## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
Collapse in Global Trade
International trade volumes are negative year-over-year for the first time since the great recession.
The Beginning Of The End Of SWIFT: Russian Banks Join Chinese Alternative Global Payments System
## Cut, baby, cut! ##
BIG W to close 30 stores nationwide (Australia)
Facing closure? Sony Mobile workforce may be cut by 50% by 2020
## War on cash/cashless society/cryptocurrencies ##
Santander’s customers locked out of accounts as app crashes
Money problems will pile up over withdrawal of cash
## Airline death spiral ##
## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
U.S. missile-tracking plane arrives in Okinawa
## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Thai demonstrators protest alleged cheating in election
## Energy/resources ##
Big Oil Is Heading Offshore
## Environment/health ##
Pregnant whale with nearly 50 pounds of plastic in stomach found dead in Italy
## Intelligence/security/
## Japan ##
Japan business confidence drops in April: BOJ survey
Confidence among Japan's biggest manufacturers fell sharply this quarter, the Bank of Japan's quarterly business survey showed Monday, suggesting a stuttering recovery for the world's third-largest economy.
International trade volumes are negative year-over-year for the first time since the great recession.
The Beginning Of The End Of SWIFT: Russian Banks Join Chinese Alternative Global Payments System
Russia can cover its debt dollar for dollar in cash
Russia’s gross international reserves (GIR), including gold, continue to creep upwards and reached $487.1bn as of March 22 – enough to cover Russia’s external debt dollar for dollar in cash.
Russia’s gross international reserves (GIR), including gold, continue to creep upwards and reached $487.1bn as of March 22 – enough to cover Russia’s external debt dollar for dollar in cash.
The Coming Credit Meltdown Will Be As Bad As The Great Depression And The Financial Crisis: Deutsche
## Cut, baby, cut! ##
BIG W to close 30 stores nationwide (Australia)
Facing closure? Sony Mobile workforce may be cut by 50% by 2020
## War on cash/cashless society/cryptocurrencies ##
Santander’s customers locked out of accounts as app crashes
Money problems will pile up over withdrawal of cash
## Airline death spiral ##
U.S. airlines back up after second system glitch in a week
Major U.S. airlines were back up and running on Monday after a system-wide outage delayed hundreds of flights and fired-up customer complaints on social media, the second such disruption in a week.
Climate Change Will Increase Violent Turbulence On Airline Flights
Major U.S. airlines were back up and running on Monday after a system-wide outage delayed hundreds of flights and fired-up customer complaints on social media, the second such disruption in a week.
Climate Change Will Increase Violent Turbulence On Airline Flights
According to the FBI, there was a 66 percent increase in cases of assault reported to the bureau between 2014 and 2017, but many cases go unreported.
Engine Problems Force Singapore Airlines To Ground 2 Boeing Dreamliners
Singapore Airlines has grounded two Boeing 787-10s - better known as the "Dreamliner" - after discovering "premature blade deterioration" on their engines, which were manufactured by Rolls-Royce Co.
American Airlines flight diverted due to 'electrical fumes' odor in cockpit
Singapore Airlines has grounded two Boeing 787-10s - better known as the "Dreamliner" - after discovering "premature blade deterioration" on their engines, which were manufactured by Rolls-Royce Co.
American Airlines flight diverted due to 'electrical fumes' odor in cockpit
## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
U.S. missile-tracking plane arrives in Okinawa
Italy Looks to China
The U.S. and EU may worry about Rome joining the New Silk Road, but it’s their fault.
The U.S. and EU may worry about Rome joining the New Silk Road, but it’s their fault.
## War on Venezuela ##
Is Washington Preparing the Groundwork for a Maidan Scenario in Venezuela?
## Migrants/refugees ##
Four years on, migrants still stranded in Lesbos
## Migrants/refugees ##
Four years on, migrants still stranded in Lesbos
## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Thai demonstrators protest alleged cheating in election
## Energy/resources ##
Big Oil Is Heading Offshore
On the impacts and implications of the upcoming fuel switch. -- RF
Hunger is growing as the world warms faster
Yemen’s Food Prices Soar as Saudi Blockade Limits Imports
Yemen’s Food Prices Soar as Saudi Blockade Limits Imports
Farmland grabs by other countries with too many people. It's not going to end well. -- RF
## Environment/health ##
Pregnant whale with nearly 50 pounds of plastic in stomach found dead in Italy
Butterfly numbers fall by 84% in Netherlands over 130 years – study
European insect populations shrink as farming leaves ‘hardly any room for nature’
European insect populations shrink as farming leaves ‘hardly any room for nature’
## Intelligence/security/
Here Comes The Splinternet: How The EU Is Helping Break Apart The Internet
Chelsea Manning Has Sacrificed Everything Twice
Chelsea Manning Has Sacrificed Everything Twice
Since returning to prison on March 8, Manning has spent 22 hours each day in total isolation at William G. Truesdale Adult Detention Center in Alexandria, Va.
US hackers helped UAE spy on Al Jazeera chairman: Reuters
Reuters investigation finds American hackers helped UAE spy on BBC host, Al Jazeera chairman and Arab journalists.
Reuters investigation finds American hackers helped UAE spy on BBC host, Al Jazeera chairman and Arab journalists.
## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
Thus, roughly 80 percent of the time, the term was evoked to describe people under military control of Israel or the US.
Muellergate and the Discreet Lies of the Bourgeoisie
Muellergate and the Discreet Lies of the Bourgeoisie
The law would require social media sites like Facebook to carry warnings on posts the government deems false and remove comments against “public interest”.
CNN And WaPo Demand That Trump Further Escalate Tensions With Russia
## Systemic breakdown/collapse/
Biblical Anxieties
## Systemic breakdown/collapse/
Biblical Anxieties
## Japan ##
Japan business confidence drops in April: BOJ survey
Confidence among Japan's biggest manufacturers fell sharply this quarter, the Bank of Japan's quarterly business survey showed Monday, suggesting a stuttering recovery for the world's third-largest economy.
## China ##
Chinese tech faces an innovation reality check as the economy cools and start-ups stumble
Even after a banner year for venture capital funding, some investors predict that as many as 90 per cent of Chinese tech start-ups are doomed to fail.
## UK ##
Sailors could use jetpacks to ambush rival ships, says Defence Secretary
Chinese tech faces an innovation reality check as the economy cools and start-ups stumble
Even after a banner year for venture capital funding, some investors predict that as many as 90 per cent of Chinese tech start-ups are doomed to fail.
In bringing his much-remarked Belt and Road Initiative to the center of Europe, the Chinese president has faced the Continent with the most fundamental question it will have to resolve in coming decades: Where does it stand as a trans–Atlantic partner with the U.S. and — as of Xi’s European tour — the western flank of the Eurasian landmass?
Sailors could use jetpacks to ambush rival ships, says Defence Secretary
London Real Estate Suffers Largest Drop In A Decade
## US ##
The Fed Guarantees No Recession for 10 Years, Permanent Uptrend for Stocks and Housing
The Fed Guarantees No Recession for 10 Years, Permanent Uptrend for Stocks and Housing
Retail Sales Flop in February but January Revised Higher
There's a retirement crisis in America where most will be unable to afford a 'solid life'
The three "legs" of the retirement "stool" (private savings, pensions, and Social Security) are all in dire shape.
There's a retirement crisis in America where most will be unable to afford a 'solid life'
The three "legs" of the retirement "stool" (private savings, pensions, and Social Security) are all in dire shape.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.