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The US restrictions have undermined bilateral trade, the foreign minister has said Trade between Russia and the US has seen a major downturn as a result of Washington’s “illegal sanctions,” Russian Foreign…

Art Of The Deal By Benjamin Picton, senior macro strategist at Rabobank Art of the Deal Stocks had looked poised for a face-tearing rally today as another Trump pivot on China tariffs…

The US president believes the EU will obey — and he may be right US President Donald Trump wasn’t joking. As promised, he has launched a dramatic overhaul of his country’s trade…

“Things Are Breaking ‘Out There’…” Authored by James Howard Kunstler, Systemic Considerations “Every western society is confronted by an internal cultural conflict between those who wish to distance society from its civilizational…

UAW Boss Sides With Trump On Tariffs, Stuns MSNBC Panel Anti-Trumper—perhaps now reformed—UAW union boss Shawn Fain stunned far-left MSNBC hosts Alicia Menendez, Symone Sanders-Townsend, and Michael Steele over the weekend by…

Vitalik Buterin Says Ethereum’s App Layer Needs “Good Social Philosophy” Most Authored by Stephen Katte via CoinTelegraph.com, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin argues it’s Ethereum’s application layer, not its infrastructure layer, where Ethereum…

At least 60 senior military personnel were killed during the missile attack, according to Moscow Sunday’s missile strike on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy was aimed at senior Ukrainian and Western…

Tariff Shock Delayed For Dollar Tree & Home Depot By Several Months Although President Trump rolled back reciprocal tariffs (excluding China) last week and a temporary exemption for smartphones, computers, chips, and other…

Yield Spreads Suggest The Risk Isn’t Over Yet Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, In November last year, I discussed the importance of yield spreads, historically the market’s “early warning system.” To wit:“ “Yield…

Hungary has legally specified male and female as the only two sexes Hungary’s parliament has passed a constitutional amendment recognizing only two genders, male and female. The move runs counter to a…

White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett appears on Fox Business to discuss President Donald Trump’s tariff agenda, semiconductor imports, the administration working on new trade deals and the impact of…

Hours After Taylor Lorenz Gushes Over ‘Handsome Revolutionary’ UNH Killer, Intruder Arrested At HQ A suspect was detained at the Monnetonka, Minnesota headquarters of UnitedHealthcare just four months after the insurance giant’s…

Harvard Professors Sue Trump Admin Over Threat To Withhold Nearly $9 Billion Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, Harvard University’s professors sued the Trump administration on April 11 after it…

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has been a key strategic ally for the Trump administration in support of the deportation and repatriation of hundreds of criminal aliens and gang members from the…

Saudi Arabia reportedly plans to pay off the $15 million Damascus owes the World Bank Saudi Arabia plans to pay off Syria’s debt to the World Bank, Reuters reported on Monday, citing…

Three Arguments For & Against Russia Extending Its “Energy Ceasefire” With Ukraine Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, Both scenarios entail considerable risks. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Putin will have the final…

NY Fed Survey Inflation Expectations Make Mockery Of UMich Propaganda We have repeatedly said that the UMichigan survey – skewed ridiculously higher by the laughably outlier opinions of Democrats… 5Y inflation expectations:…

Three months ago, I was in Vietnam reviewing just how expansive the positioning of Chinese investment was in the concurrent communist nation.  The short version is Beijing’s footprint in Vietnam was already…

The country’s oil, gas, and coal resources will last for decades to come, according to government data Russia holds several decades’ worth of oil reserves, enough natural gas to last a century,…

Apple Overtakes Rivals To Lead Global Smartphone Market In Q1 Milestone The most unexpected highlight from Counterpoint Research’s Market Pulse Early Look is Apple’s rise to the number one position in global…

Zelensky Urges Trump To Visit Ukraine Before Pressing Negotiations, Says Vance ‘Justifying’ Putin’s Actions Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is urging for President Donald Trump to visit Ukraine and see the war’s devastation first-hand before…

The former Russian leader slammed Friedrich Merz over a purported threat that Kiev could use Berlin-supplied missiles to destroy the Crimean Bridge Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has branded incoming German chancellor…

Passengers Will Soon Need Real ID To Board Domestic Flights, TSA Warns Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times, In less than a month, Americans without a star on their driver’s…

The Ukrainian leader has recently renewed his call for Washington to supply air defense systems Ukraine’s Zelensky should never have started a war with Russia, US President Donald Trump has said. In…

