Five Key Charts to Watch in Global Commodities This Week – Yahoo Finance
(Bloomberg) — Following Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election, holdings in gold-backed exchange traded funds (ETFs) have slumped. Global demand for more chicken meat is giving poultry producers a boost. And as the UN's COP29 climate summit enters its second week, European data shows we are losing the battle to limit global warming. […]
UK aid budget to Sudan set to double amid famine fears | Global development
Ministers have announced a doubling of aid to Sudan in response to growing concerns that the country is headed for a famine worse than that witnessed in Ethiopia 40 years ago. The war-torn nation comes amid concerns that Sudan's famine death toll could eventually surpass Ethiopia's famine, which killed 1 million people between 1983 and […]
‘I have lost everything’: southern Africa battles hunger amid historic drought | Global development
Emmanuel Himunga walked through a dry field and picked up nearly white corn stalks. The 61-year-old chieftain of Shakumbira, a predominantly agricultural town of about 7,000 people about 110 miles west of Zambia's capital Lusaka, has experienced drought before. However, since 2010, it has been held once every three to four years instead of once […]
China Taps Global Bankers for Feedback to Lift Market Confidence – Yahoo Finance
(Bloomberg) — China’s securities regulator is gradually increasing the frequency of its interactions with banks around the world, according to people familiar with the matter, with the aim of gathering views on recent economic stimulus measures. Consultations that used to be held quarterly have been stepped up to once a week or occasional inquiries in […]
Underwater sabotage: Are global powers targeting fiber-optic cables?
As wars rage around the world, the fog of war and accusations of sabotage continue to plague international relations. According to newsweek According to reports, Nikolai Patrushev, a close ally of President Putin, recently blamed American and British intelligence agents for past sabotage and plans for future attacks. Specifically, it accused the United States and […]
Trump Faces Global ‘Whirlwind’ from Biden-Harris Policy Failures
Daniel L. Davis, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who criticized Biden's decision, said President Donald Trump's return to the White House would destabilize the international situation due to the Biden-Harris administration's policy failures, particularly in Ukraine and the Middle East. It was held inside. The administration failed to seize diplomatic opportunities, and President Trump […]
The Guardian view on Trump’s tariff push: it should spark a global call for fairer trade | Editorial
“handOh, the most beautiful word in the dictionary is tariff,” Donald Trump told business leaders in October. “These are my favorite words. We need a public relations firm.''Now that he has won the election, Trump's words are shaking the world's capital. Many fear he will pull back the curtain on the U.S. economy, locking it […]
Top Harris Donor Alex Soros Blames ‘Unstoppable’ Global Trends, Not Democrat Policies Failures, for Election Losses
Alex Soros, the heir to George Soros's multibillion-dollar left-wing nonprofit empire and one of the biggest donors to the failed Harris Waltz campaign, ignored the failures and said, “The world is unstoppable.'' The Democratic Party's defeat in the 2024 US election is downplayed. Democratic policies to promote decisive Republican victory. Alex Soros, along with his […]
People in Gaza are enduring ‘almost unparalleled suffering’, says aid group | Global development
The general secretary of the Norwegian Refugee Council said people in Gaza were “beyond breaking point” and families, widows and children were enduring “almost unprecedented suffering”. Jan Egeland visited Gaza this week and saw “scene after scene of absolute despair” as families were torn apart and unable to bury their dead relatives. He said Israel […]
White House Blames Coronavirus Pandemic for Harris Losing: ‘Global Headwinds’
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Thursday afternoon that Vice President Kamala Harris lost the election due to “global headwinds” from the coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic created the conditions for President Joe Biden to win the 2020 election, thanks not only to public dissatisfaction with the pandemic and coronavirus lockdowns, but also to […]