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24.01.26 - 15:12
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Wall Street Grapples With New Risk: A European Buyers′ Strike (Bloomberg)
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US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told the elites gathered in Davos that the Trump administration believes globalization is “a failed policy” that left America behind. A day later, his boss, President Donald Trump, predicted the US stock market would double from records he openly took credit for....
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24.01.26 - 15:01
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US Pledges To ′Starve′ Iraq Of Oil Revenue If Pro-Iran Parties Join New Government (ZeroHedge)
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US Pledges To 'Starve' Iraq Of Oil Revenue If Pro-Iran Parties Join New Government
Via The Cradle
Washington has threatened to block Iraq's access to its own oil revenue held in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York if representatives of Shia armed parties enjoying support from Iran are included in the next government, Reuters reported Friday.
"The US warning was delivered repeatedly over the past two months by the US Charges d'Affaires in Baghdad, Joshua Harris, in conversations with Iraqi officials and influential Shi'ite leaders," Reuters reported, citing three Iraqi officials and one source familiar with the matter.
via AFP
The threat is part of US President Donald Trump's effort to weaken Iran through a "maximum pressure" campaign of economic sanctions, including on the Islamic Republic's oil exports. Trump also bombed Iran's nuclear sites as part of Israel's unprovoked 12-day war on Iran in June.
Because of US sanctions, few countries can trade with Iran...
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24.01.26 - 14:48
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Trump-Weary Danes Turn to Technology in Boycott of US Brands (Bloomberg)
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Vegemite, the yeasty spread from Australia, gets a passing green checkmark. So does a French bottle of Chateauneuf-du-Pape. But Diet Coke, a favorite of President Donald Trump? To that, a popular new mobile app in Denmark assigns a failing red X — a message to shoppers to put that American stuff back on the shelf....
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