This time last year, “some” analysts (where that actually means a money market specialist with
Category: politics
China Sends Police To Zhongzhi Investors’ Doors As Crisis Spirals
“Knock, knock.” “Who is it?” “It’s the police. We’re here about your high-yield savings account.
‘Bad Folks’ With Problems
China will release key monthly activity figures this week. The news won’t be good, and
The US Deserves Its Credit Downgrade
While Jack Smith was busy indicting Donald Trump on Tuesday afternoon in connection with the
Conspirators
No one seriously believes that Donald Trump is “innocent,” where innocent means he didn’t actually
Xi’s China Is Farce
Nobody ever learns. A gauge of Hong Kong-traded Chinese shares surged the most in eight
Donald Trump Is No Victim
Donald Trump on Tuesday informed the 5.71 million unfortunate souls who wittingly subject themselves to
Putin ‘Terminates’ Grain Deal. Ukraine Blows Up His Bridge Again
It’s not safe on the Kerch Strait Bridge. For the second time in less than
FTC Launches ‘Expansive’ OpenAI Probe In Preemptive Strike
“I’m with the government, and I’m here to help.” “Help investigate you, that is.” The
Does Xi Still Know What He’s Doing?
Sad pictures of unfinished residential buildings. Cranes. Stock photos of the PBoC. Statistics on local
Rapprochement Or Platitudes?
Not surprisingly, Janet Yellen’s high-profile trip to Beijing was long on nebulous soundbites and short
Yellen In Beijing
The financial media was awash on Thursday with coverage of Instagram’s Twitter competitor “Threads,” but
Cold War Temperature Dialed Up Ahead Of Yellen’s Beijing Visit
Stay out of our clouds. (There’s a balloon joke there.) The Biden administration is poised
The Supreme Court’s Student Debt Decision In Context
A year after overturning Roe and a day after restricting affirmative action, a half-dozen robed
Was ‘General Armageddon’ In On Russian Mutiny?
“General Armageddon” might’ve been invited to Yevgeny Prigozhin’s mutiny. According to US intelligence, Sergei Surovikin,
A Quick Word On Prigozhin’s ‘Accidental Coup’
This time last year, geopolitical observers were beginning to question their assumptions about an inevitable
Criminal Adventures
If you’re going to stage a military coup, you generally need military buy-in. Ideally, you
Has The Final Stage Of Market Capitalism Arrived?
Underneath all reason lies delirium. Reason is a region cut out of the irrational. The rational
‘Mutual Respect,’ ‘Common Prosperity’
“Mutual respect.” That should be the basis of the bilateral relationship between the US and
Meanwhile, In The UK…
You didn’t need to be a political scientist or any sort of expert on Downing
European Gas Surges As Dutch Government To Shutter Massive Field
The Netherlands is closing the Groningen gas field from October 1. Permanently. That’s according to
Twice Impeached. Twice Indicted
Twice impeached and now twice indicted. Donald Trump was charged by the Justice Department on
Lessons From The Apparent Nord Stream Coverup
All’s fair in love and war, which I suppose means we can forgive Ukraine if
War Comes Home For Russian Civilians
Less than a month after the Kremlin accused Kyiv of trying to assassinate Vladimir Putin
‘Good News’
“This agreement is good news for the American people,” Joe Biden said, in a short
Man Who Downgraded America Weighs In On Debt Ceiling Drama
In 2011, Standard & Poor’s famously downgraded US debt for the first time. The man
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