Category: Politics
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surprising West Wing secrets that still shape global politics
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Let me start by saying that I, like any self-respecting political junkie, have watched and adored The West Wing — all seven seasons, multiple times. So, before you roll your eyes and think, here we go again, another piece of Sorkin musings, let me state it plainly: The show remains…
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Climate politics are about to go into reverse
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Breadcrumb links energy Renewable energy Financial Times And it’s not just Trump, elections around the world could produce a new crop of net critics in 2025. Article writer: Financial Times Poor Clark Posted on December 25, 2024 • Last updated 6 hours ago • 4 minutes read You can save…
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Budgets chief: Politics overcame equality in austerity measures
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Yogev Grados, Head of the Budgets Department at the Ministry of Finance, commented at the Globes Investment Conference on the great challenges facing the Israeli economy due to the ongoing war. Speaking with Oren Dorey, Globes’ macroeconomics correspondent, Grados described how the fiscal deficit caused by ballooning defense spending was…
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Budgets chief: Politics overcame equality in austerity measures
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Yogev Grados, Head of the Budgets Department at the Ministry of Finance, commented at the Globes Investment Conference on the great challenges facing the Israeli economy due to the ongoing war. Speaking with Oren Dorey, Globes’ macroeconomics correspondent, Grados described how the fiscal deficit caused by ballooning defense spending was…
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Budgets chief: Politics overcame equality in austerity measures
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Yogev Grados, Head of the Budgets Department at the Ministry of Finance, commented at the Globes Investment Conference on the great challenges facing the Israeli economy due to the ongoing war. Speaking with Oren Dorey, Globes’ macroeconomics correspondent, Grados described how the fiscal deficit caused by ballooning defense spending was…
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Budgets chief: Politics overcame equality in austerity measures
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Yogev Grados, Head of the Budgets Department at the Ministry of Finance, commented at the Globes Investment Conference on the great challenges facing the Israeli economy due to the ongoing war. Speaking with Oren Dorey, Globes’ macroeconomics correspondent, Grados described how the fiscal deficit caused by ballooning defense spending was…
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Bitcoin Won’t Let You Transcend Politics
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#Bitcoin ‘He is pic.twitter.com/hGsYHMBqot — ⚡₿itcoinTeddy⚡ (@Bitcoin_Teddy) October 7, 2024 We can’t get past the politics of “because we have bitcoin now bro”. Sometimes I see these types of t-shirts or sentiments being shared online, but they are simply misleading. Just to prove that I’m not good at using straws,…
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Bitcoin Won’t Let You Transcend Politics
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#Bitcoin ‘He is pic.twitter.com/hGsYHMBqot — ⚡₿itcoinTeddy⚡ (@Bitcoin_Teddy) October 7, 2024 We can’t get past the politics of “because we have bitcoin now bro”. Sometimes I see these types of t-shirts or sentiments being shared online, but they are simply misleading. Just to prove that I’m not good at using straws,…
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How Kamala Harris made her millions—and it’s not from politics
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Compared to Wall Street tycoons, bosses don’t get it I paid a lot While he was in power. Candidates are supposed to be in for a game of “serve country,” more gray, and a book deal in the cards. But Kamala Harris won’t necessarily rely on the potential new salary,…
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steady at $67k as weekend rally cools; US politics in focus By Investing.com
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Bitcoin rose slightly on Monday, stabilizing after a sharp rally over the weekend as President Joe Biden’s abandonment of his re-election bid increased uncertainty over the U.S. political outlook. The world’s largest cryptocurrency has surged in recent sessions amid growing bets that Republican front-runner Donald Trump, who has offered a…
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Treasuries slip, dollar firm as markets grapple with US politics By Reuters
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By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – U.S. bond futures fell and the dollar rose on Monday as investors bet that the attack on U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump would make his victory more likely while introducing a whole new level of political uncertainty into markets. A holiday in Japan led…
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Dollar steady ahead of Powell Mark II; euro looks to French politics By Investing.com
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The U.S. dollar was steady in early European trading on Wednesday, remaining near a three-week low, after the first day of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s two-day testimony on Capitol Hill, while the euro held steady amid political uncertainty. At 05:25 ET (09:25 GMT), the dollar index, which tracks the…
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Israel Railways electrification delayed by war and politics
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Over the past two years, work stoppages at night and on Saturdays, strikes, war, breakdowns and other delays have accumulated. As a result, the completion of the Israel Railways’ flagship strategic project of the past decade – the NIS 12 billion electrification of the national railway network – has become…
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Forexlive Americas FX news wrap: Benign PCE report collides with tumultuous politics
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Markets: Gold falls $3 to $2,342 US 10-year bond yields rose 9.8 basis points to 4.39% West Texas Intermediate crude fell 19 cents to $80.64. S&P 500 index falls 0.4% Australian Dollar Advances, Yen Lags Friday was the last day of the quarter, and this made drawing conclusions difficult. It…
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Asia shares subdued as inflation, politics loom large By Reuters
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By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares fell on Monday as the countdown to U.S. price data investors hope will show a renewed moderation in inflation, while markets were on alert for possible Japanese intervention with the dollar testing the 160 yen barrier. Geopolitics was also looming, with the…
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The Politics of Bitcoin Development
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In a recent conversation with Christian Decker From Blockstream, Shinobi from Bitcoin Magazine delved into the complex politics of Bitcoin development. Decker, a lead Lightning developer, provided a candid look at the current competitive atmosphere where developers often find themselves embroiled in political maneuvering rather than engineering matters. Decker doesn’t…
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The Politics of Bitcoin Development
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In a recent conversation with Christian Decker From Blockstream, Shinobi from Bitcoin Magazine delved into the complex politics of Bitcoin development. Decker, a lead Lightning developer, provided a candid look at the current competitive atmosphere where developers often find themselves embroiled in political maneuvering rather than engineering matters. Decker doesn’t…
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EU politics – French President Macron has called a snap election. EUR/USD a touch lower.
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On Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron called for early elections. His decision came after the far-right National Rally party led by Marine Le Pen achieved very strong results in the European elections held in Sydney. Le Pen achieved the largest gains in the European Parliament elections The Greens and Liberals…
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Analysis-Gaza war rattles European politics from the left By Reuters
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Written by Reham Al-Koussa, Lily Foroudi, and David Latona BERLIN/PARIS/MADRID (Reuters) – Nader Aslam, a German of Moroccan-Pakistani origin, had planned to vote for the Green Party in this week’s European Parliament elections. Instead, he will throw his support behind Mera25, an emerging left-wing party with a clear pro-Palestinian stance.…