AvatarVin SantoFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoA Shrinking China Can’t Overtake Americaforeignpolicy.com - Howard W. FrenchBut if U.S. democracy continues to decay, what’s the point of being on top? In 2009, on the heels of a U.S.-driven international financial crisis, a …
AvatarVin SantoAvatarAvatarRussia's oil exports to China via ‘dark’ ship-to-ship transfers have surged as trading secrecy growsBusiness Insider - Harry RobertsonThe amount of Russian oil involved in "dark" ship-to-ship transfers has risen sharply over the last few months, as Western sanctions lead to higher levels of secrecy in global crude markets and a redirection of supplies towards Asia. According to Vortexa, the volume of Russian crude moved via such …
AvatarVin SantoAvatarAvatarChina expert reveals why Chinese threats to shoot down Pelosi's plane 'may not be bluster'verified_publisherFox NewsAuthor and China expert Gordon Chang explained why Chinese threats to shoot down House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plane on her potential Taiwan trip "may not be bluster" Friday on "The Ingraham Angle." JASON CHAFFETZ: You know an awful lot about what's going on here. What's your response to this …
AvatarVin SantoAvatarAvatarThis high-speed rail project is a warning for the USverified_publisherVox - Sam EllisCalifornia’s “train to nowhere” shows the challenges ahead. In 2008, voters in California passed Proposition 1A, giving the state the go-ahead to build a high-speed rail line. In theory, it was a great idea. The train would whisk passengers between San Francisco and Los Angeles in less than three …
AvatarVin SantoAvatarAvatarHow a sanctions loophole is letting Russians enter the EUverified_publisherEuronews - By David Mac Dougall with AFPThere's growing political and public support for banning visas for Russians, who can cross their longest EU border into Finland by bus or car in an …
AvatarVin SantoAvatarAvatarJustices worry about the future of the Supreme Court – and point fingers as to who’s to blameverified_publisherCNNCNN — Limping away from one of the most significant terms in decades, justices are sending out flares expressing concern not only for the future of the Supreme Court but the country as a whole as institutional norms dissolve, tensions rise, and the court pivots right with the addition of three new …
AvatarVin SantoFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoIndia surrounded by economic turmoil in neighbourhoodhindustantimes.com - Shishir GuptaPakistan Army Chief Gen Qamar Bajwa force-multiplied into efforts of political leadership by requesting US for early disbursement of IMF loan while …
AvatarVin SantoAvatarAvatarBilly Bragg and Tim Martin dine across the divide: ‘Not everyone who voted Brexit is racist, but every racist voted Brexit’verified_publisherThe Guardian - Sam WollastonIn our celebrity Dining across the divide special, the singer-songwriter meets the JD Wetherspoon founder. Can they find any common ground on leaving the EU?
AvatarVin SantoAvatarAvatarChina says U.S. chip act will distort global semiconductor supply chainverified_publisherReutersHONG KONG, July 29 (Reuters) - China's commerce ministry said on Friday that a major new chips act passed by the U.S. Congress will distort the global semiconductor supply chain and disrupt international trade. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the sweeping legislation on Thursday to …
AvatarVin SantoFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoAlgeria begins resuming economic and trade relations with Spainafricanews.com - AfricaNewsIn Algeria, the professional association of Banks and Financial Establishments (ABEF) announced on July 29 that it was lifting restrictions on …
AvatarVin SantoAvatarAvatarFrance still sends €100 million a year to 'millionaire haven' MonacoEURACTIV - Davide BassoFrance has been paying Monaco some €100 million per year in VAT rebates since 1963 despite being a known tax haven, the world’s second-richest …
AvatarVin SantoAvatarAvatarOne of the greatest financial historians alive says central bankers have been incompetent for decades and inflation is our ‘big hangover’verified_publisherFortune - Will DanielWho or what is responsible for the rampant inflation plaguing the global economy? President Biden has argued the key culprit is Russian President …