Michael M Dediu

Dediu Newsletter Vol. 4, Nr. 2 (38), 6 January 2020 Michael M Dediu

Happy New Year 2020, with good health, peace, freedom and prosperity!Some people are still confused, therefore it must be repeated: the third decade of the 21st century will start on 1 January 2021. On 1 January 2020 started the great 10th year of the 2nd decade of the 21st century, which century started on 1 Jan 2001. Over 7.7 B people on Earth are concerned about these bad facts: the U. S. attacked Iran, information warfare is intense, preparation for war continues, seeds of war are planted in many places, global monetary policy is not good, the correct inflation rate in the U. S., on 31 December 2019, was 5.1% (for the world 6.3%), compared to one year ago. The inflation includes CPI, weighted stock inflation, and weighted budget deficit inflation. From a world sustainable peace, freedom and prosperity point of view, December 2019 had - beside the usual bad news of increases in war-related expenses and preparations - some good news: specialists develop next-generation gene therapy for blindness; a preventive treatment developed by Stanford researchers could greatly reduce the incidence and severity of wildfires; Amazon unveils quantum computing service; experts created self-healing soft robots, mimicking nature itself. In this World Monthly Report, which is the 38th in total, and the 2nd Report of the fourth volume, we included the most relevant news, in a balanced approach, usually directly from the source, to help the general public better understand the realities around us. Being well and correctly informed is a sine qua non requirement for everybody, in order to make the right decisions for the future, which future begins to take shape in our book "Our Future is Sustainable Peace and Prosperity", and other four books related to this subject. This World Monthly Report provides the information needed for making the best-informed decisions. Enjoy this World Monthly Report and be optimist!