Source link Asset managers have been selling their positions at the fastest pace in a year this month, the outlet says Investors are selling US dollar positions at the fastest rate in a year as they expect lower rates next year after the US Federal Reserve ends its aggressive campaign of interest-rate hikes, the Financial […]
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Israel to hit Hamas ‘with full force’ after truce ends – Netanyahu — RT World News
Source link The prime minister said he would delay the resumption of hostilities by one additional day for every ten hostages released Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signaled that Israel is prepared to extend the current truce with Hamas but warned that West Jerusalem will resume its offensive after it is over. Meanwhile, the armed […]
‘Death rate’ of UK businesses rising – report — RT Business News
Source link A record number of businesses closed across the UK last year, according to a new report by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released this week. ONS data shows that the number of so-called ‘business deaths’ increased from 328,000 to 345,000 between 2021 and 2022. That led to an increase in the ‘death […]
War with Hamas damaging Israel’s economy – Moody’s — RT Business News
Source link The country spends $270 million a day on the military campaign in Gaza, according to the credit rating agency The war with the Palestinian militant group Hamas is costing Israel at least $269 million a day and is expected to hit the country’s economy harder than previous conflicts, ratings agency Moody’s has said […]
US Senate announces vote on Ukraine aid — RT World News
Source link The White House is trying to push through $106bn in funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced on Sunday that he will hold a vote on President Joe Biden’s request for billions of dollars in assistance for Ukraine and Israel during the first week of December. The […]
Musk to meet Israeli president — RT World News
Source link Elon Musk, the owner of the X (formerly Twitter) social media network, is set to meet with Israeli President Isaac Herzog to discuss the anti-Jewish sentiments and the ways to tackle them on social media, the office of the President of Israel confirmed on Sunday. During the meeting on Monday, they will be […]
‘Russia will not lose’ – EU member state — RT World News
Source link Hungary’s Viktor Orban says the West should accept the “reality” and come up with a plan B Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that the US and the European Union’s strategy of funding Ukraine’s battle with Russia, in hope that an unlikely battlefield loss will bring about a regime change in Moscow, is […]
Hamas attack was originally planned for April – media — RT World News
Source link The assault was called off, and the Israeli military considered it a false alarm, the nation’s Channel 12 reports The Gaza-based Palestinian militant group, Hamas, had originally sought to carry out its attack against Israel on the Jewish holiday of Passover, which fell on April 5 this year, Israel’s Channel 12 TV broadcaster […]
Would anything change for the US and the world if Biden wasn’t president? — RT World News
Source link The US president’s career could have ended before it started, but the system that produced him would have found another reprobate It’s sometimes interesting to play “what if,” especially with pivotal moments that didn’t seem so meaningful at the time. For instance, what if Adolf Hitler had become a successful artist? More recently […]
Netanyahu was protecting Hamas – WaPo — RT World News
Source link Israeli prime minister had stopped any attempt to remove the Palestinian militant group from Gaza, a historian told the newspaper Benjamin Netanyahu has had an “odd symbiosis” with the Palestinian militant group Hamas that has ruled Gaza for the decades he has been Israel’s prime minister, the Washington Post (WaPo) reported on Sunday, […]
Most French people have positive views of Napoleon’s legacy – poll — RT World News
Source link A survey has revealed a nuanced opinion of the former emperor and military commander among the modern French population A significant percentage of modern France approves of the legacy left behind by the French emperor and military commander, Napoleon Bonaparte, according to the findings of a recent poll. The Ridley Scott-directed movie ‘Napoleon’ […]
Germany in ‘serious crisis’ – top politician — RT World News
Source link Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government is “completely helpless,” head of Bavaria Markus Soeder says German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his cabinet have led Germany into a “serious national crisis,” Markus Soeder, the prime minister of the nation’s most populous state, Bavaria, told journalists on Saturday. Berlin can now hardly find a way out of […]
Greece imposes Taiwan ban – media — RT World News
Source link The country’s officials should avoid ‘indirect recognition of Taiwanese independence,’ Athens reportedly told its diplomats Greece has warned its public officials not to attend events or ceremonies hosted by Taiwan to avoid possible diplomatic problems with its key trading partner, China, a report by the Japan-based Nikkei Asia has said. While the European […]
Cocoa prices near 50-year highs — RT Business News
Source link Prices for cocoa soared to their highest level in nearly half a century this week amid declining global supply, according to trading data. New York futures for the key chocolate-making ingredient rose above $4,200 per metric ton, the highest price for the commodity since September 1977, surpassing the 2011 peak that resulted from […]
Former England, Barcelona football boss dies — RT World News
Source link Terry Venables, known to many as ‘El Tel,’ led England to the semi-finals of Euro ‘96 in a distinguished management career Former England football manager Terry Venables, for years one of the most buoyant personalities in British sport, has died at the age of 80 after a long illness, his family confirmed on […]