Escobar: Date With Destiny – BRICS Offers Hope In A Time Of War
Escobar: Date With Destiny – BRICS Offers Hope In A Time Of War Authored by Pepe Escobar, This is it. A date with destiny. All set for the most crucial geopolitical/geoeconomic gathering of the year and arguably the decade: the BRICS Summit under the Russian presidency in Kazan, capital of Tatarstan, where Sunni Tatars coexist […]
Senior US Energy Official Urges Need To “Tighten Screws” As Russian LNG Flows Continue
Senior US Energy Official Urges Need To “Tighten Screws” As Russian LNG Flows Continue Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, the US, Europe, and other G7 nations imposed the most extensive sanctions and trade restrictions on Moscow to paralyze, then collapse, President Vladimir Putin’s oil/gas industry that funds the war machine. However, over two years later, […]
Futures Slide As Global Yields Surge
Futures Slide As Global Yields Surge US futures are lower, extending yesterday’s losses, as treasuries extended their recent rout sending 10Y yields surging briefly above 4.22% before retracing some of the move as traders priced in the growing probability of a red sweep. The Treasury rout has gone global, pushing interest rates across the world […]
“In Crisis Mode”: EU Automakers Slide Into First Sales Slump In Two Years
“In Crisis Mode”: EU Automakers Slide Into First Sales Slump In Two Years The downturn in the European auto market is accelerating. Volkswagen, Mercedes, Aston Martin, and BMW have all cut their financial forecasts in response to the deteriorating conditions. A recently leaked memo from a senior Stellantis executive highlighted increasing concerns over the deepening […]
Two Weeks Before The Meltdown Begins
Two Weeks Before The Meltdown Begins Authored by Frank Miele via RealClearPolitics, I wouldn’t be much of a political pundit if I weren’t willing to share my prediction for what will happen in 15 days when one of the most important presidential elections in history is decided. So here goes: Donald Trump will win, and […]
17 Indicators Of Global Recession Are Clanging
17 Indicators Of Global Recession Are Clanging Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, The smart money is selling, of course, for the clanging indicators are the dinner bell announcing the banquet of consequences has been served, and Nemesis doesn’t want the meal to get cold. Correspondent Wilson R. Logan kindly shared his list […]
Election Fraud Allegations Lead To Felony Charges Against California City Council Candidate
Election Fraud Allegations Lead To Felony Charges Against California City Council Candidate Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Scott Edward Markowitz, a Fullerton City Council candidate in Orange County, California, has been charged with felony perjury after allegedly falsifying his nomination paperwork. According to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, the […]
Iraq Stuck Between Israel And Iran As Tensions Rise
Iraq Stuck Between Israel And Iran As Tensions Rise Authored by James Durso via OilPrice.com, Iraq’s leaders have a lot on their minds, stuck between Israel and Iran as the two countries veer closer to open conflict. Washington generally has a permissive attitude to whatever Israel wants to do, so if the attackers cross Iraq […]
Inside The Trend Of Americans Retiring Abroad
Inside The Trend Of Americans Retiring Abroad Authored by Autumn Spredemann via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), As a record number of Americans turn 65 this year, retiring abroad is becoming an increasingly attractive option for many. Former U.S. residents—or “expats”—say it offers a solution to soaring costs of living and health care in the […]
Fethullah Gulen, Alleged Mastermind Of 2016 Coup In Turkey, Dies At 83
Fethullah Gulen, Alleged Mastermind Of 2016 Coup In Turkey, Dies At 83 Via Middle East Eye Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish religious leader who founded the Gulen Movement, has died in the US state of Pennsylvania on Sunday night aged 83. Gulen and his movement were accused by the Turkish government of masterminding a failed military coup in July 2016, which left hundreds […]