Showing posts with label Global Finance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Global Finance. Show all posts
Saturday, October 8, 2022

Crimea Bridge Explosion Disrupts Crucial Supply Route for Russian Forces (VIDEO)

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At the video, just after 10 seconds, the car was spared a direct hit, but the blast-shrapnel ignited the gas tank and blew up the vehicle. P...
Saturday, September 24, 2022

Louise Mensch on Putin's War

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From September 16th, on Twitter : 1/ I don’t think this war, or Putin, are going to make it to next summer. in case you haven’t been paying...
Wednesday, September 21, 2022

'A Brutal, Needless War ... Chosen by One Man': Biden, at United Nations, Slams Putin's Invasion of Ukraine (VIDEO)

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Following-up, " Putin Orders Draft of Reservists for War in Ukraine, Threatens Nuclear Response ." At the Los Angeles Times , &quo...

Putin Orders Draft of Reservists for War in Ukraine, Threatens Nuclear Response

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A big day in great power politics. At the Wall Street Journal , " The Russian president’s move sought to bolster his faltering military...
Friday, September 16, 2022

Russia’s Battered Army Has No Quick Fix in Ukraine (VIDEO)

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 At the Wall Street Journal , " Kyiv’s counterattack tests Moscow’s forces and raises stakes for Kremlin at home ": Russian forces...

It’s Time to Prepare for a Ukrainian Victory

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From Anne Applebaum, at the Atlantic , " The liberation of Russian-occupied territory might bring down Vladimir Putin ": Over the ...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 15

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At the Institute for the Study of War : Ukrainian forces are continuing counteroffensive operations in eastern Ukraine, increasingly pressur...

Why Ukraine Will Win

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From Frances Fukuyama, at the Journal of Democracy , " The country’s military is advancing on the battlefield. If Ukraine defeats Russi...
Monday, September 5, 2022

China's Economy Won’t Overtake the U.S., Some Now Predict

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I've long been bearish on the China challenge. China has grown, dramatically, and the hype has grown right up along with it. All we can ...
Saturday, September 3, 2022

Moscow’s Struggle to Sustain Its War in Ukraine

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At Foreign Affairs , " Is Russia’s Economy on the Brink? ": In April, just weeks after he launched the invasion of Ukraine, Russia...
Sunday, June 12, 2022

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador Brings Back Mexico's Nationalization of the Economy

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This never ends well for Mexico, and especially not for U.S. taxpayers, who always get stuck with the bill when the U.S. government rushes i...
Wednesday, June 1, 2022

The Western Citizen is Dying? (VIDEO)

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At the Friedman Center in Israel, Victor Davis Hanson discusses his new book, The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Glob...
Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Peter S. Goodman, Davos Man

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At Amazon, Peter S. Goodman, Davos Man: How the Billionaires Devoured the World .
Wednesday, March 23, 2022

What is Bitcoin?

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I have no personal interest in digital money, though I'm not saying it's not a thing. It's a real big thing . But I've yet t...
Sunday, March 13, 2022

Janet Yellen Says No Danger to U.S. Dollar's Reserve Currency Status

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I've been reading about the prospects of the greenback remaining the dominant money in global trade and finance. See, Benjamin J. Cohen,...
Friday, March 11, 2022

Roman Abramovich, Russian Oligarch, Hit by Sanctions

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This guy's getting slammed Chelsea's a diamond on the football world and the team plays in the Premier League, the top division in ...
Wednesday, March 9, 2022

War in Ukraine and the Emerging Post-American Order

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The war's definitely not heralding the end of the U.S.-led liberal international order that arose after WWII, bringing a so-called "...

Tetiana Perebyinis Identified as Woman in Evacuation of Kyiv, of Family Blown Up in Viral Video

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This is the woman, along with her two kids and a man, a church volunteer, who was with them.  The video went viral for 24 hours. CNN showed ...
Monday, March 7, 2022

How War in Ukraine Drives Up Inflation at U.S. Farms, Supermarkets, Retailers

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At the Wall Street Journal , " The global supply chain is slow, but the economic fallout from the invasion of Ukraine is swiftly raisin...

Benjamin J. Cohen, Currency Statecraft

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At Amazon, Benjamin J. Cohen, Currency Statecraft: Monetary Rivalry and Geopolitical Ambition .