Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to smooth over some tension between the two countries over what Tehran sees as a lack of interest from Beijing after the two countries signed a cooperation agreement in 2021 that extends for 25 years.
Category: 21 February 2023
ECONOMIC UPDATE – MARKET OVERVIEW
Remember the big news that the U.S. Labor Department claimed over 500,000 jobs were created in January, which we reported was merely a government analysis estimate and the number was contrary to the declining economic fundamentals. Among them is the fact that some 35,000 temporary employees were fired during the height of the Christmas shopping season.
NEW WORLD DISORDER: NIGERIANS FACE ‘CASH SCARCITY,’ PROTESTS OVER STRUGGLE TO GET HOLD OF NEW BANKNOTES
Violent protests broke out in Nigerian cities last week as residents struggled to get their hands on the country’s newly designed naira notes to replace the dirty cash that has been in circulation, get a hold of inflation, and protect the country against counterfeiting, according to the BBC.
ON THE BRINK
Today the global financial system is teetering on a knife's edge, wavering ever more and dangerously close to a full-on implosion of the world's debt market.
PUTIN: NATO/U.S. AT WAR WITH RUSSIA
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that NATO played a lead role in the December drone attack on military airfields in the country and even helped modify the drones used in the mission.
WOKE ETHICS WON’T SAVE US FROM THE SINGULARITY
The NY Times just discovered ChatGPT can say shocking things. So now, it must be serious, right?
U.S. RAMPS UP CONFLICT WITH CHINA, AS BEIJING MOCKS WASHINGTON OVER BALLOON RESPONSE
The U.S. accused China of debating whether or not to begin providing Russia with weapons during Moscow’s war with Ukraine that Washington warned would be considered a “red line” and prompt a U.S. response.
OHIO TOXIC TRAIN WRECK MAKING PEOPLE SICK
After the government downplays and America’s mainstream media essentially ignores the major disastrous train wreck for weeks that spewed poisonous fumes across the city and states, environmental workers from the federal government are expected to arrive in East Palestine, Ohio, later this week.
CHINA URGES U.S., NATO TO STOP PICKING FIGHTS AROUND THE WORLD, AND PLAYING THE ROLE OF TROUBLEMAKER
A top Chinese official on Friday addressed the UN Security Council and urged NATO to lose its Cold War mentality and stop provoking countries around the world and playing the role of “troublemaker.”
NEW WORLD DISORDER: FRANCE FACES NEW STRIKES, PROTESTS ESCALATE
Continuing their protest, for the fifth time, French citizens took to the streets to oppose President Emmanuel Macron’s effort to push the country’s retirement age up by two years in a move he said will save the budget.