Joe Biden delivered a scathing critique of the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic during a drive-in rally in Philadelphia, telling his supporters that the future of the country is in the hands of Pennsylvania voters. “Pennsylvania is critical to this election,” the former vice president said, as supporters honked their car horns in […] Read more
Ukrainians on Sunday voted in local elections that were considered a test for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and likely dealt a setback to his party, according to early polls. The former comedian took office last year and promised to uproot endemic corruption and shore up a worsening economy. But out of nine major cities and regional […] Read more
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors seal. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images A Democratic sweep in the coming U.S. elections will likely unleash more fiscal stimulus, but it could also cause the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates earlier than expected, said a Morgan Stanley portfolio manager. The first rate hike by the Fed could […] Read more
Over the years we have been told that the forthcoming Presidential election will be the most important in American history. Notwithstanding those comments, the frequently stated goals of the current Democratic presidential campaign would bring about the most monumental changes, since the election of 1860! Arguably, the most important of those changes would be the […] Read more
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday that he would seek a no-deal Brexit unless there is a fundamental change of approach from the European Union. “Unless there’s a fundamental change of approach, we’re going to go to the Australia solution, and we should do it with great confidence,” Johnson said, accord to Reuters, after negotiators failed […] Read more
The forthcoming U.S. election matters not only for the American people and the country’s economy; the outcome of the vote in November will also have a significant impact across the Atlantic. Europe’s financial markets and economic prospects will be affected by whoever enters (or remains) in the White House after the vote, according to economists […] Read more
Stock market analysts in Asia clearly do not agree on who will win the U.S. presidential election. But they’re pretty unified on how they plan to play it. CNBC asked 30 strategists a series of questions about the U.S. election and their current investments, offering them anonymity in exchange for their views. All 30 respondents were […] Read more
The following article is a product of watching every minute of the First Presidential Debate, taking copious notes, and reviewing other written and spoken commentaries. It will begin with some general observations, review discussions of the most consequential topics, and close with some specific observations. To begin with, calling the program a “debate” is […] Read more
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden had their first chance to challenge each other face to face. They did — a lot. Hardly a minute went by in the 90-minute brawl without one of the candidates angrily interrupting the other, whether on the coronavirus pandemic, the Supreme Court, the economy or anything […] Read more
Germany has come under increasing pressure to pull the plug on its controversial giant gas pipeline project with Russia, following the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny. Experts say Berlin is unlikely to do so for now, however, given the Nord Stream 2 project is over 94% completed after almost a decade’s construction, […] Read more
