The Start Of De-Dollarization: China’s Move Away From The USD
The Start Of De-Dollarization: China’s Move Away From The USD Since 2010, the majority of China’s cross-border payments, like those of many countries, had been settled in U.S. dollars (USD). As of the first quarter of 2023, that’s no longer the case. As Visual Capitalist’s Julian Wendling shows in the grrahic below, from the Hinrich Foundation, […]
Reality Check Looms For Rosy European Growth Expectations
Reality Check Looms For Rosy European Growth Expectations By Michael Msika, Bloomberg Markets Live reporter and analyst After a massive wave of optimism on European markets, the expected economic improvement that has buoyed stocks now has to be delivered. The uptrend is still intact for the Stoxx 600 but signs of overheating have cooled markets, […]
Ukraine Enforces Desperate Conscription Laws As Russian Troops Close In On Kharkiv
Ukraine Enforces Desperate Conscription Laws As Russian Troops Close In On Kharkiv Ukraine is now enforcing a new mobilization law which is being called ‘divisive’ among many Ukrainian citizens and some political leaders. The law requires men ages 18-60 to carry their military paperwork at all times to be presented to authorities on demand. It […]
Overreporting COVID-19 As An Underlying Cause Of Death Inflated Mortality Numbers During Pandemic: Analysis
Overreporting COVID-19 As An Underlying Cause Of Death Inflated Mortality Numbers During Pandemic: Analysis Authored by Megan Redshaw, J.D. via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A new analysis suggests COVID-19 was reported more frequently than it should have been as an underlying cause of death, inflating COVID-19 mortality numbers and attributing deaths from other causes […]
“Hybrid Pressure”: Russian Proposal To Change Baltic Sea Border Briefly Appears Online
“Hybrid Pressure”: Russian Proposal To Change Baltic Sea Border Briefly Appears Online Russia just gave its Baltic neighbors a big scare this week, after a new draft decree appeared on a government website published by the defense ministry which proposed redrawing 100+ year old borders around Russian islands in the Gulf of Finland as well as […]
Ukraine: You Break It, We Take It
Ukraine: You Break It, We Take It Authored by Citizen Soldier via RealClearDefense, All Aboard! Here comes the latest Postwar Gravy Train, laden with massive government spending, lax oversight and other goodies for cunning contractors and economic opportunists seeking to benefit from the near-destruction of Ukraine. Last week, the State Department announced it intends to […]
US-UK Intelligence Warning: China Cyberthreats Pose ‘Epoch-Defining’ Challenge
US-UK Intelligence Warning: China Cyberthreats Pose ‘Epoch-Defining’ Challenge Authored by James Gorrie via The Epoch Times, The cybersecurity wars between communist China and the West are raging, yet few people realize what’s really going on. That’s now changing. The Chinese regime’s ability to launch successful cyberattacks against American and British defenses is higher than it […]
Putin’s Purge? Another Top Russian General Arrested On Bribery Charges
Putin’s Purge? Another Top Russian General Arrested On Bribery Charges Is this the continuation of what appers an ongoing purge by President Vladimir Putin of his top defense ranks? The Kremlin escalated its crackdown on Russia’s top military ranks, with a new corruption arrest this week. Russian authorities detained Lieutenant-General Vadim Shamarin, deputy to General Valery […]
The Unifying Principle: Here’s Why The Political Divisions In The US Today Cannot Be Mended
The Unifying Principle: Here’s Why The Political Divisions In The US Today Cannot Be Mended Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us, Recently I was watching a short documentary about the history of political discourse and division in the US and it got me thinking about how the internal conflicts of the past might relate to […]
USAF Releases First Mid-Flight Image Of B-21 Raider
USAF Releases First Mid-Flight Image Of B-21 Raider The B-21 Raider, the US Air Force’s latest stealth bomber, was unveiled in December 2022 and is currently undergoing testing at Edwards Air Force Base in California. This cutting-edge aircraft is poised to gradually replace the B-1 and B-2 bombers in the second half of the decade, […]