Russia’s attack on a gathering of Ukrainian servicemen has become immediate fodder for the information offensive against Moscow On April 13, Russia launched an attack on a target in the eastern Ukrainian…

The broadcaster “should lose its license” for pushing biased narratives, the US president insists CBS News must have its broadcasting license revoked, US President Donald Trump has said. He has accused the…

erman chemical companies and French utility firms have both suggested the necessity of importing cheap Russian energy Germany’s chemical industry is in a “severe crisis” and in dire need of a return…

The suspension concerns rare earth metals and magnets, according to the outlet China has halted exports of several critical rare earth metals and magnets amid a deepening trade war with the US,…

Moscow cannot be trusted, Ukraine’s leader has said, professing “100% hatred” towards Russian President Vladimir Putin Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has cast doubt on the possibility of direct peace talks with Russia, citing…

Nvidia Announces “Engines Of World’s AI Infrastructure” Will Be Built In America For First Time President Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda – more specifically, the revival of domestic critical supply chains to reinforce…

The major fire was not started deliberately, according to the emergency services Scottish authorities have determined that a major fire at a battery recycling plant in the west of the country was…

Meta’s Monopoly Trial Kicks Off: Here’s What To Know Authored by Joseph Lord via The Epoch Times, The fate of social media giant Meta, billionaire Mark Zuckerberg’s primary company, is on the…

Goldman Reports Record Equity Trading Revenue, Misses In FICC and iBanking, Losses On Investments On Friday, when looking at the earnings of the largest US bank, we said that while JPMorgan reported…

Trump has previously accused the Ukrainian leader of stalling peace talks Vladimir Zelensky has claimed that “Russian narratives are prevailing” within the administration of US President Donald Trump, which has previously suggested…

Futures Rise, Dollar Slides After Tech Tariff Pause US equity futures are higher, part of a global risk-on rally, after President Trump paused import duties on a range of consumer electronics over…

Trump Says “Out Of Control” CBS’ 60 Minutes Should “Lose License” Late Sunday night, President Donald Trump unleashed a Truth Social bomb, accusing CBS’ 60 Minutes of routinely airing “derogatory and defamatory”…

Apple Races To Boost iPhone Production In India, Vietnam As Trump Pauses Tariffs President Trump’s 90-day pause on his “reciprocal” tariffs for countries that did not retaliate—excluding China—has allowed Tim Cook’s Apple to…

Intel To Sell 51% Of Altera To Silver Lake In $8.75 Billion Deal As Turnaround Accelerates Intel has reached a definitive agreement to sell a 51% stake in its programmable chip unit,…

US Strips Benefits From Thousands Of Criminal Aliens, Those On Terror Watchlist Authored by Chase Smith via The Epoch Times, The Trump administration has ended temporary immigration parole and revoked federal benefits…

Paris has called on the African country to halt expulsions, warning of consequences for diplomatic ties Algeria has instructed 12 French embassy officials to depart the country within 48 hours, French Foreign…

Moldova’s Gagauzia has been denied the right to select its prosecutor general The Moldovan government has blocked an opposition-leaning autonomous region’s right to select its prosecutor general. The elected leader of the…

New Delhi’s domestically-developed system uses a laser beam to demolish aerial threats India has joined an elite group of countries, including Russia, the US, and China, in having the capability to deploy…

‘Welfare Cliff’ Continues: UK’s £100,000 Childcare Tax Trap Punishes Success Once Again It’s been the case for years that government entitlements have provided low-income families with a higher standard of living than…

European Travel To US Drops 17% Amid Trump Backlash, Worries About Treatment Of Foreigners Reflecting some mix of anti-Trump sentiment, unease over American treatment of foreigners and economic worries, European travel to the…

More preparatory work is needed before the two leaders can meet in person, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russian President Vladimir Putin did not propose a personal meeting with US President Donald…

The attack has left at least 60 Kiev servicemen dead, according to the Russian Defense Ministry The Defense Ministry in Moscow has confirmed that Russian forces were behind the missile strike on…

The exercises have included live-fire practice, ship inspections, and anti-aircraft defense scenarios in the Mediterranean Sea The Russian Navy and the Egyptian Naval Forces have concluded a joint exercise in the Mediterranean…

Moscow will not tolerate a “toxic” neighbor manipulated by the UK, Rodion Miroshnik has warned European nations hostile towards Moscow are advocating for the partitioning of Ukraine, according to Rodion Miroshnik, the…

