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Amazing how an out of touch old man living behind a walled city can opine on how the rest of the world is supposed to live? MARSEILLE, France — MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Pope Francis challenged French President Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders to open their ports to people fleeing hardship and poverty, insisting …
Russia’s decision to ban diesel exports to most countries could not have come at a worse time for Europe. The European Union halted Russian seaborne imports of the fuel earlier this year as part of sanctions imposed on Moscow over Russia’s full-scale invastion of Ukraine. But the EU still needs a steady flow of Russian …
Wow China 🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/GoChZbeQhP — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) September 22, 2023 Bankers’ 40% pay cuts show the China dream fading in its richest cities. Eurozone 🇪🇺 Consumer Confidence pic.twitter.com/q5ulxiPiu1 — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) September 22, 2023 Total household debt in the US is at a record-high of $17.06 trillion: pic.twitter.com/i2tran0ocG — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) …
via scmp: The European Union will launch a new investigation into China’s subsidies of cheap electric vehicles, risking a potential trade war with the world’s second-largest economy. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen made the announcement during Wednesday’s State of the EU address, an annual speech laying out the bloc’s policy priorities for the …
by Chris Black One trillion euros is a lot of money, but there’s never too big of a cost to save democracy or whatever. Germany has become the European California. Germany Passes Controversial 'Green' Heating Law Estimated To Cost Economy €1 Trillion https://t.co/lZchbIyMLL — zerohedge (@zerohedge) September 12, 2023 All by design. The EU released …
Germany’s Stop-Start Economic Motor Is Probably in Reverse Again. Germany’s industrial malaise is probably acute enough to have dragged the economy back into a contraction during the current quarter, forecasters say. A monthly survey by Bloomberg shows gross domestic product is now anticipated to fall 0.1% in the three months through September before retracing that …
by Chris Black Where will people run to in 2100, when whites will be a minority in all of the US-controlled European nations? More and more Americans are drawn to Europe’s universal health care, efficient public transportation, lower crime and lower income inequality https://t.co/K8ebA4mXJ0 — The Economist (@TheEconomist) September 2, 2023
Deflation is coming… pic.twitter.com/qsDSUsi5xQ — Longview Economics (@Lvieweconomics) September 5, 2023 Italian Services PMI came in under consensus of 50.4. pic.twitter.com/IpenIr2qSz — Longview Economics (@Lvieweconomics) September 5, 2023
European business activity contracted once again during August, to its lowest level since November 2020. The euro zone’s flash composite purchasing managers’ index, released Wednesday, fell to 47.0 for August from 48.6 in July. This missed economists’ expectations for a figure of 48.8, according to Dow Jones. A reading above 50 marks an expansion in …
B of A: “.. US debt to GDP is at an all-time high, and the US now ranks in the bottom 5 (vs. Top 5 in 2000), in line with Emerging Europe. Worldwide Governance Indicators data show the US shifting closer to emerging economies on other measures like political stability ..” pic.twitter.com/AyEAwXRdqb — Carl Quintanilla …
“Anyone looking to travel to Europe in 2024 should be aware of a new requirement that will go into effect for U.S. passport holders. If you previously traveled to Europe without a visa, you will now need to apply for authorization through the European Travel Information and Authorization System, or ETIAS, before visiting. Here’s what …
via Alex Kimani: The global energy crisis triggered by Russia’s war in Ukraine exposed Europe’s extreme vulnerability due to the continent’s over-reliance on Russian energy commodities, especially natural gas. Europe responded with overkill, with the continent managing to store so much gas that it emerged from the last winter season with more than enough gas …
by mark000 Will there be a European banking crisis which will spread to the US and North America? Will commercial property woes in the US sink regional and big banks? via pensionpulse: Nobody really knows what is going on, it feels to me like they’re trying to mask the size of the problem but if …
Mass brawls have been breaking out in Helsinki, Finland among the youth in migrant communities. What is now a common sight in Sweden, England, Netherlands, Portugal, Belgium and France is becoming more and more common in every part of Europe. pic.twitter.com/uAFqJfefat — Ian Miles Cheong (@ianmiles) July 21, 2023 🇫🇷 #France is going through a …
WELL, THAT’S ONLY BECAUSE OUR GLOBAL RULING CLASS SUCKS PRETTY MUCH EVERYWHERE: Don Surber: Trumpism expands to Europe. “Whenever I read ‘far-right’ in the media, I remember the time John Denver went on the Tonight Show and responded to every question from Johnny Carson with ‘far out’ in the reply. Maybe journos should put the bong down.” …
Britain has been warned it could face another Covid-style lockdown when a new killer virus sweeping Europe reaches the UK. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) – which kills between 10–40% of people infected – has been identified as a major threat to public health. The World Health Organisation says the virus – which kills 500 people …
Biden is ordering Military Reserves to Europe. He also requested the removal of Ukraine Aid oversight. I’d say things are getting pretty serious. Biden is ordering Military Reserves to Europe. He also requested the removal of Ukraine Aid oversight. I'd say things are getting pretty serious. pic.twitter.com/9YjHPmVFkR — TaraBull (@TaraBull) July 13, 2023 Biden orders …
“A deadly heatwave hitting Europe has forced cities to issue red alert warnings due to ‘unbearable’ temperatures that are set to intensify further and could equal the 48.8C record for the continent. British tourists across the Mediterranean are being warned of the life-threatening effects of the sweltering heat after an anticyclone weather system from the …
by BoatSurfer600 Source: Sagar Singh LinkedIn Labour market still remains hot as shortages loom. The stagflation is upon us in Europe. pic.twitter.com/Nyt39eG6JV — The Macro Guy (@SagarSinghSetia) June 28, 2023 Remember 2008? It’s happening again! Some European countries are exhibiting activity similar to the 2008 GFC. The cyclical sectors of the economy are facing a …
The third OPEC+ oil cut. Oil ended down on the news. Sign of an extremely weak global economy. pic.twitter.com/Ic3kgQWpFf — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) July 3, 2023 Optimism around the Chinese consumer has faded following the re-opening A weakening Chinese economy is a major red flag for the global economy pic.twitter.com/8sDZ0BweP2 — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) July 3, …
Zelensky Declares No Peace Talks with Putin Until Russia Leaves Crimea and Donbas “Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared that he will not participate in any peace negotiations with Vladimir Putin until Russian forces have left the occupied Donbas region and the Crimean Peninsula. Casting doubt on the prospect of bringing the conflict in Ukraine to …
by Chris Black The anti-American globohomo is hell-bent on genociding ethnic Europeans and creating their one-world government. Only a deaf, dumb, blind, and brainwashed moron would believe otherwise.
Germany imported $26 billion USD worth or oil and gas in the last year. The EU as a whole imported $149 billion of Russian gas and oil. Came up in a normal conversation with a few people from the UK. I thought the flow of Russian energy to Europe had been halted. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/which-countries-are-buying-russian-fossil-fuels/ And that …
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by BoatSurfer600 The inflation story is not over yet, and Europe is not out of the woods. Source: Sagar Singh
Early signs of cooling labor market. Might take time, but its happening.$TLT and $GLD back in action. Also closely look at the steepening of curve, that is the most important thing to watch now. pic.twitter.com/P52O05Lisu — The Macro Guy (@SagarSinghSetia) June 8, 2023 US jobless claims mysteriously surge upon "data" revision US jobs mysteriously revised …