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The two countries had previously called for an international peace conference with participation of both Moscow and Kiev Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has criticized China and Brazil for “taking Russia’s side” and…

​​​​​​​Goldman Remains “Negative” On Lithium Cycle Following Report Of CATL Mine Cuts Goldman analysts Trina Chen and Joy Zhang explained in a client note Thursday that reports of Chinese battery giant Contemporary Amperex…

Moscow says the incursion into Kursk Region alone which started last month has already resulted in over 12,000 troops lost for Kiev A CNN feature report about Ukraine’s hospital trains used “to…

Bad Data And Bad Models: How The Fed Has Shattered Confidence Authored by Mike Maharrey via Money Metals, The Federal Reserve boasts of its data dependence. But what if it’s relying on…

ECB Cuts Rates By 25bps (As Expected); Projects Worsening Stagflation As expected, The ECB cut rates by 25bps today to 3.50%. In its statement (below), the central bank confirmed it will continue…

Futures Gain As Post-Nvidia Tech Rally Goes Global, ECB Cuts Futures are trading higher ahead of today’s PPI report, extending on yesterday’s post-NVDA rebound momentum, as a rally that started in the…

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is a staunch critic of the Narendra Modi-led government Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi’s meeting with US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has triggered an angry response from members of the…

The program will model a scenario in which the region faces an atomic disaster, documents show The US Defense Department has ordered a study which would simulate the impact of a nuclear…

Security chief Sergey Shoigu noted an “effective political dialogue” during his meeting with counterpart Ajit Doval  New Delhi and Moscow have “effective and trust-based” relations, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu said…

Study Links Children’s Skin Care Products To Hormone-Disrupting Chemical Authored by Huey Freeman via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A new study found for the first time that common skin care products used by…

How Does One Hedge Against Open Stupidity? Authored by Matthew Piepenburg via VonGreyerz.gold, How To Hedge Anti-Heroes? How does one hedge against open stupidity? Left, right or center, our policy makers –…

The rock legend has given an interview about his music and politics to a teen literary prodigy from Donbass British rock star Roger Waters has said he would perform in Russia and…

Washington’s only goal is to ensure it dominates the global arena by weakening Russia, Ambassador Anatoly Antonov has said Reports that Ukraine may soon be allowed to strike deep into Russia using…

Venezuela’s Plight By The Numbers… Tensions remain high in Venezuela following a disputed presidential election on July 28. According to Human Rights Watch, at least 24 people have been killed, including protesters and…

Warsaw has no intention of sending its own troops to fight Russia, Radoslaw Sikorski has said in a prank video call Poland has “zero willingness” to send troops to defend Ukraine, Foreign…

The latest airstrikes in Gaza have reportedly claimed the lives of at least 34 people The UN agency for Palestinian refugees says six of its staff members were killed on Wednesday in…

Krasnodar Region shipped 14.8 million tons of grain to the continent over eight months this year Wheat exports from Russia’s Krasnodar Region to 25 African countries increased by 14.4% between January and…

Under Secretary of State John Bass says the US faces competition from Russia and China on the continent The US State Department does not have enough personnel or financial resources to promote…

Germany Suspends Schengen, Immigration Repercussion Across The Entire EU By Mish Shedlock of MishTalk For the first time in EU history, Germany is at the forefront of immigration suspension. Other EU countries…

Turkey’s Erdogan Demands Russia Must Return Crimea To Ukraine While some people think Turkey is an ally to Russia, the reality is that this “friendship” is more often shaky and could perhaps even…

Vehicles had to be redirected and boats stopped after a section of the Carola Bridge fell into the Elbe River A 100-meter section of a bridge in Dresden, Germany collapsed in the…

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…

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…

The suspect was detained after a five-hour standoff with Warsaw police A distressed man barricaded himself in his Warsaw apartment on Wednesday, throwing flaming objects from the seventh-floor balcony and even firing…

The Sun Is Doing Something That It Is Not Supposed To Do, And That Could Mean Big Trouble In The Months Ahead Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, The…

42 Attorneys General Demand Surgeon General Warnings On Social Media In a move that’s undoubtedly going to be used to justify more censorship, 42 state and U.S. territory attorneys general are urging…

House Pushes Back On China’s Infiltration Of American Campuses With New Bill In a move aimed at curbing China’s growing influence on American soil, the House of Representatives passed a bill aimed…

