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Archive for December 4, 2014
China’s Hypersonic Strike Vehicle
China has reportedly conducted a third flight test for its new ultra-high speed strike vehicle – capable of travelling at up to eight times the speed of sound, in what experts suspect is part of the development of its strategic nuclear program. The test flight, monitored by US intelligence services this week, was the third … Continue reading
Putin: Russia Will Never Follow Instructions From The West
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered the annual address to the Federal Assembly in the St. George’s Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace on Thursday, December 4th. In the beginning of the speech, President Putin thanked citizens of the Russian Federation for showing their resilience in the face of tribulations that Russia had to experience this … Continue reading
Emerging Markets and State-Owned Enterprises
By Jeremy Schwartz, Director of Research and Tripp Zimmerman, Research Analyst WisdomTree When investors allocate to emerging markets, they typically do so through broad-based market cap-weighted exposure. More recently, investors have shown interest in specific cuts or subsets of the broader emerging markets, such as country rotation, high-dividend-yield strategies, small caps, low volatility and other … Continue reading
Top 10 Quotes From Putin’s State Of Nation Address
In his yearly address to parliamentarians and dignitaries, Vladimir Putin gave a reminder of Russia’s strength as the country that Hitler failed to defeat, while also comparing Crimea’s significance to that of the Temple Mount to Jews. In a warning to the West about further encroachment towards Russia’s borders, President Putin reminded how many previous … Continue reading
Rocky Ride For Russia’s Economy Set To Continue
By Matthew Morgan 2014 has been a difficult year for Russia. The Russian economy has been pummeled by low oil prices along with EU and US sanctions levied in retaliation for its annexation of Crimea and support for separatists in Eastern Ukraine. The Russian ruble has dropped to an all time low of 48.65 against … Continue reading
Russia – Turkey Relations Change Balance Of Forces In Europe And Middle East
By Alexander Donetsky The work on Black Sea undersea gas pipeline going around Ukraine started in June 2007 in the wake of gas war with Russia initiated by Kiev. Along with the offshore North Stream in the Baltic Sea the South Stream was to bypass the politically unstable Ukraine to ensure regular supplies to Bulgaria, … Continue reading
Venezuela’s Maduro Cuts Spending In Face Of Oil Glut, Starting With His Own Salary
By Z.C. Dutka In an announcement made on Friday, Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro pledged to slash spending in certain areas, such as senior government officials’ salaries, while swearing “we will never cut one bolivar of what we spend on education, food, housing… on our people.” Yesterday the South American leader authorized a 20% cut in … Continue reading
