On 28 February 1995, the Bank of England announced that Barings Bank had suffered losses in excess of £265 million and that each further one point fall in the Nikkei index resulted in a further £70 million loss!What happened to Britain's sixth largest investment bank to suffer such a setback?The Barings bankruptcy rested on one man, its star trader in Singapore, Nick Leeson, who speculated on the rise of the Japanese Nikkei index. He could not have foreseen the 17 January 1995 earthquake in Kobe, Japan's second largest port. From that moment on, the Japanese index fell. It only reached its J...

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The Wall Street Crash of 1929 occurred between on 24 October 1929 (black Thursday) and on 29 October (black Tuesday). It triggered the Great depression, the largest economic crisis of the 20th century. It was caused by the system of buying shares on credit, which had been allowed since 1926. Investors could buy stocks with only 10% of the financial cover. For worldwide astrology, I use the US natal chart of the Declaration of Independence of 4 July 1776. The dating of the 360° of the zodiac is done for a duration of 80 years. The charts are created from 1776, 1856, 1936 or 2016 onwards....

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On Black Monday, 19 October 1987, the Dow Jones index closed with a 22.60% loss. This was the biggest one-day fall in Wall Street prices in the 20th century. The causes were cyclical and not structural as in 1929. In 1986, the American authorities decided to lower the dollar, which lost almost 50% of its value. In 1987, they decreed the opposite by increasing interest rates. Government bonds, which were risk-free, had a guaranteed return of almost 10%. This rate caused a craze for these investments and a sharp fall in other stock market values. For worldwide astrology, I use the US natal ...

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The fifth US bank, the Bear Stearns was saved from bankruptcy by JP Morgan Bank, which bought it, on 17 March 2008. In the US Horoscope:On Mars 17, 2008 is situated at 15°29' of Aquarius. It is close to the degrees of the Sun (12°43') and the Moon (15°02'). The Sun is of Evil quality in Aquarius, its sign of Detriment. It is of Powerful force. The clear analogy is a bankruptcy because this degree is in the House II, that of finance.In the Solar Revolution of 2007 (RS 2007):On Mars 17, 2008 is set in 14° of Aquarius. This degree is of Very Very Powerful force, close to the Ascendant ...

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Gordon Brown, Prime minister of United Kingdom, decided to partially nationalize the eight largest British banks on 8 October 2008. In US Horoscope:On October 8, 2008 is situated at 11°38' of Virgo. It is close to the degree of the Sun (12°43'). This position of the Sun in Virgo is in opposition with natal Saturn (22°31' of Pisces) and with the transit of Uranus (19°42' of Pisces). It also is in conjunction with natal Neptune (14°25' of Virgo) and with the transit of Saturn (16°08' of Virgo). Gordon Brown nationalized eight banks -Analogies The degree of the day is in the House ...

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Boeing got the contract of 35 millions dollars, of 179 supply aircraft, on 24 February 2011. In the US Horoscope:On February 24, 2011 corresponds to 7°59' of Aquarius. This degree is in the House II, that of money. It is in sextile aspect (60°) of Jupiter transit (6°47' of Aries and of Beneficent quality) and in trine aspect (120°) with the Part of Fortune (10°41' of Gemini). These happy aspects are in analogy with money and success.In the Solar Revolution of 2010 (SR 2010):On February 24, 2011 doesn't change of position (7° of Aquarius). This degree is in natal House II and it is in ...

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