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Newly-Appointed Governor’s First Actions Massively Call into Question Fed Independence During FOMC
Political Economy

Newly-Appointed Governor’s First Actions Massively Call into Question Fed Independence During FOMC

September 26, 2025September 26, 2025

Following the recent September Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, a commentary by Euro Pacific Asset Management suggests that…

Silicon Valley Bank CEO’s Testimony Highlights Major Problem-Realities in American Finance
ArchivesUS Economy

Silicon Valley Bank CEO’s Testimony Highlights Major Problem-Realities in American Finance

May 16, 2023June 29, 2023

Set for a grilling before Congress at 10:00 AM Eastern Time, a written testimony from Greg Becker, former CEO…

First Republic Bank Becomes Second-Largest Failed US Bank—and Other Economic News
ArchivesUS Economy

First Republic Bank Becomes Second-Largest Failed US Bank—and Other Economic News

May 2, 2023June 29, 2023

VARESE, Italy. May 2nd, 2023. After Silicon Valley, Signature, and Silvergate banks failed and were seized by the US…

What Happens Now After the Bank Failures? Fed Between a Rock and a Hard Place
ArchivesGlobal Economy

What Happens Now After the Bank Failures? Fed Between a Rock and a Hard Place

March 16, 2023July 13, 2023

Whether they admit it or not, the US Federal Reserve has been left juggling priorities of whether to ensure…


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Putin Proposes an Extension to the New START Nuclear Deal Through to 2027

Julien Torres October 4, 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that his government will adhere to the NEW START treaty with the US…

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July Tariff Revenues Generate a Meager One-Fourth of Deficit Spending Increase

Andy Corbley September 8, 2025

Despite year-over-year revenue from import duties growing 252% compared to July of last year, government inlays were dwarfed by…

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Israel’s Destruction of Palestinian Olive Trees: Security Meets Environmental Warfare

Suzanne Latre August 28, 2025

At dawn on Monday, Israeli military bulldozers entered the Nablus area. They began uprooting thousands of olive trees, which…

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