US Consumers Continue to Spend Despite Income Pressure
The May retail sales report showed US consumers continue to spend despite weak sentiment and squeezed household finances. As such, second…
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Africa: Faye-Sonko Fallout, IMF and Lessons for Africa
We had warned in April 2024 that the political partnership between President Diomaye Faye and Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko in Senegal…
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Couple on board yacht describe encounter with Russian warship
Retired British couple Jane and Alan Kelvey spoke to BBC's Newsnight after coming into close contact with Russian frigate the Admiral…
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New microplastics research examines River Thames pollution
Three litres of surface water will be collected from seven publicly accessible riverside locations along the Thames - Teddington,…
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Warsh’s First Test: Steering the Fed Through a Geopolitical Fog
The newly minted US–Iran ceasefire is only a day old, but markets reacted positively. and Treasury yields fell, and stock prices surged…
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Kevin Warsh’s First Fed Test: QE Without Calling It QE
With 97.4% of CME FedWatch traders pricing a rate hold, the FOMC decision due Wednesday carries no arithmetic surprise. The market test…
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Africa: Human Rights Watch Renews Scrutiny of US-Africa Health Deals
Concerns growing over the privacy, security, and sovereignty of Ugandans' health data
A new report by Human Rights Watch has renewed…
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Rates Spark: The Damage Has Been Done
The Iran deal gets signed physically on Friday. But already apparently ’electronically signed’. The proof will come from the Strait, and…
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Oil, DAX Forecast: 2 Trades to Watch
Oil prices are falling 4% on Monday, dropping to a three-month low after President Trump and Iran’s deputy foreign minister said they had…
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Africa: Records Tumble As Kusche Stuns Field and Steyn Claims Historic Fifth Comrades Title
South African athletes triumphed in the Comrades as George Kusche won the 'up run' in record time, while Gerda Steyn secured a historic…
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