Xi Tells Trump To Handle Taiwan Issue ‘Carefully’ During Oval Office Meeting

Meanwhile, the administration has stopped claiming regime change is a reason for the war. But instead claims Iranian missiles, which can't reach the USA, are the "threat."

Independence Week By Bas van Geffen, Senior Macro Strategist at Rabobank It was a reassuring week for those who are concerned about central bank independence. At the ECB’s annual conference in Sintra, moderator Sarah Eisen channeled a bit of her inner Beyoncé, asking a panel of central bank heads “To all you [bankers], who are independent, throw your hands up at me.” All four policymakers, including Fed Chairman Warsh, confirmed the importance of central bank independence: “The Fed acted independently before the Supreme Court ruling, and the Fed will continue to...

A Wolf In New York City Mayor's Clothing Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance Zohran Mamdani may be the most effective and dangerous wolf in sheep's clothing American politics has produced in years. Beneath the polished charm and social-media-friendly persona is a grotesque combination of noxious policy ideas, delivered with snake like charm and layered with what feels like an outright hatred for success, individual liberty, free enterprise, private property, and many of the principles that helped make this country prosperous in the first place. Mayor BigBrain™ was in the news twice this week. First, he...