The White House offered a visa to Flávio Bolsonaro, Semafor first reported Tuesday, as the Donald Trump ally reportedly fled to the US to evade corruption charges following his defeat in Brazil’s presidential election. Bolsonaro’s loss comes as the Trump administration’s “Donroe Doctrine” to reassert hegemony over Latin America is ...
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China’s ‘national team’ state funds intervene amid market routChina’s ‘national team’ state funds intervene amid market rout
China’s “national team” of huge state funds has injected billions of dollars into stocks to arrest a weekslong slide, as the country’s flagging markets officially entered bear territory. Coming days before the Communist Party’s Fifth Plenum, the intervention may have helped “prop up the market,” a Chinese financial commentator said, ...
US consumer confidence ticks up in OctoberUS consumer confidence ticks up in October
US consumer sentiment rose in October for the first time in four months, helped by easing retail gas prices, but a gloomy economic outlook continues to cloud Republicans’ midterm prospects. Despite the increase, “confidence remained on the long-term downward trend,” The Conference Board said. US gas prices are 40% higher ...
No clear winner in Israel’s election, exit polls indicateNo clear winner in Israel’s election, exit polls indicate
Israelis voted Tuesday in an election pervaded by a sense of historical consequence, but the record turnout did not produce a clear winner, according to exit polls. The projected results delivered a rebuke to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose coalition finished behind that of challenger Gadi Eisenkot, who has offered ...
The Epstein files are a sledgehammer for the US midterms | Katie PhangThe Epstein files are a sledgehammer for the US midterms | Katie Phang
Voters have a chance to break America’s two-tiered system of justice and hold powerful people accountable Welcome back to How We Win, a Guardian opinion series with leading thinkers, offering bold ideas for America’s political future. Last week, Guardian US columnist Rebecca Solnit wrote about the GOP’s alignment with the ...
Chris Mason: Budget needs to go some way towards delivering PM’s promisesChris Mason: Budget needs to go some way towards delivering PM’s promises
Support on the cost of living, and in particular energy bills, as well as announcments on devolution will be central to John Healey’s first Budget. ...