Section: US & Canada
Fed Reveals What Could Bring Earlier Rate Hikes (DIA, SPX, SPY, QQQ, TLT, IWM)
If the Fed keeps moving towards its goal, interest rates could rise sooner than expected. This is the message from the minutes from the Fed’s July 29-30 FOMC meeting, which were just released. Notably, the some members of the FOMC said: “With respect to monetary policy over the medium run, participants generally agreed that labor...
Separatists In East Ukraine Reportedly Shoot Down Another Military Plane
A Ukrainian military spokesman said on Tuesday that separatists in eastern Ukraine have shot down a government fighter plane, Reuters reports. — This is breaking news. Check back later for updates. …read more Source: The Huffington...
Idled Russian Aid Convoy Gets Back on the Road to Ukraine
Twelve trucks in the convoy passed through a Russian border checkpoint, but will still need to be checked by Red Cross and Ukrainian border officials. …read more Source: The New York...
Russia vows naval expansion to counter NATO; move in response to Ukraine tensions
Russia is crafting a way to bolster its naval capabilities over the next six years, a move Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Wednesday is a response to tensions with NATO. “These proposals must ensure that our forces are reequipped with modern weapons and military equipment,” Russian news agencies quoted Shoigu … …read...
4 Moscow McDonald’s closed for alleged sanitary violations
The charges follow an exchange of economic sanctions between Russia and the West over Ukraine. …read more Source: USA...
Ukraine: What Does Footage Tell Us?
Jonathan Marcus examines what the latest footage tells us about the battle for Ukraine. …read more Source: The Boston...
Letter: Conflict raging in Ukraine
Re: Two sides to conflict raging in Ukraine, Aug. 16. I support what former ambassador James Bissett wrote in his letter. And, very importantly too, I truly believe that Canada’s main media must disengage themselves from the entities which influence and thus dictate what is written in our newspapers. As mentioned in his letter, “… Russia...
Russia’s Sanctions Begin to Bite
Carlsberg relies on Russia for 35% of its profits and the Ukraine crisis is beginning to hurt. The Danish brewer has warned operating profit will be lower than last year – shares fell almost 6% as a result. Sanctions are not directly to blame in Carlsberg’s case – it’s more about Russia’s weakening economy. But for...
Europe’s Food Industry Looks to Compensate for Russian Embargo
The European Commission is taking exceptional measures to help fruit and vegetable growers reeling from a new Russian embargo against selected food imports. The aim is to avoid a glut in local European markets, as the West and Russia fight an economic war over the crisis in Ukraine. You need a heavy coat to walk around the cavernous warehouse of...
Ukrainian government troops make major gains
Government troops fought to gain control of the rebel-held city of Donetsk and a key highway in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday — battles that left 34 residents and nine troops dead in just 24 hours, authorities said. …read more Source:...
