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Archive for December 2, 2014
Can China And The US Work Together On Counterterrorism?
By Kevin Peters The Diplomat On November 12, U.S. President Barack Obama sat down with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit to discuss joint cooperation on a range of international issues. Xi described the talks that took pace during Obama’s three day visit as “constructive” and outlined six priorities … Continue reading
Making Sense of Dollar Strength
By Bradley Krom, Fixed Income & Currency WisdomTree Over the last several months, investors and economists alike have started to take note of the broad-based appreciation of the U.S. dollar.1 Should markets remain near current levels through the end of the year, the dollar will have appreciated by approximately 8.6% against a basket of developed … Continue reading
Germany Prepares For Decades-Long Conflict With Russia
The German government prepares for a long conflict with Russia. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said the crisis with Russia could take more than a decade, and Ukraine’s aspirations to NATO only “adds fuel to the fire,” he said in an interview with ZDF television channel on Sunday, November 30th. “Sometimes, 14 days are enough … Continue reading
South Stream Halt Is ‘Casualty Of Sanctions’ – Expert To RT
The breakdown of talks between Russia and Europe over the South Stream pipeline is another example of diplomatic discord between Moscow and Brussels, but they still need to cooperate over gas for the next 20-30 years, economist Max Fraad Wolff told RT. “South Stream looks like yet another casualty of sanctions and poor relations between … Continue reading
Guess What Happened The Last Time The Price Of Oil Crashed Like This?
By Michael Snyder There has only been one other time in history when the price of oil has crashed by more than 40 dollars in less than 6 months. The last time this happened was during the second half of 2008, and the beginning of that oil price crash preceded the great financial collapse that happened … Continue reading
Gorbachev: It’s Up To Europe To Prevent New Cold War Between U.S. And Russia
With the US still intoxicated by its Cold War “triumph” and pushing everyone to take an anti-Russian position, Europe must become the locomotive of shaping the new world order, former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev said. “We must to go back to the starting line, from which we began building a new world both in Europe … Continue reading
Russia Enters Currency Crisis As Ruble Plunges With Oil Price
By Graham Stack BNE Russia has entered a currency crisis, with the ruble exchange rate on December 1 hitting RUB52 to the dollar, taking the fall in the Russian currency’s value in November alone to 19%, and 34% since the start of the year. The devaluation thus exceeds the ruble’s fall during the financial crisis of 2009, making … Continue reading
