WELLINGTON – New Zealand and the European Union signed a free trade agreement overnight Sunday after negotiations were completed in 2022, with expectations it will come into force in the first half of 2024. New Zealand‘s Minister for Trade and Export Growth Damien O’Connor said the trade deal will cut costs and support exporters to grow ...
The problem here not that the central bank is “setting” the “wrong” interest rate. The problem is the Fed has long been relentlessly forcing down interest rates to satisfy various politically determined “needs.” Original Article: “Wall Street to the Fed: ...
Every quarterly earnings season, we hear the same thing on CNBC and other media outlets. “Earnings are going to be rough this quarter.” Blah, blah, blah. After decades of technical, fundamental, and historical research, I’ve concluded that the games on ...
The AI rally looks set to take a breather. But the rally in oil may just be getting started. All bets are off for the stock market when the Fed meets later in July. But, until then, stocks retain an ...
BEIRUT — Syria’s information ministry said on Saturday it had cancelled the accreditation of two local journalists working for Britain’s BBC over what it said was “false” and “politicized” coverage. The accreditations of an unidentified correspondent and camera operator have ...
SEOUL — It is “absolutely logical” that Japan’s plan to release treated radioactive water from its Fukushima nuclear plant is attracting great interest in the region, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, said on Sunday. ...
MEXICO CITY — Mexican oil company Pemex estimates that a deadly fire on a major offshore platform off the southern edge of the Gulf of Mexico has led to the loss of 700,000 barrels of crude oil production so far, ...
BEIJING — US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said 10 hours of bilateral meetings with senior Chinese officials in recent days were “direct” and “productive,” helping stabilize the often rocky relationship as her four-day Beijing trip ended. Before departing China on ...
On this week’s episode, Mark summarizes the many problems with EVs, and focuses on two consequences funded by taxpayer subsidy. Large, overpriced, long range vehicles have been subsidized at the expense of more efficient technological applications. These EVs are significantly heavier ...
Rent control is all the rage with progressives, with several states and localities trying to impose it. However, when people have their property effectively—and legally—stolen, there are long-term consequences. Original Article: “Call Rent Control What It Really Is: Theft“ ...