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IMF Says U.S. Dollar Overvalued Again; Yuan Sticks To Fundamentals
For the fourth time in four years, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said the U.S. dollar is overvalued. The IMF's latest External Sector Report, however, reveals China's yuan is in line with fundamentals. For the fourth time in four years, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said the U.S. dollar is overvalued. The IMF's latest External Sector Report, however, reveals China's yuan is in line with fundamentals. -
European Union Scores Win vs. Trump And His Tariffs
The Europeans are under no illusion the temporary truce it agreed to with president Donald Trump means the threat of Trump's temper tantrum-driven tariffs against them is over for good. The Europeans are under no illusion the temporary truce it agreed to with president Donald Trump means the threat of Trump's temper tantrum-driven tariffs against them is over for good. -
Corporate Bond Defaults In China Hit New Record in June
The number of corporate bond defaults in China is expected zoom to a record high by the end of the year, another chilling dedicator that Asia's largest economy is slowing down amid a painful government crackdown of shadow financing firms. The number of corporate bond defaults in China is expected zoom to a record high by the end of the year, another chilling dedicator that Asia's largest economy is slowing down amid a painful government crackdown of shadow financing firms. -
ADIC, the German DARPA, Is A Go for This Year
Germany will soon organize its own version of the renowned U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), which responsible for developing emerging technologies that will maintain the military superiority of the United States Armed Forces. Germany will soon organize its own version of the renowned U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), which responsible for developing emerging technologies that will maintain the military superiority of the United States Armed Forces. -
U.S. Intelligence Experts are Alarmed Trump Behaves Like A Russian Spy
The shameful -- some say treasonous -- spectacle of the president of the United States spouting sedition and debasing himself by the side of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is confirming fears Donald Trump is being blackmailed by Russia. The shameful -- some say treasonous -- spectacle of the president of the United States spouting sedition and debasing himself by the side of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is confirming fears Donald Trump is being blackmailed by Russia. -
Microsoft Earns $100 Billion Annual Revenues, A First
Microsoft reported annual revenues in excess of $100 billion for the fiscal year 2018 ending June 30, the first time it's reached this summit in its four-decade-old history. Microsoft reported annual revenues in excess of $100 billion for the fiscal year 2018 ending June 30, the first time it's reached this summit in its four-decade-old history. -
FBI Asserts Top Trump Campaign Aide Carter Page Is A Russian Spy
Carter Page, an ex-foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump, didn't deny outright FBI allegations he collaborated and conspired with the Russian government but instead said these claims are "misleading." Carter Page, an ex-foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump, didn't deny outright FBI allegations he collaborated and conspired with the Russian government but instead said these claims are "misleading." -
North Korea Has Materials It Needs To Make Nuclear Bombs, Says Top U.S. General
North Korea still retains all the fissile material it needs to make nuclear bombs and hasn't slowed-down production of this critical commodity, revealed U.S. Army Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, the highest ranking general in Korea. North Korea still retains all the fissile material it needs to make nuclear bombs and hasn't slowed-down production of this critical commodity, revealed U.S. Army Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, the highest ranking general in Korea. -
Tainted Made in China Medicines Endanger Babies And The Elderly
A pair of shocking scandals involving tainted medicines made in China by Chinese firms is threatening two of the most vulnerable populations in the country: babies and the elderly. A pair of shocking scandals involving tainted medicines made in China by Chinese firms is threatening two of the most vulnerable populations in the country: babies and the elderly. -
We Now Have A Currency War On Our Hands, Thanks To Trump
We've been so focused on Trump's trade war that we forgot another -- but more damaging -- war has crept up on us: a currency war between China and the United States. We've been so focused on Trump's trade war that we forgot another -- but more damaging -- war has crept up on us: a currency war between China and the United States.