Most of the support for advancing Pretoria’s ambitions has come from Moscow, the head of its program has stated Russia is South Africa’s principal partner in the advancement of its national space…

Actor John Abraham has praised New Delhi for taking a “bold step” by refusing to join Western-led sanctions against Moscow Indians have a great amount of love for Russia, Bollywood star John…

What Europe Overlooks About The Trump Administration’s Defense Policy Authored by Sarah Kuehberger and Wilson Beaver via The Daily Signal, a publication of The Heritage Foundation, Since the election of President Donald Trump, Europeans have been vocal…

The former US leader could have prevented the hostilities “if he had any brain,” the current president has said Former US President Joe Biden is directly responsible for allowing the Ukraine crisis…

West Yorkshire Police has reportedly been prioritizing ethnic minority applicants, potentially contravening UK equality laws West Yorkshire Police in the UK has come under scrutiny for its recruitment practices after its chief…

The US president is “fully fit” for the job, the White House physician has concluded US President Donald Trump remains in “excellent cognitive and physical health,” White House physician Captain Sean Barbabella…

The population decline makes reducing seats a logical step, Ruslan Stefanchuk has argued The number of seats in the Ukrainian parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, should be slashed from 450 to 300, Speaker…

UK MPs Call For Digital Identity To “Tackle Illegal Immigration” Authored by Kit Knightly via Off-Guardian.org, It turns out that the solution to illegal immigration is instituting a nationwide system of digital…

US, EU Condemn Russian Mass Casualty Strikes On Ukraine’s Sumy On Sunday Russian ballistic missiles pummeled the Ukrainian city of Sumy, resulting in a mass casualty event which was quickly condemned by the…

Friedrich Merz has admitted that increased social security contributions could put pressure on net salaries Germany’s incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz has acknowledged that many citizens could see their net wages decline during…

The Russian security agency has apprehended several suspects allegedly recruited by Ukrainian spies in Moldova Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) says it has foiled several attempts to smuggle explosives and carry out…

Can Israel & Turkiye Manage Their Escalating Rivalry In Syria? Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, The “deconfliction mechanism” that they’re reportedly discussing would likely be insufficient for resolving their security dilemma…

In addition to Howard Lutnick, Peter Navarro and Kevin Hassett explaining the nuances of Section 232 tariff exemptions, White House Senior Policy Advisor, Stephen Miller, appears on Fox News to deliver the…

How The Ukraine Minerals Deal Supports US Strategy And Ukrainian Security Authored by Milo Austin and WIlson Beaver via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), China currently has a significant advantage over the United States…

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And…

Last week President Donald Trump underwent a physical and mental examination at Walter Reed medical hospital.  The White House has released the results of the exam. [SOURCE HERE] . Posted in President…

In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post…

Escobar: Why China Won’t Call The “Tariff-Wielding Barbarian” Authored by Pepe Escobar, The Toddler Temper Tantrum-style Trump Tariff Tizzy (TTT), now accelerated to 145% – and counting – is yet another thunderous trademark…

The backlog of unresolved issues between Moscow and Washington requires “painstaking work,” Dmitry Peskov has said Russia does not expect any rapid breakthroughs in its ongoing diplomatic talks with the United States,…

What $1 Million Can Buy In Prime Real Estate Around The World Across global luxury property markets, $1 million doesn’t go as far as it used to. In Dubai, for instance, a…

“Widespread Freezes”: Trump’s Tariff Blitz Sends US Import Bookings Crashing, Global Supply Chains Crack Global trade may be in danger of a disruption following President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff blitz on Beijing.  The…

Investigators believe Nikita Casap killed his parents to fund a plan to assassinate the US president and frame Russia A Wisconsin teenager accused of murdering his parents also plotted to assassinate US…

Ray Dalio warns that US President Trump’s tariff strategy could trigger something much “worse than a recession” Billionaire investor Ray Dalio has warned that the United States is facing economic risks far…

The ‘Nixon Shock’ Might Help Us Make Sense Of The Trump One Submitted by Huw van Steenis via the Financial Times, The author is vice-chair at Oliver Wyman and former global head…

Man ‘Erroneously Deported’ Is Alive In El Salvador Prison: Official Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man the US government has acknowledged erroneously deporting, is alive in a prison in El Salvador, according to…

David Stockman On Why The Houthis Aren’t America’s Problem Authored by David Stockman via InternationalMan.cm, The ascension to NATO of the Balkan Five (Croatia, Slovenia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Albania) and the Baltic…

