Rising Interest Rates: Why The Narrative Fails Against The Data

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said that the International Criminal Court has declared war on Israel by issuing arrest warrants for top officials.  On Tuesday, the Israeli minister said, “Last night I was informed that a request for a secret international arrest warrant had been filed against me by the criminal prosecutor of the Anti-Semitic Tribunal […]

'We Outright Grabbed The Wallets': Bessent Boasts $1BN In Iran State Crypto Seized To Date Washington's economic war on Iran and its 'shadow' banking network continues, as on Friday Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the US has seized $1 billion in Iranian cryptocurrency assets as part of the economic component of President Trump's Operation Epic Fury. The billion dollar figure represents the running total seized to date, building on prior milestones in the conflict, particularly a recent major April 2026 freeze of $344 million in USDT on the Tron blockchain. By close of April,...

European Nations To Boycott Soccer World Cup Over New FIFA Proposals Authored by Rachel Roberts via The Epoch Times, Europe’s governing soccer body, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), has said its 55 members have ​unanimously voted to ‌boycott the World Cup in protest of ⁠FIFA’s plans ​to sell stakes ​to external investors, saying that the sport’s biggest competition is “not for sale.” FIFA, the sport’s worldwide governing body headed by Gianni Infantino, announced plans on July 28 to create a $20 billion subsidiary to run the World Cup and other...