We know what’s coming and we are prepared.
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β China will lift all restrictions on foreign investment in the manufacturing sector from November 1 β the decision of the State Committee for Development and Reform and the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China
Blinken will be in Britain from September 9th to 10th. He intends to discuss military cooperation, collective assistance to Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East with the country's authorities β The Guardian
β British Prime Minister Starmer and US President Joe Biden will hold an official meeting in Washington on September 13. The Ukrainian issue, the Red Sea and Gaza will be on the agenda β The Guardian
β The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation took control of the settlement of Novogrodovka β Russian MoD
β Belarus plans to modernize 30 T-72 tanks β Defense Minister Khrenin
β Now, in fact, through Azerbaijan, both countries (Ukraine and Russia) are negotiating the continuation of the transit of Russian gas and the supply of Azerbaijani gas through Russia and Ukraine to Europe β Aliyev
β Germany could initiate diplomatic mediation" with Russia β former Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany Melnyk
β If I don't win the election, Israel is doomed and will disappear in a year or two β Trump
β All terrorist groups in Iraqi Kurdistan have been disarmed β Commander of the IRGC Ground Forces
β Instructors of NATO countries copy half of the tactics of the Russian army when drawing up training programs for attack aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine β commander of the reconnaissance and sabotage detachment "BARS-31" with the call sign Yugra
β Indian Prime Minister's National Security Adviser Ajit Doval will travel to Russia to discuss peace efforts in Ukraine - India Today
β It is necessary to ban the departure of not only adult men liable for call-up, but also children β the leader of the Ukrainian Brotherhood party Korchinsky
β In the first six months of 2024, goods worth β¬229 million were shipped to Russia through Estonia, and for the whole of 2023 β by β¬589 million. Local and foreign transport companies cannot abandon the Russian market β Sputnik
β Zelensky would like Meloni to mediate in the US negotiations on the transfer of Partiot β Messaggero air defense systems to Kiev, citing sources
β Yesterday, a Russian military drone crashed in the eastern part of Latvia β Latvian President Rinkevics [no evidence of a drone crash has been presented]
β On Wednesday, the Iranian president will travel to Iraq. This will be Pezeshkian's first foreign trip β Pars
β The moment has come for discussions on how to accelerate the end of the military conflict in Ukraine β Scholz
β The German authorities will do everything to ensure that nothing in the case of undermining the Nord Streams is hidden, and those responsible are punished β Scholz
β Ukraine is considering the construction of underground factories of weapons and ammunition in order not to depend on Western military assistance β Zelensky
β Ukraine has developed its own high-precision planning bomb. She is very similar to the French AASM Hammer β Forbes [well, how similar, that's what it is]
β The election results are related to the fact that some citizens do not agree with our support for Ukraine β Scholz
β On the border of Ukraine and Belarus there is a grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine of 14 thousand people β the Security Council of the Republic of Belarus
β The current President Abdel-Majid Tebboun was reβelected president, gaining 94% of the vote - the electoral commission
β The new Foreign Minister of Ukraine Andriy Sibiga recalled the charge d'affaires in Georgia Kharishin due to "a complete misunderstanding of the realities of diplomacy of a belligerent country" β Sputnik with reference to the Ukrainian media
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πΊπΈ Teenagers are now facing charges after doing a ding-dong ditch prank with a twist. They showed up in masks, wearing tactical gear and a rifle, or what looks like a rifle.
Two #Delaware teenagers, aged 16 and 17, faced charges after knocking on doors in New Castle while wearing tactical-style vests and carrying what appeared to be a rifle, police said.
This couldβve ended so badly..
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β’ USβIran tensions swing markets β Hormuz tanker fire, Israel warns of renewed strikes, Rubio says talks are hard; oil stayed volatile even as Brent eased below $109
β’ Anthropicβs massive AI spend shock β WSJ says it may spend >$600B on compute, with huge cloud/Nvidia commitments and >$80B H1 loss
β’ Trump on Ukraine, Iran and trade β says Ukraine must make a deal, India trade is βpretty close,β and heβs weighing Iran action
β½ Oil & Energy
β’ Hormuz tanker fire / mine incident β IRGC says a supertanker carrying >2M barrels caught fire after hitting a mine
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π Markets & Macro
β’ US housing weakens further β starts fell 5.2% and pending sales dropped 7.3% to a record low, pressuring ...
π πͺπΊ π«π· Mario Nawfal on X: Europe's riots are just the beginning. The real economic shock hasn't even arrived yet.
I spoke with economist Philip Pilkington about the unrest spreading across France, Italy and Albania.
He thinks we're watching the early stages of something much bigger.
One statistic really caught my attention.
According to Pilkington, France's inflation-adjusted household food consumption has fallen roughly 6.4% since 2022. He suspects the poorest households have suffered far steeper cuts.
Now add another surge in energy prices.
Pilkington pointed to rice futures rising 70% this year, wheat and sugar climbing 40%, and fertilizer shortages threatening next year's harvest.
His prediction is that the worst food inflation could arrive this winter or next spring.
And there's a political problem sitting right on top of it.
Governments across Europe are already deeply unpopular. People are struggling to afford basic necessities, and another prolonged energy ...