Kremlin Says A Putin-Trump Meeting “Will Take Place” Following the March phone call between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, which lasted over two hours, the Kremlin has this…

Washington, Riyadh Agree To ‘Pathway’ For Saudi Civilian Nuclear Program Via The Cradle The United States and Saudi Arabia are moving toward a preliminary agreement to cooperate on developing a civil nuclear…

The country has seen a sharp fall in tourism from across the Atlantic amid political tensions, Financial Times has reported The US has suffered a sharp fall in tourism from Europe amid…

The frontline region’s acting governor left Kiev’s troops open for attack, Konotop head Artyom Semenikhin has accused Konotop Mayor Artyom Semenikhin has accused the head of the Sumy regional military administration, Vladimir…

New York Bill Proposes Legalizing Bitcoin, Crypto For State Payments Authored by Zoltan Vardai via CoinTelegraph.com, A New York lawmaker has introduced legislation that would allow state agencies to accept cryptocurrency payments,…

Presidential aide Pavel Palisa has suggested “learning from the Israeli experience” The Ukrainian presidential administration’s deputy head, Col. Pavel Palisa, has voiced support for mandatory conscription for women, drawing inspiration from the…

Top CDC Vaccine Safety Officer’s Records Missing, HHS Says Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times,. Records from a top official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are missing,…

Cory Booker: “There’s Enough Smoke Here” To Investigate Insider Trading On Tariffs Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said on Sunday that Congress should hold hearings to investigate whether there was any insider trading…

There’s Nothing Free About ‘Free Trade’ Authored by J.B.Shurkc via American Thinker, President Trump, Treasury secretary Bessent, and Commerce secretary Lutnick are effectively teaching a course right now on the fundamentals of international trade.  …

Trade War? Policy Pivot? By Peter Tchir of Academy Securities For anyone who has been reading the T-Report for the past few months, you know that we have become increasingly concerned about…

You can watch Jake Tapper’s brow grow increasingly furrowed in real time as White House Economic Council Director, Kevin Hassett, smiles through the narratives and talks clearly about what is happening with…

Kirill Dmitriev has stated that Moscow is actively working on bringing the tournament back Work is being done to bring UFC tournaments back to Russia, President Vladimir Putin’s aide Kirill Dmitriev said…

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick appears on ABC This Week, to explain and clarify the purpose of the recently announced tariff exceptions. According to the explanation, there are two “sector specific” tariffs in…

US Military Academies End Racial Preferences In Admissions Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point said that race…

Peter Thiel Backs Trump’s Trade Revolution Targeting China Billionaire venture capitalist endorses President Donald Trump’s push to recalibrate the U.S.-China trade relationship for greater balance. Peter Thiel, the sole prominent Silicon Valley…

HAT TIP to Elon Musk sycophant, Mario Nawfal, who gleefully writes: “Elon’s DOGE just teamed up with Palantir — the AI data company co-founded by Peter Thiel — to help the IRS…

Watch: Taxpayer-Funded NGO With China & Democratic Party Ties Giving ICE Evasion Training The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project—an investigative arm of the conservative think tank that uses FOIA requests, lawsuits, and undercover…

Their first indirect talks in years offer a diplomatic opening, but deep mistrust and military preparations threaten progress The United States and Iran have reopened high-level diplomatic talks over Tehran’s nuclear program,…

The baseline tariffs remain, specifically as they pertain to China.  However, in a move to diminish public backlash President Trump has now exempted the majority of consumer electronics from the 125% reciprocal…

Scunthorpe’s Chinese parent company has said the site is hemorrhaging money due to tariffs and rising energy costs The British government has opened the door to nationalizing the last primary steelmaking plant…

You Can’t LNG Your Way Out Of A Trade Deficit Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.cm, Some traditional U.S. energy buyers, such as Japan, South Korea, and the EU, have signaled that…

In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post…

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And…

I am hoping to offer a good message for all Christians, and I had one of our finest and most respected Treepers make this comment in reply several years ago. . “Menagerie,…

During the rally, the Serbian president declared that “the color revolution is over” Tens of thousands of people have been gathering in Belgrade since Friday to show support for President Aleksandar Vucic…

President Donald Trump was in attendance at UFC 314 on Saturday night in Miami at the Kaseya Center. As President Trump entered the arena, the crowd gave him a thunderous reception. UFC…