- Army, Grain, Energy, NATO, … Putin’s War in Ukraine Allows America to Win on All Fronts. Behind this success, Joe Biden, who many saw as being at the end of his rope and practically senile when he arrived at the White House. https://ssaurel.medium.com/army-grain-energy-nato-putins-war-in-ukraine-allows-america-to-win-on-all-fronts-2aea0c19227b 340 comments geopolitics
- COP27 Is a Tipping Point — For the First Time, Leaders Are Not Meeting to Save Tomorrow’s World… https://ssaurel.medium.com/cop27-is-a-tipping-point-for-the-first-time-leaders-are-not-meeting-to-save-tomorrows-world-8a66615c26b0 35 comments climate
- Xi Jinping Is Delighted With Olaf Scholz’ Gift of Breaking the American Encirclement. The weakening of Europe comes as a cherry on the cake. https://ssaurel.medium.com/xi-jinping-is-delighted-with-olaf-scholz-gift-of-breaking-the-american-encirclement-a8ebbbafa8f4 65 comments china
- Chinese Employees Defy the Ban to Escape From Their Confined iPhone Factory Because of COVID-19. These employees were willing to do anything to avoid being confined within the Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou. https://ssaurel.medium.com/chinese-employees-defy-the-ban-to-escape-from-their-confined-iphone-factory-because-of-covid-19-650bf67e357f 8 comments china
- Decentraland, The Sandbox, … Big Market Cap but Tiny Audience for Blockchain-Based Metaverses. “It’s Lonely in the Metaverse: Decentraland’s 38 Daily Active Users in a $1.3B Ecosystem.” https://ssaurel.medium.com/decentraland-the-sandbox-big-market-cap-but-tiny-audience-for-blockchain-based-metaverses-2be326bb4835 38 comments cryptocurrency
- Xi Jinping’s Real Coup in China Will Take Place on October 16, 2022. This may well prove to be a disaster for China’s future. https://ssaurel.medium.com/xi-jinpings-real-coup-in-china-will-take-place-on-october-16-2022-7347161d46c1 30 comments china
- The Debate About the Strong Dollar and Its Consequences Is Beginning to Emerge in America. Concerted action by central banks to calm the strength of the dollar, as was the case with the Plaza Accords in 1985, is still far from being on the agenda. https://ssaurel.medium.com/the-debate-about-the-strong-dollar-and-its-consequences-is-beginning-to-emerge-in-america-3a973e2f17a1 6 comments economy
- The People’s Bank of China Is Preparing to Intervene in the Markets to Support the Yuan. It will be the third major central bank to do so after the Bank of Japan and the Bank of England. https://ssaurel.medium.com/the-peoples-bank-of-china-is-preparing-to-intervene-in-the-markets-to-support-the-yuan-ea244f818d 3 comments china
- India Is Beginning to Lose Patience and Is Urging Vladimir Putin to End the War in Ukraine. The worst thing for New Delhi would be a Russia so weakened and isolated that it would become subservient to China, India’s rival. https://ssaurel.medium.com/india-is-beginning-to-lose-patience-and-is-urging-vladimir-putin-to-end-the-war-in-ukraine-742cd2d7783c 14 comments india
- For the First Time in 30 Years, China Is Growing Slower Than the Rest of Asia. Vietnam benefits in particular from the country’s new attractiveness to multinationals due to Xi Jinping’s inflexible zero-COVID policy. https://ssaurel.medium.com/for-the-first-time-in-30-years-china-is-growing-slower-than-the-rest-of-asia-b00798abc185 74 comments china
- Instead of Shifting All Responsibility to Central Banks, Governments Should Take Action for the Good of All. But will they ever have the courage? https://ssaurel.medium.com/instead-of-shifting-all-responsibility-to-central-banks-governments-should-take-action-for-the-e7c7a3fd3245 5 comments economy
- Joe Biden Continues to Irritate Xi Jinping’s China Over Possible U.S. Military Support for Taiwan. This is the fourth time that Joe Biden has broken the traditional policy of deliberate ambiguity regarding Taiwan. https://ssaurel.medium.com/joe-biden-continues-to-irritate-xi-jinpings-china-over-possible-u-s-military-support-for-taiwan-d755f993d9f0 8 comments china
- Taiwan Is Strengthening Its Military Defense in the Face of Pressure From Xi Jinping and the CCP. Taiwan’s military budget is expected to reach $19.4 billion in 2023. https://ssaurel.medium.com/taiwan-is-strengthening-its-military-defense-in-the-face-of-pressure-from-xi-jinping-and-the-ccp-cd281d4cd9f5 32 comments china
