Overview: Equities in the Asia Pacific region and Europe are being led lower by the sell-off in the US yesterday. All the large Asia Pacific markets fell with Hong Kong and mainland shares setting the pace. Europe's Stoxx 600 is off nearly 1.5%, which would be the largest loss in two months. Consumer discretionary, financials and real estate sectors are off nearly 2%. US equity futures have a softer bias. European 10-year yields are mostly 2-3 bp lower, but the UK...
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Wir sind auf der letzten Meile – kurz vor dem Ziel. Wir müssen dem Bundesrat und seinen hörigen Parlamentariern zeigen, dass unsere Freiheit keine priviligierte Wohltat ihrerseits ist, sondern eine grundsätzliche Selbstverständlichkeit. Wir brauchen ein NEIN zum Covid-Gesetz und damit auch ein Votum gegen teure, schädliche, staatliche Zwangsmassnahmen. Wie kannst Du den Endspurt unterstützen? Vielen Dank für Dein Engagement und Deinen Einsatz für die Freiheit!
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Negotiations over increasing the federal debt ceiling continue in Washington. As has occurred several times over the past twenty years, Republicans and Democrats are presently using increases in the debt ceiling as a bargaining chip in negotiating how federal tax dollars will be spent. Most of this is theater. We know how these negotiations always end: the debt ceiling is always increased, massive amounts of new federal debt are incurred, and federal spending...
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As the first signs of an economic tempest move through the United States—an alarming increase in bank failures, a surge in unemployment claims, and a troubling decline in retail sales—we find ourselves perched on the edge of a deep recession. Staring into this uncertain abyss, the self-designated guardians of our financial destiny, the Federal Reserve and the US government, are confronted with a monumental task. When the recession bells toll, how will they respond?...
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