Zelensky faces mass protests after signing bill that guts Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies and triggers backlash from EU and civil society

Ukraine’s political center of gravity just shifted. On July 22, President Zelensky signed a law that removes the independence of the country’s two most trusted anti corruption bodies, NABU and SAPO. Their authority now flows through the Prosecutor General’s Office, …

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Housing market faces long decline

Just need to fall 40% pic.twitter.com/L1nTzY4c4G — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) July 3, 2025 U.S. Housing Market has reached its most unaffordable level in history 🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/KqBbG5Dpmw — Barchart (@Barchart) July 3, 2025 The market just dropped hard and anyone rushing …

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Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill faces a revolt in the House. The Senate version adds $3.3 trillion to the deficit and includes deeper Medicaid cuts. The Freedom Caucus says no. The vote could fail today.

President Trump’s flagship legislation is now hanging by a thread. The “Big Beautiful Bill” cleared the Senate on July 1 after a 26-hour vote marathon, but it did so with a tie-breaking vote from Vice President JD Vance. That alone …

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Japan’s debt market faces a turning point. BOJ holds 52% of government bonds while Finance Minister Kato pushes for domestic ownership. Will investors step in?

Japan’s debt crisis is growing. The Bank of Japan now holds 52% of its government bonds, a massive stake that has reshaped the financial system. This isn’t just policy—it’s a structural shift that has squeezed private investors out of the …

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Fed faces revolt in bond pits

30-Year & 20-Year Treasury Yields Back over 5%, 10-Year over 4.5%, Yield Curve Steepens at Long End, Mortgage Rates Back over 7% The 30-year Treasury yield ended Friday at 5.04%, after kissing 5.15% on Thursday. These above-5% yields are the …

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WTO slashes 2025 trade forecast into negative… North America faces sharpest trade hit in global slump… China-US cargo plunges 30% in April… Nobody’s coming to visit…

Global trade outlook is deteriorating: The World Trade Organization expects world merchandise trade to fall -0.2% in 2025, down from +2.7% growth expected at the beginning of the year. This would follow the +2.9% growth recorded in 2024. North American …

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