African Swine Fever

African Swine Fever.

Not my standard post, but China’s CPI jumped 4.5% in November. This is rather astounding.

Apparently, ASF has ravaged China’s pig herds. This may have the unintentional effect of the State then having to raise interest rates or at least have less room to ease monetary policy. Which further means if there is a recession around the corner, the banks may have less room to deal with it. And in an interconnected global economy, notwithstanding Trump, this could easily reverberate around.

A bit ironic that it is the year of the Pig. Who knew how right they were?

#business #china

Daulatabad Fort

Here we are at the Daulatabad Fort which is a historical fortified citadel located in Aurangabad India. Interestingly Lord Shiva is believed to have stayed on the hills surrounding this region and the fort was called Devagiri, meaning Hills of Gods. 

The surrounding moat used to be filled with crocodiles to deter enemies.

The Chand Minar can be seen through the archway. This means tower of the moon and was erected in 1445 to commemorate the capture of the fort. One of the finest examples of  Indo-Islamic architecture in southern India.

 

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