What if Russia was acting to defend itself? What if the Ukraine is being used to circumvent international treaties by virtue of never having signed-up to those treaties? Kind of difficult to believe is it not? Well here is a former American ...

Russia's Lavrov: Geographical objectives of special operation in Ukraine have changed from...

I was going to take issue with you ... but I see many others already did that. There is one thing that you should remember about this 'war' in the Ukraine and that is that we ordinary people will not know the truth until it no longer matters. My own ...

Russia's Lavrov: Geographical objectives of special operation in Ukraine have changed from...

Rather like the Americans and Europeans... "these high fuel prices are because Russia invaded the Ukraine". No mention of the fact that most of the EU stopped buying fuel from their major supplier, nor that Russia was cut-off from financial ...

Russia's Lavrov: Geographical objectives of special operation in Ukraine have changed from...

... because the BoE have proved time and time again that they are good commentators on what they should have done

Bailey: Bringing inflation back to the 2% target, no ifs no buts

This goes to show that Xi still considers The West to be an exploit-only opportunity. A couple of hours reading the Biden life-manual and he would figure out how to use democracy to its full effect.

Xi faces surprise revolt from Chinese home buyers on mortgage boycott

More than a decade ago, they did decide that borrowing money for free was not good business ... so they put the bank rate up to 0.1%. Six months later they had to put it back down to zero..... The value of the ¥ on the FX market. Do not ...

PM Kishida, BOJ chief discuss rapid fall of yen as 'matter of concern'

Greece.....? Didn't they vote-in Syriza, who promised all good things? Didn't they vow to exit the EU ... and to reject the €uro in favour of the Drachma? Oh wait ... Alexis Tsipras now has only one testicle and seems to have changed his mind. ...

Statement after the ad hoc meeting of the ECB Governing Council

Same thing happened in the Netherlands IIRC

Statement after the ad hoc meeting of the ECB Governing Council

More members are threatening to leave the EuroZone See, expect to wake up with a dead horse-head Mr. Draghi .. Mr. Orban

Statement after the ad hoc meeting of the ECB Governing Council

...nothing to do with rig-workers not being able to get to the drill sites then?

Yellen: Biden supports legislative measures that could lower inflation

Ms Yellen proudly wearing her Democrat badge today.... I switched off just after she thanked Biden for bringing jobs back to America

Yellen: Biden supports legislative measures that could lower inflation

The trouble with these people, in the 'Fed', is that they are too close to the problems. They go to college, learn all about economics and money systems and read the works of 'learned' predecessors but don't maintain an awareness of what is going on ...

Yellen Biographer Says Excerpts Mischaracterized Her Views

This guy Yergin is pumping the official line.... "Russia will no longer be an energy superpower" ... really? The world's second biggest exporter of oil no longer a superpower. If the world can afford to lose 10% of its supply I will be very ...

Yergin: The Lack of China at Davos is Significant

It is comforting to know that they have realised this is happening. Oh really... No mention that maybe they should have done something at the last meeting? No thinking about doing it immediately before too many people start asking why they haven't ...

Account of the monetary policy meeting of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank...

Two down-votes....! This man Zelensky pushed his own population into the front line. He free-issued rifles and ammunition to anyone who wanted it. He published details about making Molotov cocktails (petrol bombs) on television. He urged Ukrainians ...

We are also harming ourselves

Yeah... the sooner Zelensky goes the better for everybody

We are also harming ourselves

It is all part of the plan. Some has to be 'found' to distract from the rest that gets through.

500 Kilos of Cocaine Found in Coffee Bags at Nespresso Factory

Now you now why Nespresso is so popular!

500 Kilos of Cocaine Found in Coffee Bags at Nespresso Factory

That requires only that they accelerator be in good condition. That is a simple and low-tech maintenance task.

Russian Foreign Ministry: Will not use nuclear weapons in Ukraine

...not this week, at least.

Russian Foreign Ministry: Will not use nuclear weapons in Ukraine