LAST UPDATE 18:30 Inability to move higher for the first time in the week, the indices of the US market show, as the de-escalation of pressures on bonds brought by the slowdown in the labor market appears short-lived. In particular, after the positive opening with gains that exceeded 1% for the Nasdaq, the indices have […]
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Afghanistan: A year after the American withdrawal, Biden and the US have turned the page
Despite the fierce criticism he received for the fiasco of the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan a year ago, American President Joe Biden seems to have turned the page. Biden in his announcement commemorates the one-year anniversary of the complete withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan, but also the death on August 26, 2021, […]
Biden: Threats of violence against FBI agents who searched Trump’s mansion ‘sick’
President Joe Biden condemned threats of violence against FBI agents who searched former President Donald Trump’s mansion as “sick,” while calling for increased police funding and an assault weapons ban in Pennsylvania. Making the first of three planned visits in a week to the campaign trail for November’s congressional midterm elections, Biden forcefully denounced people […]
US: Grounding of about 400 Army CH-47 Chinook helicopters
The US Army has grounded its fleet of approximately 400 Chinook helicopters after detecting a risk of fire in the helicopters’ engines, a spokeswoman told Reuters yesterday. The helicopters are manufactured by Boeing Co and can carry heavy loads, supporting disaster response operations as well as transporting the injured. Operationally and for carrying out military […]
Biden’s popularity slips (-3%) to 38%
US President Joe Biden’s approval rating fell three percentage points this week, a bad sign for his party, the Democrats, who are preparing for a tough fight in the November 8 midterm elections, an Ipsos poll conducted on behalf of of the Reuters news agency and was broadcast by the latter yesterday Tuesday. A key […]
US: Americans’ life expectancy shrinks for second year in a row in 2021
Life expectancy in the US fell by nearly a year in 2021, after already falling by a year and a half in 2020, largely due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, US health officials said today. Last year, it dropped to 76.1 years, according to preliminary numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). […]
The ‘ghost of 1994’ of the Fed is haunting Asian markets
By William Pesek Asia will always have complicated feelings about Alan Greenspan. In the mid-to-late 1990s, the then chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) was a real celebrity. His photo was featured in People magazine, Entertainment Tonight and on the front pages of national newspapers. Managing the world’s largest economy brought a brilliant biography […]
Britain: Ministry of Finance visits the US to discuss issues related to energy security
British Finance Minister Nadeem Zahawi is visiting New York and Washington this week to discuss global economic challenges and cooperation in areas including energy security and financial services, his office announced yesterday. Britain and Europe are facing a sharp rise in energy bills due to soaring gas prices as the war in Ukraine and sanctions […]
G. Plakiotakis had a working meeting with the special envoy of the US President for Climate, Mr. John Kerry
Yesterday, the Minister of Shipping and Island Policy, Mr. Yiannis Plakiotakis, had a working meeting with the special envoy of the US President for Climate, Mr. John Kerry, as part of Mr. Kerry’s official visit to Greece. During the meeting, which took place in a constructive atmosphere, Mr. Plakiotakis exchanged views with Mr. Kerry on […]
Republican senator warns of ‘riots in the streets’ if Trump is prosecuted
Lindsey Graham has warned that there will be “riots in the streets” of the United States of America if former Republican President Donald Trump is indicted. “If they try to impeach President Trump … we will literally have riots in the streets,” the Republican senator from South Carolina told Fox News. “I’m worried about the […]