Bank of Canada Holds Rate At 5%, As Expected, Sees Excess Demand Easing But Prepared To Hike More If Needed In a day when we have seen some unexpected monetary policy decisions, including a surprise outburst from Erdogan who flip-flopped on Erdoganomics and said that Turkey may “reduce inflation with tight monetary policy” something he […]
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Bank of Canada Holds Rate At 5%, As Expected, Sees Excess Demand Easing But Prepared To Hike More If Needed
Saudi Foreign Minister visits Assad, further easing Syria isolation
Syrian President, Bashar Al-Assad, received Saudi Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, in Damascus on Tuesday, Syrian state media reported, in the most significant step yet towards ending Syria's decade-long regional isolation, Reuters reports. Bin Farhan landed earlier on Tuesday for the first visit of a top Saudi diplomat to Damascus since ties were ruptured […]
China Signals It Is Easing COVID Restrictions After Widespread Protests
Several major cities have loosened the constraints despite a continued rise in coronavirus cases. Source Views: 0
Japan Maintains Monetary Easing Despite Inflation Reaching 40-Year High
Japan’s core consumer inflation rose 3.6 percent in October, the highest level in 40 years, driven by a weaker yen and rising import costs as the central bank kept its monetary easing policy in place. The nationwide core consumer price index (CPI), which excludes volatile fresh food items, exceeded the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ’s) 2 […]
Why The West Is Easing Its Sanctions On Russia
If you ask a random EU official if the bloc should continue trying to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, you will invariably get a positive answer. Source Views: 0
Iran ready to resume tension-easing talks with Saudi Arabia
Iran’s foreign minister on Thursday announced Tehran’s readiness to take part in the next round of tension-easing talks with Saudi Arabia brokered by Iraq, Anadolu Agency reported. Addressing a joint press conference with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein in Tehran, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Tehran presented “a set of practical proposals” to Riyadh, which were viewed […]
Tehran considers easing visa rules for Afghan nationals
TEHRAN – The Foreign Ministry Director-General for West Asia has said that Iran considers easing visa rules for Afghan nationals. “Facilitation of the legal entry of Afghan citizens into Iran is the best way to combat illegal entry, human trafficking, and many norm-breaking behaviors,” ISNA quoted Seyyed Rasoul Mousavi as saying on Wednesday. “Today (Tuesday), only […]
Sydney Begins Easing Lockdown After 106 Days of ‘Blood, Sweat, and No Beers’
(AFP) — Elated Sydneysiders were emerging from almost four months of “blood, sweat and no beers” early Monday as a long coronavirus lockdown was lifted in Australia’s largest city. Sydney’s more than five million residents have been subjected to a 106-day lockdown, designed to limit the march of the highly transmissible Delta variant. With new […]
Indian variant fears raise questions over easing of restrictions in England
In the UK, the alarming spread of the Indian variant of coronavirus is calling into question the further easing of lockdown measures. A total lifting of restrictions in England is pencilled in for June 21. But the number of confirmed cases of the strain hit more than 3,400 on Thursday, a rise of 2,000 in […]
DHS Warns That Terrorists Could ‘Exploit’ Easing Of Covid Restrictions & Attack Large Gatherings
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is warning that terrorists might start attacking mass gatherings as coronavirus restrictions are relaxed in some states. On Friday the DHS released the new National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin: “Violent extremists may seek to exploit the easing of COVID-19-related restrictions across the United States to conduct attacks against […]
EU states continue easing Covid-19 travel curbs as Portugal & Italy welcome back some foreign visitors
As of Sunday, travelers from Israel, the UK and the EU will no longer have to quarantine when they visit Italy as long as they test negative for Covid-19, the Italian government said, as Europe prepares for the return of tourism. Italy will also extend its list of routes for so-called ‘Covid-free’ flights to include […]
Easing Lockdown, Israel Reopens Some Venues Exclusively for Vaccinated
Following a two month nationwide lockdown, hotels, gyms and swimming pools in Israel reopened Sunday for vaccinated and recovered coronavirus patients, while other venues including museums and shopping malls reopened to all public. Israel’s newly launched “Green Pass” system, which allows people who have either been vaccinated or who have recovered from coronavirus to enter […]
Israel reopens stores, malls, gyms Sunday in major easing of COVID restrictions
Israel is set to roll back some of the major restrictions imposed in late December as part of a third lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19, with stores, gyms, hotels and other venues allowed to reopen on Sunday morning. Street-front shops, malls, markets, museums, and libraries will be open to all Israelis. But […]
Switzerland sets out exit strategy for easing coronavirus restrictions
Switzerland plans to take the first steps towards relaxing coronavirus restrictions from March 1st. Non-essential shops, museums and libraries will reopen and private events will be allowed outside for up to 15 people. The obligation will still be to work from home. The exit strategy is primarily about easing the situation for children and young […]
Israel to reopen more schools Sunday with easing of COVID regulations
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‘Third wave is not over’: South Korean PM warns against easing anti-coronavirus restrictions as infection numbers grow
South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun has warned against the loosening of social distancing rules as the country experiences a new surge in Covid-19 numbers. Seoul is set to begin its mass vaccination campaign next week. Speaking during a televised government meeting on Wednesday, Chung urged the public to strictly observe the existing rules. Earlier […]
Quantitative Easing = Printing Monopoly Money Backed By NOTHING Making Dollars WORTHLESS (Federal Reserve=Rothschild ZIONIST Bank)
by: David Morgan Money Metals News Service November 13th, 2020 Comments Print We now have a clearer vision of what lies ahead on the global landscape; the trend that is now coming to fruition is that the standard of living for almost everyone in the world is going to sink lower. For some, for .0001% of the world, it could […]
Health Official Warns No Further Easing Of Lockdown If Virus Spread Keeps Rising
A senior Health Ministry official warned Sunday that if coronavirus morbidity rates continue to rise, there will be no further easing of the national lockdown that is already in its sixth week. Acting head of the ministry’s public health services division Dr. Sharon Alroy-Preis said during a video press briefing that only when the number […]
Easing restrictions, Israel begins opening up from second lockdown
Israel began to emerge Sunday from its month-long coronavirus lockdown, the second this year. As of Sunday, Israelis can once again travel more than one kilometer from home, and visit others’ homes so long as caps on gatherings are adhered to (10 indoors, 20 outdoors). Preschools and daycares can reopen; restaurants are allowed to serve […]
Eurozone unemployment rose to 7.9% in July despite COVID measures easing in many countries
July was marked by some relaxation of COVID-19 measures in many EU Member States, but despite this, the seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in the eurozone went up to 7.9% from 7.7% in June. While these figures indicate a worsening situation, they remain below those seen during the European sovereign debt crisis, when unemployment reached a record […]