Farmer Diaries

 Out of kindness of my own heart, I never mention the names of the billionaires that have bought property in Argentina. Several months ago, I mentioned that massive farms had exchange hands for millions and millions, and that these were self-sufficient mega mansions owned by some of the richest people in the United States. Well, this week, Peter Thiel indicated that he was moving to Argentina. It’s unclear this stage if this is a full-time thing or if it’s temporary one. Doesn’t really matter, Mr. Thiel has always been known as a right winger, at the very right of Genghis Khan.. I never spent a great deal of time in Argentina. South America is too complicated and too far away for London base businesses. In addition, most of South America has a love affair with the United States. I’ve only been to Buenos Aires three times in my life, twice for work and once for our holiday, a 25 year marriage anniversary gift to my wife and I. In fact, it has been more than a decade since I set foot...

 I am no fan of football. Couldn’t care less about the FA cup for that matter of the game in general. The summer, the Americans are going to host the World Cup. The funny bit of course is that this was all they doing of the President of FIFA and Donald Trump during his first administration. It appears, that FIFA has taken a very Mercantile outlook on this year‘s contest. Ticket price are 3 to 6 times higher than they were in the last World Cup. Granted, it makes sense for them to try to grab any available dollar. What has been even more impressive, is America’s dual message. On the one hand, hotel prices have increased 5 to 6 fold for the month long. Contest. And all the other hand, the Department of Homeland Security, ice, and many other security agencies have made the life of potential participants difficult. For many countries, visitors to America will need to post large bonds, a $15,000 per person. obviously, potential visitors are taking the view that this is looking like a ex...

Président Xi has a measure of Donald Trump. Pump and circumstance that’s all he cares about. So far the American president state visit to China has generated nothing burger. it’s not at all surprising, at the end of the day, Donald Trump wants one thing increase exports of US made goods, of any kind, to China. China, wants one thing, the ability to manage its regional affairs; in plain English take over Taiwan. It’s more than likely that both men will leave disappointed. The fact that Donald Trump talked about a board of trade between the two country, to manage investments and trade, tells you everything you need to know. Create a real or fake organization or Donald Trump can say he has nothing to do with it and ignore the problem, and yet bitch, if the Chinese don’t buy American goods. The roadmap to Donald Trump has now well established. Ignore him, provide good entertainment and reasonable food, smile a lot, and make sure that him and his buddies get back on the plane.