New Scandal: Watch Tor These Bullion Dealer And Depository Red Flags Authored by Clint Siegner via Money Metals, One of the best tips anyone can offer when it comes to investing in…

NYC Mayor Adams Compares Himself to the Bible’s Job Amid Federal Probes Via Headline USA, New York City Mayor Eric Adams compared himself to Job, a biblical figure who experienced severe suffering,…

‘Suspicious’ Attack Hits US Base At Baghdad Airport Ahead Of Iranian President’s Visit Via The Cradle The US embassy’s logistical support center at Baghdad International Airport came under attack late Tuesday. “The shelling, the…

Study Claims Banks “Greenlaunder” Trillions of Dollars of Fossil Fuels Funding By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com Trillions of U.S. dollars are being “greenwashed” by banks extending loans and credit lines to subsidiaries…

In First, US Alleges China Directly Supporting Russia’s ‘War Machine’  Throughout most of the Russia-Ukraine war, Washington’s constant complaint has been that China has ramped up supplies of dual use items and…

Open Letter To Ajay Banga, President Of The World Bank Authored by Robert Hargraves via RealClearEnergy, World Bank policy states: “WBG will not finance nuclear power generation or provide specific technical assistance for…

Two Russian cosmonauts and a US astronaut are expected to spend more than 200 days in orbit conducting scientific experiments The Russian Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft has successfully brought its crew of two…

Goldman Predicts Iron Ore ‘Short Covering Rally’ Amid Structurally Bearish Outlook Despite Goldman analysts highlighting the latest gloomy high-frequency economic data out of China, and others at the bank noting that iron…

Western media are manufacturing public consent for the move, according to a Russian senator Washington and London may have already decided to let Kiev use long-range missiles for strikes deep inside Russia…

The population of Springfield, Ohio was 59,000 just before Joe Biden and Kamala Harris sent 15,000 Haitian migrants there.  Now, with 25% of the community throwing juju bones, eating cats, dogs, swans,…

Government resources are at a breaking point, Interior Minister Faeser has said Berlin has no choice but to bolster border controls, as state and federal resources have been “almost exhausted” on refugees…

Falling Chinese Steel Prices Send Ripples Through Global Markets Authored by Jennifer Kary for Metal Miner via oilprice.com, Weak domestic demand in China has led to a significant drop in steel rebar…

SpaceX Astronauts Reach Farthest Distance From Earth Since Apollo An all-commercial group of four civilian space astronauts aboard the SpaceX Dragon Capsule via the Polaris Dawn mission has just achieved a significant milestone. “Polaris Dawn…

Leftist Kamala Supporter Suggests Taking An Endorsement From HITLER Would Be Fine Authored by Steve Watson via modernity.news, In a remarkable exchange, a leftist Kamala Harris supporter argued that her accepting an…

Appeals Court Upholds NYC’s Controversial ‘Good Moral Character’ Gun Permit Law A federal appeals court has upheld New York City’s contentious gun permit law, which allows officials to reject applications based on…

In a political culture where rational arguments hardly get you anywhere, what’s the value of a rhetorical square-off? The outcome of American presidential elections rarely turns on the performance of candidates in…

The existing doctrine is outdated and does not serve as a deterrent, Sergey Karaganov has said Russia’s nuclear doctrine urgently needs to be revised to allow a nuclear response to any major…

When the NACC confessed Commissioner Paul Brereton, to The Guardian on the 15th of August 2024, that he had “retained visibility of significant steps taken” in relation to the Robodebt Royal Commission…

Zuckerberg Regrets Silencing Speech. I Say ‘Prove It’ Authored by Rebecca Friedrichs via RealClearPolitics, Facebook chief Mark Zuckerburg now admits in writing that he was manipulated by the Biden administration into suppressing…

Jensen Saves The Day: Nvidia CEO Sparks Market Meltup, Sends NVDA $250 Billion Higher After yesterday’s lethargic sideways move, where traders sat on the sidelines waiting for the outcome of the triple…

2023 Bodycam Footage Reveals Officers Questioning Teen Accused In Georgia School Shooting The 14-year-old boy accused of carrying out a deadly mass shooting at a Georgia high school earlier this month had…

Biden Says ‘Working Out’ Letting Ukraine Hit Russia With US Long-Range Missiles President Joe Biden’s latest words to reporters related to the Ukraine war strongly suggest the US could be close to…

