Once again, President Trump has the world guessing as to what his next move will be, this time as to whether or not he will launch strikes on Iran. So far, he has refused to give an answer, although the threats keep coming from his administration, as more U.S. sanctions are imposed and the U.S. military buildup in the region […]
Read moreThe nomination of Kevin Warsh as successor to Jerome Powell at the head of the Federal Reserve will keep the central bank where it has been up until now: under the power of Wall Street. During the 2008 financial crisis, Warsh was the liaison between the Fed and Wall Street and a leading hawk in the push for bailing out […]
Read moreWhile the world globalist elite has crowned Mark Carney as the new leader of the liberal world following his speech at Davos (cf. SAS 5/26), many in the so-called sovereignist camp are praising another figure at the WEF, U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer, for his address claiming a resurgence of the American System of Political Economy under President Trump. Greer […]
Read moreWhile the Trump administration pursues a policy of deprecation of the U.S. dollar, they are now demanding that China – and other countries – prop it up by revaluating their own currencies. Thus, the U.S. Treasury, in its semi-annual foreign exchange market report of Jan. 29, called on the Chinese authorities to allow the remnimbi (RMB) to “strengthen in a […]
Read moreOn Jan. 27, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed a free trade agreement in New Delhi. On the European side, the motive, after 20 years of negotiations, is to provide the ailing EU car producers with options for doubling their exports by 2032 and to increase the sales of weapons systems. While […]
Read moreOn Jan. 26, a majority of EU ministers approved a ban on all imports of Russian liquefied natural gas as of Jan. 1, 2027, and of pipeline gas as of Oct. 30, 2027. To avoid vetoes by Hungary and/or Slovakia, the sanction was redefined as a foreign trade regulation, which does not require a unanimous vote. Hungary’s Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto […]
Read moreFollowing the killing of two people by agents of the Immigration police (ICE) and the Border police, both arms of the Department of Homeland Security, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, protests against the agencies spilled into the streets in all fifty states. Rachel Good and Alex Pretti were among the eight persons killed in encounters with federal agents or held in custody […]
Read moreOn Jan. 31, the Jerusalem Post, the major Israeli newspaper, published an article attacking Congressional candidate Jose Vega as “antisemitic” and part of the “cultlike” LaRouche movement, and defending his opponent in the race, incumbent Democrat Ritchie Torres. The lengthy article, which was picked up from the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, and was also covered in the Times of Israel, and by […]
Read moreNearly four months after the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza officially took effect, and nearly two years after Israeli forces captured and closed it, the Rafah Crossing between Gaza and Egypt finally re-opened on Feb. 2, but with severe restrictions. Under the new arrangement, 50 Palestinians will be permitted to enter Gaza from Egypt each day, while approximately 150 Palestinians will […]
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