2023-01-06: Alan Greenspan Says Coming Recession Is Likely.
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan says that he believes that a coming recession is the most likely outcome of the recent spate of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve to curb inflation. Read Full Article
2023-01-06: Greenspan: Chinese Invasion Of Taiwan Could Cause Economic Black Swan Event.
Former Chair of the Federal Reserve of the United States Alan Greenspan warned that if China invades Taiwan it could trigger an economic Black Swan event that could affect economies worldwide. Read Full Article
2022-12-09: House Passes $858 Billion Defense Bill Removing Vaccine Mandate For Military Personnel.
WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the $858 billion defense bill which effectively removes the vaccine mandate for U.S. military personnel. Read Full Article
2022-12-03: China's Semiconductor Exports Decline, Increasing Possibility Of Taiwan Invasion.
BEIJING - China's semiconductor exports are on the decline amidst the United States moving microchip manufacturing in-house, possibly making an invasion of Taiwan by China more appealing. Read Full Article
2022-12-01: Europe Accuses US Of Profiting From Ukraine War While EU Suffers The Consequences.
Top officials within the European Union are reportedly accusing the United States of making a fortune from the war in Ukraine, while EU countries suffer from the consequences of the ongoing war. Read Full Article
2022-11-08: Russia Laments Sale Of Alaska To United States, Plans To Build Base On Island Ceded By US.
Russia has been lamenting the sale of Alaska to the US, saying that if the Russian empire had not sold Alaska to the United States the current problems in the Arctic would not be so acute. Read Full Article
2022-11-06: $400 Million in Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine.
DoD authorizes the Presidential Drawdown of security assistance valued at up to $600 million to Ukraine. This authorization is the Biden Administration’s twenty-first drawdown since August 2021. Read Full Article
2022-09-16: DOD: $600 Million Additional Aid To Ukraine.
DoD authorizes the Presidential Drawdown of security assistance valued at up to $600 million to Ukraine. This authorization is the Biden Administration’s twenty-first drawdown since August 2021. Read Full Article
2022-09-08: DOD: Another $2.68 Billion Assistance To Ukraine.
DOD: Biden administration has approved another assistance package valued at $675 million in "U.S. assistance to Ukraine", along with another $2 Billion in long-term military financing to "European countries threatened by Russia". Read Full Article
2022-09-08: Biden Administration Preparing To Invest $50 Billion In The US Semiconductor Industry.
The Biden administration has announced plans to invest $50 billion in the US semiconductor industry, in order to "revitalize the domestic semiconductor industry and spur innovation while creating good-paying jobs in communities across the country". Read Full Article
2022-09-08: Invasion Of Taiwan Would Give Emboldened China Edge Over Microchip Industry.
China has been increasingly aggressive about controlling the microchip industry and emboldened in its aggressive stance towards Taiwan since the U.S. pullout of Afghanistan, and the lack of direct involvement in the Ukraine conflict by the United States. Read Full Article
2022-09-08: Gazprom Signs Deal With China To Pay For Gas In Yuan And Rubles Rather Than US Dollar.
Russian energy giant Gazprom has said that it has signed a deal with China to pay for Russian gas in the Chinese yuan and Russian ruble, rather than paying with the U.S. dollar. Read Full Article
2022-09-03: Biden Administration Announces $1.1 Billion Arms Sale To Taiwan.
The Biden administration has announced a $1.1 Billion arms sale to Taipei, angering China. China responds by saying they will resolutely take "legitimate and necessary counter-measures. Read Full Article
2022-08-28: BRICS: Russia & India No Longer Need U.S. Dollar.
The president of the BRICS International Forum, Purnima Anand told reporters on Thursday that both Russia and India no longer need the U.S. dollar, as they have turned to national currencies to conduct mutual settlements. Read Full Article
2022-08-24: Biden Administration Announces Additional 2.98 Billion To Ukraine.
The Biden administration has announced an additional $3 billion security assistance package to the Ukrainian military, as Russia's war on Ukraine reaches the 6 month mark, coinciding with Ukrainian Independence Day. Read Full Article
2022-08-20: Major US Security Package Of $775 Million To Ukraine To Be Unveiled.
The DOD has announced another major security assistance package to be sent to Ukraine valued at $775 million. A $1 billion security assistance package was also just released on August 8th. Read Full Article
2022-08-17: Gazprom Says Gas Prices In Europe Could Go Up Over $4,000 This Winter.
Gazprom, Russia's state-owned energy corporation says that gas prices in Europe could go over $4,000 per 1,000 cubic meters for the first time in history on Tuesday. Read Full Article
2022-08-13: 5 State-Run Chinese Companies To De-List From NYSE Due To Tensions With U.S..
NEW YORK CITY - In another escalation due to rising tensions, 5 Chinese state-run global companies have announced their decision to de-list from the New York Stock Exchange. Read Full Article
2022-08-06: Putin and Erdogan Meet In Sochi, Russia For Negotiations On Food Crisis And Other Topics.
Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan met today to secure an end to the food crisis and resume exporting Ukrainian grain. As they were talking, 3 ships with over 50,000 tons of grain, left Ukraine. Read Full Article
2022-07-23: White House Announces $270 Million In Defense Aid To Ukraine.
White House Spokesperson John Kirby has announced $270 million in defense aid to Ukraine, including rocket systems, which will bring the total of US military assistance to Ukraine to $8.2 billion USD. Read Full Article | Early Access
2022-07-22: DOD: $270 Million in Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine.
Immediate release from the Department of Defense. Attributed to Acting Pentagon Press Secretary Todd Breasseale. Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced $270 million in additional security assistance for Ukraine. Read Full Article | Early Access
