Socio-Economics History Blog
Socio-Economics History Blog
Day: May 20, 2025
Vance Abruptly Cancels Israel Visit As IDF Expands Gaza Operations
The good news I suppose is that the right decison was made not to send Vance as it would have validated Israel's expanded ground op. The bad news is the Trump Administration isn't pressing Israel to rethink a campaign Witkoff reportedly described as Israel's pointless war. https://t.co/hb4IZ4WQk2 — Aaron David Miller (@aarondmiller2) May 19, 2025 …
India Says China Provided Intelligence To Pakistan During Border Clashes
?? China didn’t just sell Pakistan jets. It handed them a smart warfighting package. Think of it like this: ?? India bought a DSLR (Rafale) – but needed to learn the manual, tweak the lens, and pick the right filter. ?? Pakistan got a smart camera (J-10C) – auto-calibrated,… pic.twitter.com/Yc5ZZYb5eg — ??????? (@OopsGuess) May 19, …
Ray Dalio Says the Risk to U.S. Treasurys is Even Greater Than What Moody’s is Saying
Ray Dalio Says the Risk to U.S. Treasurys is Even Greater Than What Moody’s is Saying by Spencer Kimball, https://www.cnbc.com/world/ * Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio said Moody’s downgrade of the U.S. credit rating does not take into account the risk of the federal government printing money to pay its debt. * Bond holders would suffer …
Moody’s Cuts Deposit Ratings At Major Banks After Downgrading US
Moody’s Cuts Deposit Ratings At Major Banks After Downgrading US by Bloomberg News Moody’s Ratings cut its ratings for deposits at some of the biggest banks, including Bank of America Corp., JPMorgan Chase & Co., citing Friday’s downgrade of the US and the government’s weakened ability to support the firms. Long-term deposit ratings at units …
Why is the Fed Quietly Buying Billions in Bonds — And Hoping Nobody Notices?
Why is the Fed Quietly Buying Billions in Bonds — And Hoping Nobody Notices? by Charlie Garcia, https://finance.yahoo.com/ The U.S. Federal Reserve just pulled off something stealthy — over four days last week, without fanfare, the Fed vacuumed up $43.6 billion in U.S. Treasurys. That’s $8.8 billion in long-dated 30-year bonds on May 8 alone, plus another $34.8 …