Last week, the prospect of a showdown with Iran at the United Nations Security Council seemed inevitable. This week, the rhetoric has been toned down somewhat, and today the Chinese delegation expressed it’s support for a possible Russian solution to Irans nuclear problem. All that said, there still seems to be plenty of talk about …
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US Dollar : Under Pressure from Russia
Yesterday I talked about how the Iranian government was using many different levers to “disrupt and annoy” the United States. Most critically, I mentioned their move to making all their oil transactions in Euros instead of Dolllars, thus forcing any countries using their oil to hold Euros in their federal reserves instead of Greenbacks. Admittedly, …
New International News services
Right now, if you’re looking for news services with a truly global reach, there are only two. The BBC and CNN. Next year, there will be at least one more, and if you speak French, you’ll have one in that language as well. The French channel will emanate from France. It will be called CFII, …