Systematic Destruction of Monuments to Exiled Poles, Lithuanians, and Fallen Finnish Soldiers in Russia

2023-10-22 14:08:00 At the Prince Vladimirsky cemetery in Vladimir, a memorial to the victims of Soviet repression was dismantled. About this on October 13 reported Greek Catholic priest Ilya Astapov, the publication Argument drew attention to the post. Astapov noted that one of the tablets was dedicated to the memory of Archimandrite of the Ukrainian … Read more

Philadelphia Fed President Harker advocates holding interest rates ‘where they are’

2023-10-13 16:06:20 Patrick Harker President Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, August 24, 2023. David A. Grogan | CNBC Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Patrick Harker said Friday he thinks the central bank can stop raising interest rates. “Absent a stark turn in what I see in the data and hear from contacts … I believe that … Read more

The Rising Prices of Residential Apartment Rents: Insights from Real Estate Specialist Sultan Al-Jabali

2023-10-12 18:26:38 Al-Marsad newspaper: Real estate specialist Sultan Al-Jabali revealed the reason for the high prices for residential apartment rents. Al-Jabali said during his interview on the Ya Hala program: Less than a year ago, we noticed a significant increase in real estate prices because real estate owners became developers, so they began constructing apartments … Read more

“Fuel prices will be determined in Riyadh.” A Bloomberg report on comparing Saudi Arabia to America and Russia in leading the oil markets sparks reaction.

2023-09-28 07:53:48 Al-Marsad newspaper: Activists on social media circulated a report published by Bloomberg entitled “Fuel prices will be determined for the winter in Riyadh,” which sparked a reaction. “Saudi Arabia — more than Russia, the United States, or even OPEC+ as a whole — will determine the direction of oil for the rest of … Read more

Dimon warns that Fed could still lift interest rates sharply from here

2023-09-26 16:16:48 Jamie Dimon, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., speaks during the event Chase for Business The Experience – Miami hosted by JP Morgan Chase Bank for small business owners at The Wharf in Miami, Florida, U.S., February 8, 2023. Marco Bello | Archyde.com JPMorgan Chase CEO … Read more

Some soft commodity prices are surging, adding to consumer woes

2023-09-25 17:02:14 A farmer cutting a cocoa pod to collect the beans inside on a farm in Azaguie, Ivory Coast, on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Surging prices for soft commodities, from orange juice to live cattle, are complicating the inflation picture. A host of agricultural commodities have climbed in … Read more

Controversial Seizure of History Textbook on Stalin’s Deportation Sparks Outrage in Chechnya

2023-09-23 12:59:00 The Chairman of the Chechen Parliament, Magomed Daudov (known as Lord), said that in the region, all copies of a history textbook for 10 grades, which was criticized because of the section on Stalin’s deportation of the peoples of the USSR, were seized from schools. Post this appeared in Daudov’s telegram channel. “I … Read more

Fed interest rate moves affected by government shutdown

2023-09-20 17:49:48 An eagle sculpture stands on the facade of the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images A looming government shutdown could prevent the Federal Reserve from raising rates in November, but not for the reason you might think, according to Bank of America. Not … Read more