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Unlike most major economies, Japan has spent much of the 21st century adhering to a doctrine of extremely low interest rates — so low that since 2016, they were actually negative. That changed on Tuesday, March 19, when the Bank of Japan (BoJ) announced the country’s first interest rate hike
US Commander in Afghanistan Abdicates Post, America’s Military Presence Nears End
On July 12, U.S. General Austin “Scott” Miller officially stepped down from his post. He has been one...
Treasury Secretary to Review Climate Change Risk to US Financial System
Janet Yellen, the U.S. Treasury Secretary, has announced that she will be leading an effort by some of...
French Protest as Macron Announces ‘Health Pass’ Vaccine Passport Mandatory for Nearly All Public Life
France will implement vaccine passports across the country starting next month, according to a July 12...
More than 70 Dead in South African Riots Following Jailing of Former President Jacob Zuma
Unrest in South Africa, following the jailing of former president Jacob Zuma, has claimed more than seventy...
US Increasing Surveillance of Chinese Submarines: PRC Think Tank
A Beijing think tank stated in a recently published report that the United States is escalating its surveillance...
Mexican Drug Cartels Laundering Money Through China’s Triads After Championing US Fentanyl Push
America’s deadly fentanyl crisis is championed by Mexico’s notorious drug cartels relying on chemical...
UK to Encourage Use of COVID-19 Vaccine Passports After July 19 Reopening
The UK government had earlier proposed that July 19 would mark the end of all COVID-19 restrictions....
China Buys UK’s Largest Semiconductor Firm, Raising National Security Concerns
With Beijing facing a chip shortage under U.S.-led global technology sanctions, Chinese companies have...
WHO Buys 110 Million Chinese Vaccine Doses Through COVAX Diplomacy Arm
An international vaccine diplomacy effort coordinated by the World Health Organization and the Coalition...