Earlier today, we lamented the latest implosion in Chinese markets, which we discussed in “China Stocks Crash Through ‘Snowball Derivatives’ Trigger Levels Overnight“, in which we pointed out the unprecedented failure of the centrally-planned market to halt its collapse be…

Forces from Russia and Ukraine are fighting, bleeding, and dying in the trenches of Europe’s frozen east. After so much gore, however, the end of this conflict still seems distant, and none in power appear confident that it’ll go their…

In the last few decades, there has been a global shift towards a “cashless world,” a trend that continues to shape financial autonomy. Physical currency is becoming increasingly rare as the majority of the world’s money supply exists in electronic…

SHANGHAI/BEIJING, Jan 19 (Reuters) – For Chinese businessman Han Changming, disruptions to Red Sea freight are threatening the survival of his trading company in the eastern province of Fujian. Han, who exports Chinese-made cars to Africa and imports off-road vehicles from Europe,…

The panic is palpable.  Democrat controlled cities across the nation are experiencing something they might never have experienced before:  Consequences for their terrible criminal prosecution policies.  And, they don’t like.  Not one bit. Democrats have argued for the past couple…

The essential argument used to avoid negotiation and continue support for the war in Ukraine is based on a falsehood. That falsehood, repeated by President Joe Biden, is that when Vladimir Putin decided to invade, he intended to conquer all of Ukraine and…

One bank allegedly handed over information to FBI ‘voluntarily and without any legal process’ EXCLUSIVE: Federal investigators asked banks to search and filter customer transactions by using terms like “MAGA” and “Trump” as part of an investigation into Jan. 6, warning that purchases of “religious…

By Walter Russell Mead Buenos Aires When God was creating Argentina, the story goes, the angels thought he was being unfair. “Lord,” they said, “you are giving this country fertile soil, rich mineral resources, a healthy climate, a wonderful port,…

More than $2.2 trillion in debt is maturing before 2028, and much of that will have to be refinanced at higher rates. The troubled commercial real estate market is bracing for a record amount of maturing loans, boosting the prospect…