- Climate Change Is Not Sparing China, Whose Growth Is Facing a New Threat: An Unprecedented Drought. Xi Jinping’s blue sky battle is forgotten, and coal production is revived. https://ssaurel.medium.com/climate-change-is-not-sparing-china-whose-growth-is-facing-a-new-threat-an-unprecedented-drought-ccc8e27f575d 3 comments economy
- China Sinks Into Crisis — The People’s Bank of China Decides on a Surprise Rate Cut. The CCP’s growth targets for 2022 will not be met. https://ssaurel.medium.com/china-sinks-into-crisis-the-peoples-bank-of-china-decides-on-a-surprise-rate-cut-54ea95b9d87c 34 comments china
- Social Discontent Grows in China — Many Homeowners Stop Paying Their Home Loans. A way to put pressure on real estate developers, but it risks aggravating the real estate crisis in China. https://ssaurel.medium.com/social-discontent-grows-in-china-many-homeowners-stop-paying-their-home-loans-c26a9c8e04f0 4 comments economy
- Putin May Bluster, but Western Sanctions Are Working and Dragging Russia to Economic Collapse. The departure of foreign companies cancels almost three decades of foreign investment. https://ssaurel.medium.com/putin-may-bluster-but-western-sanctions-are-working-and-dragging-russia-to-economic-collapse-6be660c054ba 159 comments economy
- Discouraged by the State of the Labor Market, China’s Gen Z Is Putting the Country’s Economy at Risk. While Gen Z was supposed to take the country to the top, it is now a liability to the economy. https://ssaurel.medium.com/discouraged-by-the-state-of-the-labor-market-chinas-gen-z-is-putting-the-country-s-economy-at-1ee818a2a342 23 comments economy
- Discouraged by the State of the Labor Market, China’s Gen Z Is Putting the Country’s Economy at Risk. While Gen Z was supposed to take the country to the top, it is now a liability to the economy. https://ssaurel.medium.com/discouraged-by-the-state-of-the-labor-market-chinas-gen-z-is-putting-the-country-s-economy-at-1ee818a2a342 25 comments china
- Dollar Lure — The Euro Is Not Getting Weak, It Has Simply Never Really Been Strong. The utopia of the euro seems to be overtaken by the reality of the world https://ssaurel.medium.com/dollar-lure-the-euro-is-not-getting-weak-it-has-simply-never-really-been-strong-75ce8a31d7ac 12 comments economy
- Xi Jinping’s Stubbornness in His Zero-COVID Strategy Is Pushing China to the Brink of Contraction. Not ideal as the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party looms at the end of the year. https://ssaurel.medium.com/xi-jinpings-stubbornness-in-his-zero-covid-strategy-is-pushing-china-to-the-brink-of-contraction-4afe15763ba8 23 comments truereddit
- The Two Faces of Joe Biden — Effective in International Politics, Self-Effacing in America. The situation is becoming more and more worrisome for Biden as the Midterms take place in November. https://ssaurel.medium.com/the-two-faces-of-joe-bien-effective-in-international-politics-self-effacing-in-america-3d96e9a737df 15 comments truereddit
- Boris Johnson Leaves 10 Downing Street, but the Brexit Remains. Let’s hope that his successor will show more pragmatism and decency to defend the long-term interests of the United Kingdom. https://ssaurel.medium.com/boris-johnson-leaves-10-downing-street-but-the-brexit-remains-1d4506db3dfb 62 comments economy
- Elon Musk Gives Up on Buying Twitter — What’s Next? A Legal Battle That Will Only Result in Losers. Answers to 3 big questions that this announcement from Elon Musk brings. https://ssaurel.medium.com/elon-musk-gives-up-on-buying-twitter-whats-next-a-legal-battle-that-will-only-result-in-losers-a176ce44aa3b 5 comments truereddit
- Elon Musk Gives Up on Buying Twitter — What’s Next? A Legal Battle That Will Only Result in Losers. Answers to 3 big questions that this announcement from Elon Musk brings. https://ssaurel.medium.com/elon-musk-gives-up-on-buying-twitter-whats-next-a-legal-battle-that-will-only-result-in-losers-a176ce44aa3b 5 comments economy