The top US diplomat has repeated Washington’s talking points while visiting Kiev Washington wants to see Kiev win the conflict against Moscow and join NATO, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has…

Kiev has reportedly been told it must abandon its hopes of defeating the Russian military Ukraine’s Western backers have told Kiev that they can’t hand over enough money and weapons to defeat…

Beijing will continue promoting a diplomatic settlement between Moscow and Kiev, according to the Chinese foreign minister China will continue promoting an imminent ceasefire and a political settlement of the Ukraine conflict,…

Uranium Stocks Ignite After Putin Asks Gov’t To Weigh Export Restrictions On Critical Commodities  Uranium stocks jumped in the early US cash session after Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the government to…

If Russia Takes Pokrovsk The Rest Of Eastern Ukraine Will Fall After many months of propaganda from the western media asserting that Russia’s military capacity had been shattered by the brutal “meat…

Conservative Billionaire Wants To ‘Crush’ Leftist Media Authored by Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov via Headline USA, Leonard Leo, a conservative billionaire activist who was responsible for the driving force behind the conservative movement…

Balazs Orban has accused the Democrats of trying to jail their political opponents and import migrant voters Failed US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton should look in the mirror before accusing Hungarian Prime…

A third of the region’s major car plants are currently operating at half capacity or less, according to a report European auto makers are facing more plant closures as they struggle to…

Peace in Ukraine requires recognition of reality, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said Any Ukraine peace process must proceed from the reality on the ground, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has…

Such a move could affect the supply of nickel, titanium, and uranium to the rest of the world Russia could place restrictions on the supply of certain strategically important raw materials to…

Yields Jump Despite Stellar 10Y Auction After yesterday’s stellar 3Y auction, moments ago the Treasury sold $39BN in a 10Y reopening of 9Y-11M cusipg LF6, which for the second day in a…

Israel Offers To End War: Hamas Leader Sinwar To Be Given Safe Passage If All Hostages Returned Israel’s top official who is overseeing the (so far) failed truce talks with Hamas has said…

Nvidia Soars After CEO Says “Demand For AI Chips Is So Great” Customer Relations Are “Tense” For the second day in a row, the market needed a sticksave, and got it thanks…

Kiev and its Western backers must “explore what options are available” to settle the conflict with Moscow, the chancellor has said A new peace conference on finding a diplomatic solution to the…

Lithium Bear Market Over? UBS Says Chinese Battery Giant Curbs Production Western electric vehicle demand downgrades in the last 1.5 years have been one of the driving forces behind lithium prices collapsing from a…

WATCH: Melania Trump Speaks On Assassination Attempt against Her Husband Authored by Ken Silva via Headline USA, Former First Lady Melania Trump released a video Tuesday addressing the assassination attempt against Donald…

Debate Post-Mortem: Trump Was Trump, Harris Held Up, And Moderators Played Partisan Tricks The initial reaction to last night’s debate was that Trump was Trump, the moderators became debaters, and Harris, while…

Crude Tumbles As Biden’s Dept of Energy Makes Mockery of Private Data; Cushing Draws 9 Of Past 10 Weeks If ever in doubt whether the Biden admin will rig and manipulate “data”…

The bloc still relies on Moscow for 18% of its imports, according to a European Commission report Despite a drastic reduction in EU gas imports from Russia, member states still rely heavily…

The pop star was offered a child and cat benefits after her endorsement of VP Kamala Harris for US president Tech mogul Elon Musk has offered to father a child with Taylor…

Footage shows Kiev’s forces in the Russian region retreating under heavy pressure Russian forces appear to be pushing Ukrainian troops back in a Kiev-controlled area of Russia’s Kursk Region, footage circulating online…

Bundeswehr air-defense systems and artillery stocks have plummeted due to weapons shipments to Ukraine, a new study has found Germany is unlikely to be able to stand up to Russia in the…

The US and its allies are acting “on false intelligence,” Tehran’s foreign minister has said Iran did not supply Russia with ballistic missiles, despite what the “sanctions addicts” in the West claim,…

India’s national security advisor is in Russia for a meeting of the grouping’s security officials Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval spoke on Wednesday of an “urgent need” to reform multilateralism in…

Ukraine has called on New Delhi to play a more robust role in peacemaking efforts if it aims for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council  Ukraine believes India should be…

