In a time of national emergency, is it time for British PM Gareth Southgate? Many Britons seem to think so after the England manager wrote to supporters reminding them that the nation had come through “enormous challenges before.” Southgate – who has seen his England squad’s plans torn up following the postponement of the 2020 Euro Football Championship due to the coronavirus pandemic – has written […]
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Authored by Bill Blain via MorningPorridge.com, “Vulgar, but not a vulgar as Louis Vuitton, thought Sherman.” Perhaps it’s time to think the unthinkable and close markets for a few weeks? Today we might be seeing a rash of desparate new efforts by central banks to promise liquidity to Treasuries, to pump money into stocks and shares in Norway and Japan… but you have to wonder what […]
Hospitals in northern Italy are on the brink of collapse as doctors struggle with an explosion of coronavirus cases which have overwhelmed the system, according to VICE. Italy has the second-highest number of confirmed cases outside of China, topping 10,000 this week with 631 deaths – roughly 15% of the worldwide toll. In just three weeks since aggressively spreading throughout the region, Italian intensive care units […]
With stocks tumbling, the VIX has, predictably, soared, briefly tipping above 50 intraday on Friday and last trading above 46, surpassing the levels hit during the Volmageddon in Feb 2018 and the highest level since the US credit rating downgrade in August 2011. Just as dramatic is the accelerating VIX term structure inversion, which has pushed the curve to the steepest backwardation since the financial crisis… […]
One of ethereum’s early stars is pinning its future hopes to a blockchain of its own making. Dapper Labs, the startup that raised roughly $39 million from venture capitalists after its brief success with the CryptoKitties collectibles game in late 2017, launched a simulator Thursday for its upcoming Flow blockchain. The move positions Dapper Labs among a number of startups looking to build protocols that will […]
UK 11:03 GMT 03.03.2020(updated 11:16 GMT 03.03.2020) Get short URL Toilet rolls and bottled water have virtually disappeared from shops in Australia after an outbreak of panic buying sparked by the COVID-19 coronavirus. Some UK consumers are set to hit the panic button amid fears of a mass national lockdown. The UK government has outlined new measures to control the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus as […]
29 Feb, 2020 09:29 As tensions in Idlib province reach the boiling point, Turkey has asked Russia to let it fight the Syrian government face-to-face, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan revealed. Erdogan asked Putin “to get out of the way” and let the Turkish troops deal with Syrian President Bashar Assad, the Turkish leader told his AK Party on Saturday. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source
The Palestinian Doctors Association has threatened to take “unprecedented measures” and step up protests against the government, after the Supreme Court ruled to end their strike. The Supreme Court in Ramallah issued a decision to stop the medical association’s strike for the second time, after a decision was issued last week at the government’s request. “There will be unprecedented measures, and I hope that the officials […]
Reiterating his usual rhetoric on Syria, the Turkish leader has ruled out withdrawal from Idlib, where his forces back rebels fighting the government. He also gave Damascus some time to retreat beyond Turkey’s observation posts. “We will not step back in Idlib. We are not the guests in this realm, we are the hosts,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan told a meeting of his AK party on Wednesday.Vowing […]
After over two years of sporadic Israeli air and missile attacks inside Syria, which Syria’s military has been more aggressive in responding to of late, Israel has issued a rare statement revealing its medium to long-term strategy, saying it will soon step up “offensive action” in the country to ensure Iranian fighters depart. Speaking to Ynet News on Wednesday the new Israeli Defense Minister, Naftali Bennett said, “We […]
Israel and its allies in Washington view the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem as the focal points for the implementation of the deal of the century, which aims to liquidate the Palestinian cause. Hence, the process has already started there, with the maps prepared which show the settlements under full Israeli sovereignty, even though they are all illegal under international law. A few days ago, Israeli […]