Author: FRF Magazine
President Trump said yesterday that a declining dollar is great. No, it isn’t. It means trouble ahead. You’d never know it from the declining value of the dollar, but the U.S. economy is in pretty good shape, especially when you look at the rest of the world. But this increasingly beautiful economic picture will be fatally damaged if we don’t shore up the sinking dollar. A wobbling greenback means future monetary inflation. And that means political disaster for President Trump and the Republican Party. The very definition of inflation is a decline in the value of a currency. Devaluing the dollar…
Oil jumped during Asian trading hours as fresh tensions over Iran keep markets on edge, weighing on equities and fueling safe-haven assets to new highs. Asian indexes were broadly lower early Thursday, while Brent oil futures rose above $68 barrel—the highest since September. South Korea’s Kospi fell 1.4% before paring some losses to trade 0.2% lower, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.8% and Taiwan’s Taiex was 0.3% lower. Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average declined 0.1%. Gold and silver, viewed as safe ports in market storms, climbed after President Trump said Wednesday that “a massive Armada” was heading to Iran, saying time…
US President Donald Trump has abruptly backed down in his global trade war with a 90 day pause for most countries – but slapped even more levies against China in what has become a full-scale confrontation between the world’s two largest economies. Following days of global market turmoil, Wall Street stocks surged in reaction to Trump’s announcement. “I have authorized a 90 day PAUSE” on higher tariffs that took effect on Wednesday, Trump said on his Truth Social network, saying he took the decision after more than 75 countries had reached out to negotiate and did not retaliate against the…
To understand the new politics stance and other pro nationals of recent times, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. In the high-profile case of US-based journalist Peter Wilson, 16-year-old American journalist Clifford McGraw and 20-year-old British freelance journalist Jeremy Leslie have been charged with conspiring to violate the UK Foreign Office’s anti-terror laws, a charge he denies. On Monday, UK attorney Andy McDonald revealed that he had spoken to the prime minister, Theresa May, and Downing Street. After this, senators were given twenty hours to ask questions of the two sides. Anthony…
To understand the new politics stance and other pro nationals of recent times, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. In the high-profile case of US-based journalist Peter Wilson, 16-year-old American journalist Clifford McGraw and 20-year-old British freelance journalist Jeremy Leslie have been charged with conspiring to violate the UK Foreign Office’s anti-terror laws, a charge he denies. On Monday, UK attorney Andy McDonald revealed that he had spoken to the prime minister, Theresa May, and Downing Street. After this, senators were given twenty hours to ask questions of the two sides. Anthony…
To understand the new smart watched and other pro devices of recent focus, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement. Apple’s Watch records exercise, tracks our moves throughout the day, checks the amount of time we are stood up and reminds us to get up and move around if we have been sat for too long – let’s not forget Tim Cooks “sitting is the new coolness” line. What we like: Angled second screen is quite useful.Durability is top notch.Better dual-screen software.Powerful hardware features. What we dislike: Less battery life than other options.Keyboard and trackpad are flimsy.No…