Finnish MEP Warns Britain Is 'Worst Example' Of Free Speech In Europe After Entry Ban

Washington's Renewed Russian Oil Sanctions Waiver Will Help Their Shared Indian Partner Authored by Andrew Korybko, Both benefit from this since the US wants to avoid India sliding into turmoil amidst the global energy crisis and possibly offsetting its envisaged role as a counterweight of sorts to China while more energy revenue from India preemptively averts Russia’s potentially disproportionate dependence on China. The Treasury Department renewed the US’ Russian oil sanctions waiver on Friday two days after Secretary Scott Bessent said that this wouldn’t happen. It remains unclear what exactly accounts for this flip-flop, but...

Why Rent Control Fails: Lessons From New York To Portland Authored by Tom Wilson via The Mises Institute, Housing costs in New York City have reached a level that many people can no longer afford. The response has been to push for more control—limits on rent increases and expanded tenant protections. The intention is clear. However, housing markets respond to incentives, not intentions. Under Zohran Mamdani, New York City is moving further in that direction. The focus is on limiting rent increases, expanding tenant protections, and increasing the role of government in the...

Hold Or Fold? Skipper Warsh & His Hawkish Crew Authored by Philip Marey via Rabobank, Summary We expect the FOMC to remain on hold in October. However, we are likely to see Hammack, Kashkari and Logan repeat their July dissents in favor of a hike at this meeting. At the press conference, we expect Warsh to repeat the hawkish form of not providing forward guidance that he presented at Jackson Hole. He may say that the inflation data do not tell him that underlying trends have meaningfully improved, without explicitly stating that a...