Stalemates And Stagflation
“I don’t know”, Nancy Pelosi said Thursday, asked when she might sit down again with Steve Mnuchin to resume talksContinue Reading
Category: politics
‘Prosecuting The Case’
“I would say, the best opening so far would be Kamala Harris”, Donald Trump declared, in January of 2019 afterContinue Reading
El-Erian Says ‘Band-Aid’ Actions May ‘Further Undermine’ US Prestige. Goldman Sees Early September ‘Deadlines’
It’s “not nothin’”, so to speak, but it’s not a long-term solution. That was the consensus on Monday, as marketContinue Reading
Trump Virus Relief Edicts Seen As Inadequate. Unemployment Scheme Especially Tenuous
“Whether they’re legal or not takes time to figure out”, Nancy Pelosi said Sunday, speaking to CNN following Donald Trump’sContinue Reading
Trump Outlines Executive Order On Virus Relief After Stimulus Talks Collapse. Stops Short Of Action
“We are going a different way!”, Donald Trump declared, after more than a week of contentious negotiations aimed at strikingContinue Reading
‘Directly Responsible’: Mnuchin Slaps Carrie Lam With Sanctions As US-China Tensions Soar
With tensions running higher than ever following Donald Trump’s pair of executive orders targeting TikTok, WeChat, and their parent companies,Continue Reading
Trump Makes TikTok Ban Official, Takes Aim At WeChat, Tencent In Latest Broadside
Donald Trump made it official on Thursday evening. He signed an executive order aimed at compelling ByteDance to divest TikTok,Continue Reading
‘It Bodes Well For Ammo Consumption’: America Goes Gun Crazy
It’s that time of the month again — time for gun stocks to jump on news that America’s fascination withContinue Reading
The United States Has No Government. The Fed And Steve Mnuchin Are Serving As Caretakers
On Monday, reports indicated that The White House was pondering the prospect of Donald Trump taking unilateral action to extendContinue Reading
Trump To Drop Hammer On TikTok As Microsoft Said To Show Interest
After months of speculation, Donald Trump will move to force TikTok parent ByteDance to sell the popular video app, markingContinue Reading
Trump Election Delay Could Force World To Rapidly Re-Evaluate Dollar’s Reserve Status
In a dubious (if wholly predictable) development, Donald Trump on Thursday suggested delaying the US presidential election. For months, theContinue Reading
All Is Not Well In The World
All did not feel “right” in the world Thursday, despite Jerome Powell’s assurances that the Fed has no intention ofContinue Reading
The Dangers Of Deficit Dogmatism And The Courting Of Disaster
What do we know now that we didn’t know coming into this week? Not much, really. The GOP’s virus reliefContinue Reading
Grab The Hydroxychloroquine (The Robert O’Brien Problem)
In a testament to the precarious state of America’s coronavirus outbreak, National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien tested positive after a “familyContinue Reading
Exceptionalism Lost
The US is poised to fall behind as the world looks to recover from the economic blow dealt by oneContinue Reading