Category: Russia

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As the USD continues to weaken, what does Trump get out of mediating a Russia-Ukraine peace deal?

As I write, the EUR/USD is at 1.17139. The EUR/USD has been increasing since 4:00 am when it read 1.16823. All eyes are on Anchorage, Alaska as U.S. president Donald Trump is set to meet Russian Federation president Vladimir Putin to discuss a resolution of Russia’s war with Ukraine. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not … Continue reading As the USD continues to weaken, what does Trump get out of mediating a Russia-Ukraine peace deal?

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Interbank market news scan: Two-year falls below four percent and Zelensky gets sonned.

The takeaway: Trump flexes his strongman muscle and boxing skills … Yesterday’s dressing down of Volodymyr Zelensky, president of Ukraine, by U.S. President Donald Trump, I am sure, caught many a viewer off guard. The sitting room where the President has a photo-op chit chat with other world leaders tends to look staged with phony … Continue reading Interbank market news scan: Two-year falls below four percent and Zelensky gets sonned.

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Trump’s America First Trade Policy: Applying Law to the Manifest Destiny Narrative.

There is mumbling amongst the narrative class that legal action is being prepared to address some of President Donald Trump’s executive orders issued yesterday. I cannot say with specificity that Mr. Trump’s America First Trade Policy is among the executive orders targeted for legal action. I am particularly focused on the portion of his America … Continue reading Trump’s America First Trade Policy: Applying Law to the Manifest Destiny Narrative.

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Interbank Market News Scan: The real free market is the one between commodities owners, merchants, and traders.

You would swear that America has a labor centric economic policy especially when jobs day comes around. The labor centric sentiment is fleeting. The inordinate amount of attention that is given to the Federal Reserve and monetary policy tells me its more about the financial markets and a lot less about the labor markets. Continue reading Interbank Market News Scan: The real free market is the one between commodities owners, merchants, and traders.