James
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James
@JamesFl
Soapbox-carrying, copy-writing, beard-sporting, pint-sized Yorkshireman.
In Autumn 2022 even though the Bank of England announced the sale of £40bn gilts and kicked off the LDI crisis - the rates still weren't as high as this. Where are Britain's "financial journalists" now?
How the heck can BoE turn hawkish? Does switching off the economy stop the prices of imports from going up? If my family goes bankrupt the supermarket doesn't lower its prices. Fiscal plus monetary squeeze is on just when we don't need it.
Trump lashes out at Europe and NATO this morning, calling them "cowards" for not assisting the US in opening the Strait of Hormuz.
This is wild. People in *every single one* of the top US allies now think it's better to depend on China than the US. The global balance of power is clearly tilting away from the US and toward China.
Hegseth: “Our ungrateful allies in Europe should be saying one thing to President Trump: thank you.”
Hegseth: “Our ungrateful allies in Europe should be saying one thing to President Trump: thank you.”
Trump says U.S. “knew nothing” about Israel’s attack on South Pars. Trump knew and supported it, as we reported today, seeing it as a message to Tehran over the Strait of Hormuz. He then decided no more attacks on Iranian energy sites (which he semi-confirms re: South Pars).
Statement from President Trump on South Pars Gas Field:
It must be fun to be have boomer levels of entitlement
People who eat around nine servings a day of ultraprocessed foods like chips and doughnuts have about a 67% higher risk of heart attacks, strokes and dying from heart disease compared with those who eat about one serving a day, according to a new study. 🔗 on.wsj.com/3PgXHeg
The Capital of Iraq, Baghdad, has restarted its old tramway system to revive tourism. The country was ravage by war a decade ago 🇮🇶🚋
