Archive for the 'Economy' Category
Fox: Trump White House Alerting Wall Street Execs on Trade Negotiations
April 24th, 2025Imagine my shock: It looks crazy/incompetent, but it’s probably more criminal in nature. I seriously wonder if he has a room full of guys front running futures, stocks, options etc. ahead of these moves. Via: Fox – Charles Gasparino: SCOOP: People inside the Trump White House are alerting Wall Street execs they are nearing an […]
Container Orders Plummet
April 22nd, 2025Bessent says he expects ‘de-escalation’ in U.S.-China tariff fight in the ‘very near future’: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told investors in a closed-door meeting Tuesday he expects “there will be a de-escalation” in President Donald Trump’s trade war with China in the “very near future,” a person in the room told CNBC. “No one thinks […]
Klaus Schwab Steps Down From WEF Board
April 22nd, 2025Replaced by former Nestlé CEO Peter Brabeck-Letmathe. Via: ZeroHedge: On the same day Pope Francis—known for his inclusive beliefs—passed away, another globalist fell: Klaus Schwab, the architect of the World Economic Forum’s dystopian agenda, announced he was stepping down from the WEF board. It marks the end of an era for Schwab, who championed radical […]
Page on Whitehouse.gov Acknowledges Covid-19 Gain of Function Research, EcoHealth
April 18th, 2025Great. Now do Covid vaccine truth. In other news, FDA Grants Fast Track Designation for Potential Bird Flu Vaccine: The FDA granted fast track designation for a self-amplifying mRNA vaccine candidate (ARCT-2304) for active immunization to protect against influenza A H5N1 subtype, also known as bird flu. The designation addresses the unmet need for prevention […]
Replacing Boarding Passes at Airports with Facial Recognition and a “Digital Travel Credential” Stored on Passengers’ Smartphones
April 18th, 2025Hint: This isn’t just for use at airports. Via: Fox: Paper boarding passes and traditional airport check-in could soon become relics of the past, according to a new initiative backed by the United Nations’ aviation agency. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is supporting a plan to transform the global air travel experience through the […]
Remarks by Michael Kratsios, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy at the Endless Frontiers Retreat: “Our Technologies Permit Us to Manipulate Time and Space”
April 17th, 2025Hmm. Transcript below. Via: The White House: Our technologies permit us to manipulate time and space. They leave distance annihilated, cause things to grow, and improve productivity.
CHINA SUSPENDS RARE EARTH EXPORTS
April 15th, 2025Via: New York Post: China has stopped shipping some heavy rare earth metals and magnets critical to US production of everything from cell phones to fighter jets as Beijing’s trade war with Washington simmers, leaving American industry in a bind. Effective April 3, China is no longer exporting seven heavy rare earth metals processed exclusively […]
U.S. Tariffs Spark 64% Drop in Imports, 49% Decline in Container Bookings
April 14th, 2025Via: Word on the Street: The recent imposition of tariffs by the United States has led to a significant disruption in global trade, particularly affecting the country’s import orders. Following the announcement of tariffs on April 2, there has been a noticeable freeze in trade activities, with a sharp decline in import orders. This trend […]
Trump Exempts Phones, Computers, Chips from New Tariffs
April 12th, 2025What’s next? Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs)? It’s the most well-known secret on Capitol Hill: China owns the American generic drug supply chain. Basic thyroid or blood pressure medications might finally be put into pill form in an Indian lab and sold under an Indian brand like Cipla. But the organic compounds, or key starting materials, […]
“Trump Promises $1 Trillion in Defense Spending for Next Year”
April 11th, 2025Imagine my shock. Via: MilitaryTimes: President Donald Trump this week unveiled plans for a $1 trillion defense budget next year, a massive increase that he claimed will provide the country with unmatched military strength for years to come. During a press event with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, Trump offered the outline for […]