Artificial intelligence could pose a threat to human existence, according to Patriarch Kirill Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has warned of the challenges that the rapid development of…

Russian troops repelled the special forces deployed for the operation and also sank eight US-made Willard Sea Force boats, according to Moscow Moscow’s forces have repelled a Ukrainian attempt to seize a…

The anniversary of the attacks on 9-11 presents a day to reflect, remember and pay tribute to those we lost.   I am sure most of us remember exactly where we were at…

The Dangers Of Money Printing: Thomas Jefferson And The Financial Panic Of 1819 Authored by Mike Maharrey via Money Metals, To steal a phrase from Thomas Jefferson, the Federal Reserve and the…

Beijing maintains a conservative economic agenda in its relations with the continent, while finding it increasingly difficult to avoid a political confrontation with the West The ninth forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)…

The winner of the ABC presidential debate was President Donald Trump, not because there was anything he needed to say in order to win the debate, but simply because the transparency of…

The situation in Kenya has been sparked by industrial action over a proposed 30-year lease deal between the government and Adani Group Hundreds of travelers are stranded at Kenya’s biggest international airport…

Israeli Black Hawk Down In Rafah, Several Dead & Injured An Israeli Black Hawk helicopter has gone down while engaged in operations in south Gaza, which is a first of the war…

Patriarch Kirill has weighed in on the Paris Olympics, accusing it of celebrating spiritual decline The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, has for the first time commented…

**BUMPED** Today, Tuesday September 11, 2024, is the 1,332nd day of Joe Biden in office. It is also the 12th anniversary of the attack at a U.S. embassy outpost in Benghazi, Libya,…

The scientist warned the US president that Germany might be able to develop an atomic weapon A letter from Albert Einstein warning the US president that Nazi Germany might be able to…

The Ukrainian government allegedly sought help in fighting Russia from jihadists in Syria The US should stop Ukraine from seeking help from foreign terrorists, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told RT…

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has suggested signing a treaty consisting of 16 articles agreed upon by Yerevan The Armenian government has offered to sign a 16-article peace agreement with Azerbaijan, Prime Minister…

Warren Buffett’s Dumping Of Bank Of America Slows  94-year-old Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has been on a multi-month selling spree of Bank of America shares, raising many questions about the motivation behind abruptly dumping billions of dollars…

Three UAVs have been brought down by air defenses in Murmansk Region, the official has said The northern Russian region of Murmansk has come under attack by Ukrainian UAVs, Governor Andrey Chibis…

The former president has condemned ABC News for letting Kamala Harris “say anything she wanted” Former US President Donald Trump has criticized the “dishonest” moderation of his debate with Vice President Kamala…

Futures, Dollar Slide After Presidential Debate As CPI Looms US futures, the dollar and treasury yields are all lower post-Debate and pre-CPI but off session lows. As of 8:00am, S&P futures are…

Gas, Coal Rule U.S. Grid Despite Transition Push Authored by Irina Slav via oilprice.com, Natural gas and coal remain the sources of over half of U.S. electricity generation despite a massive government-sponsored…

Abandoned Cybertruck Becomes Unlikely Tourist Destination After Going Viral On Reddit And Google Maps An abandoned Cybertruck in Seattle has become an unlikely tourist destination, with the stranded vehicle’s attention-grabbing appearance turning…

Core Inflation Comes In Hotter Than Expected, Collapsing Odds Of 50bps Rate Cut Following last month’s modest miss in CPI which sparked speculation about a 50bps cut, which was then boosted by…

France launched a probe into Telegram because the platform ignored demands to identify cybercriminals, Laure Beccuau claims The case against the CEO of Telegram messaging app, Pavel Durov, is “exemplary” with regard…

Washington and the OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights are seeking to trigger mass protests, the SVR claims The US wants to use a European election monitor to kickstart mass…

Democrats Aren’t Creating Disorder; They’re Preserving It… Authored by Jonathan Turley, In 1968, in the midst of Democratic convention riots, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley famously declared, “The policeman isn’t there to create disorder;…

Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Recalled Eggs Spreads Across Nine States The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have issued urgent warnings concerning a…

Moscow would prefer the Russian president’s name be kept out of US domestic politics, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Moscow is unhappy about the use of President Vladimir Putin’s name in US…

The federal government has increased security in Manipur, where ethnic violence has claimed hundreds of lives since last year New Delhi has deployed thousands of troops to the northeastern Indian state of…