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The Pentagon said the U.S. military killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force,
in Baghdad Friday at the direction of Trump. The attack is expected to draw severe Iranian retaliation
against Israel and American interests. - Ken Martin, “Democrats Call U.S. Killing of Iranian General
‘Reckless,’” foxbusiness.com, January 3, 2020.
Welcome to a New Year, a new decade, and a new ingress of Mars into Sagittarius. As reported in this
column several times in the past, the passage of Mars through Sagittarius-Capricorn has a remarkable
correspondence with major crises erupting in the Middle East, and often corresponding with a period
danger and threats to Israel from her neighbors, or from within.
Mars entered Sagittarius January 3, as the attack began, and will depart Capricorn on March 30. What
makes this period even more disconcerting is the longer-term conjunction of Saturn and Pluto that takes
place next week, on January 12, 2020. With an orb of up to 18 months, this 32-37-year cycle was present
at the start of World War I and the ending of World War II. It last unfolded in November 1982, coinciding
with the Iran-Contra cover-up of secret weapons’ transactions between the U.S. and Iran following the
Islamic Revolution that toppled the Shah of Iran and led to the creation of an Islamic republic.
Stock markets of the world were doing quite well prior to this military strike. On January 2, the first day
of trading in the New Year, all U.S. stock indices rallied to new all-time highs. The DJIA futures sold off
over 300 points in the overnight market, but started to rally back after the first hour of trading on Friday.
New all-time highs were recorded in Brazil, Switzerland, and India as well last week.
The German DAX also came close to making an all-time high, soaring to 13,425 on January 2, just shy of
its record of 13,596 set on January 23 2018. The Netherlands AEX index rallied to 607, its highest mark
since May 2001. China’s Shanghai Composite rose to its highest mark since April 29, 2019. All in all, it
has been a very good holiday season for world equity markets, despite the pullback on Friday.
The military escalation between Iran and the U.S. was a positive for Gold and the Swiss Franc. Gold
soared to 1554 on Friday, January 3, re-testing it 6-year high made in early September. Silver rallied to
18.32 its highest mark since November 4. The Swiss Franc continued to serve the currency world as a
safe haven during troubled times, rising to 1.0420 on Friday, its highest level since September 2018.
Other commodities also performed very well, with Crude Oil soaring to 64.09, its highest mark since
April 30, while Soybeans soared to $9.49/bu, its highest price since June 2018. If it wasn’t for the
outbreak of military hostilities, all would be well in the financial world. But Mars is now in Sagittarius, so
the tensions of geopolitical political threats may be just starting. Mars is war-like, and Sagittarius knows
no bounds when it decides to act with aggression. It can be restless, reckless, overpowering, and takes no
prisoners. It may be hard to stop, once unleashed. It can coincide with large price swings in many
markets, including equities.
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