- Inflation Can’t Be Justified Only by the COVID and the War in Ukraine. Others Force Play … The next few months will tell us if we will see a real wave of inflation. https://ssaurel.medium.com/inflation-cant-be-justified-only-by-the-covid-and-the-war-in-ukraine-others-force-play-19b64939862f 193 comments economy
- The Decoupling Has Begun — The Great Dilemma of Western Companies Regarding China. Doing without China altogether is impossible, but the big companies will limit their exposure as much as possible. https://ssaurel.medium.com/the-decoupling-has-begun-the-great-dilemma-of-western-companies-regarding-china-780818653bad 16 comments china
- In the Shadow of the War in Ukraine, Iran Is About to Reach the Military Nuclear Threshold. Iran has enough uranium enriched to 60% to quickly go to 90% and build a bomb. https://ssaurel.medium.com/in-the-shadow-of-the-war-in-ukraine-iran-is-about-to-reach-the-military-nuclear-threshold-9a597bc57d8 3 comments truereddit
- One Man’s Loss Is Another Man’s Gain — China’s Zero-COVID Policy to Benefit Vietnam. Apple and other multinationals will relocate some of their production from China to Vietnam. https://ssaurel.medium.com/one-mans-loss-is-another-man-s-gain-china-s-zero-covid-policy-to-benefit-vietnam-8947e2f9b442 11 comments china
- A Pyrrhic Victory for Putin in Mariupol — 95% of the City Is Destroyed. Mariupol will remain a moral success for Ukraine. https://ssaurel.medium.com/a-pyrrhic-victory-for-putin-in-mariupol-95-of-the-city-is-destroyed-2896ae6c4313 23 comments truereddit
- Fortress Russia: To Survive the Sanctions, Vladimir Putin Advocates a Return to the Soviet Era. https://ssaurel.medium.com/fortress-russia-to-survive-the-sanctions-vladimir-putin-advocates-a-return-to-the-soviet-era-a256a6e653df 12 comments truereddit
- Vladimir Putin’s War in Ukraine Is Accelerating Russia’s Demographic Decline. Putin is jeopardizing the future of his country. https://ssaurel.medium.com/vladimir-putins-war-in-ukraine-is-accelerating-russia-s-demographic-decline-7064bab1090c 107 comments economy
- Focus on Gazprombank, the Bank That Allows Vladimir Putin’s Russia To Resist Western Sanctions. How long will Gazprombank escape Western sanctions? https://ssaurel.medium.com/focus-on-gazprombank-the-bank-that-allows-vladimir-putins-russia-to-resist-western-sanctions-a4e784e580db 9 comments truereddit
- War in Ukraine — China in Strategic Dilemma With Putin’s Russia. Putin’s failure reflects negatively on Xi Jinping’s China. https://ssaurel.medium.com/war-in-ukraine-china-in-strategic-dilemma-with-putins-russia-4af57ca2d326 5 comments china
- Here’s How Vladimir Putin Has Made Russia an Impregnable Fortress Since the 2014 U.S. Sanctions. Putin embarked on this war after having carefully prepared his plan for several years. https://ssaurel.medium.com/heres-how-vladimir-putin-has-made-russia-an-impregnable-fortress-since-the-2014-u-s-sanctions-2ff4ad554db5 531 comments economy
- The Apple Car Could Be Apple’s Next Big Innovation To Reach the $3T Market Cap. An autonomous and 100% electric car. https://ssaurel.medium.com/the-apple-car-could-be-apples-next-big-innovation-to-reach-the-3t-market-cap-8aeed2a5d028 6 comments economy
- US Debt on Its Way to $30T — Everything You Need To Know. The American debt is out of control, but America can afford it because of the American dollar. But until when? https://ssaurel.medium.com/us-debt-on-its-way-to-30t-everything-you-need-to-know-8a6c7cb5c33e 50 comments economy
- Do What I Say, Not What I Do — The Fed at the Heart of an Insider Trading Scandal. We are only at the beginning of this scandal. https://ssaurel.medium.com/do-what-i-say-not-what-i-do-the-fed-at-the-heart-of-an-insider-trading-scandal-f97687c6ba50 43 comments economy
- Will Evergrande Be the Lehman Brothers of China? The whole world will now be watching the Chinese government’s attitude toward Evergrande. https://ssaurel.medium.com/will-evergrande-be-the-lehman-brothers-of-china-e3806022cb91 3 comments economy
- The 3 Essential Points of Joe Biden’s Strategy for America To Better Cope With China https://ssaurel.medium.com/the-3-essential-points-of-joe-bidens-strategy-for-america-to-better-cope-with-china-2f91870562c5?sk=5098b1948449d2ada628c0457717c54e 3 comments economy