patients Without Virus
Virus Surge in Japan Risks Undoing Abe’s Efforts to Woo China
Key Developments
South Korea confirms 52 more cases, bringing total to 156: Yonhap
China cases rise to 75,465, with 2,236 fatalities; 2,109 patients were discharged
Hubei revises up new cases to 631 from 411
Japan economic activity contracting sharply as virus hits
STOCKS JITTER
10.”Stocks Drop With Treasury Yields on Virus Jitters” https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-20/asia-stocks-head-for-mixed-start-dollar-climbs-markets-wrap?srnd=premium-asia
U.S. equity futures and Asian stocks retreated Friday amid renewed concern about the impact of the coronavirus as cases outside of China increased. Treasuries and gold advanced.
Shares in Korea and Hong Kong saw the steepest losses, with more modest declines in Australia. Indexes in Japan and Chinese edged higher. The yield on 10-year Treasuries fell below 1.5% for the first time since September. Also hurting sentiment: gauges of manufacturing in Australia and Japan added to concern about slowing economic growth, while weak South Korean export data weighed on the won. The Dollar Index remained near the highest in almost three years.
CHINA CAR SALES DOWN BY 92%
11.”China Car Sales Slump 92% in First Half of February on Virus” https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-21/china-car-sales-tumble-92-in-first-half-of-february-on-virus?srnd=premium-asia
China car sales plunged 92% during the first two weeks of February in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
It was even worse in the first week, when nationwide sales tumbled 96% to a daily average of only 811 units, the China Passenger Car Association said in a report released earlier this week. Deliveries this month may slide by about 70%, resulting in a roughly 40% drop in the first two months of 2020, it said. The figures exclude minivans.
21ST FEB 2020
GOLD PRICES CROSS 7YEAR HIGH AS PREDICTED BY ME
12.”Gold prices pop to 7-yr. high on safe-haven, chart-based buying” https://www.kitco.com/news/2020-02-20/Gold-prices-pop-to-7-yr-high-on-safe-haven-chart-based-buying.html
AS PREDICTED GOLD IS SURGING WAIT TILL APRIL 14-15TH 2020 AND SEE THE SURGE
13.”Virus Epidemic Enters New Phase as Cases Outside China Multiply” https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-21/virus-epidemic-enters-new-phase-as-cases-outside-china-multiply?srnd=premium-asia
Renewed concern as cases grow in South Korea and Japan
Attention shifting as China infection growth slows down
South Korea’s cases have soared past 200. Those for Singapore and Japan have topped 85. And then there are the 600-plus from a quarantined cruise ship in Japan.
ASIAN MARKETS BRACE FOR VOLATILITY
14.”Asian Traders Bracing for Further Volatility as Virus Spreads” https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-21/asian-traders-bracing-for-further-volatility-as-virus-spreads?srnd=premium-asia
A tentative recovery in Asian risk assets came to an abrupt end this week as the coronavirus spread outside China, and option markets suggest traders are bracing for more downside ahead.
15.”China reports 889 new confirmed cases of coronavirus, death toll reaches 2236 ” https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/china-reports-889-new-confirmed-cases-of-coronavirus-death-toll-reaches-2236/ar-BB10dSVo?ocid=spartanntp
The death toll from the outbreak in mainland China reached 2,236 as of the end of Thursday, up by 118 from the previous day.
The central province of Hubei, the epicentre of the outbreak, reported 115 new deaths, while in the provincial capital of Wuhan, 99 people have died due to the epidemic.
FATF KEEPS PAKISTAN IN GREY LIST
16.”FATF keeps Pakistan in ‘Grey List’; warns of action if Islam ..
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17.”Tech stocks lead Wall Street slide as coronavirus worries rise ” https://www.marketwatch.com/story/stock-futures-headed-lower-early-friday-as-coronavirus-hits-japan-coca-cola-2020-02-21?mod=home-page
U.S. stocks extended losses Friday, with technology shares leading the way lower, as the spread of COVID-19 in China and in neighboring countries amplified worries about the impact on supply chains and global growth.
Technology shares were the biggest loser in the S&P 500 index, with the sector down 1.7%.
GOLD ON FIRE CROSSES 1650 $
18.”‘Gold is on fire’ as virus worries persist” https://www.kitco.com/news/2020-02-21/Gold-Silver-Precious-Metals-Daily-News-Briefs.html
Gold Touched 1650 $ and is expected to touch 1700 if the Coronavirus is not contained by 28th March 2020
21st Feb 2020
