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U.S. Hits Venezuela With New Sanctions And More Still On Table
By Julianne Geiger Vice President Mike Pence announced that the United States will add 34 PDVSA owned or operated vessels to the sanctions list on Friday, according to Reuters. The announcement came … Read more
Trump Tells the Truth: Sanctions Cause People to Suffer
by Ron Paul This week President Trump admitted what the Washington policy establishment of both parties would rather be kept quiet. Asked why he intervened to block a new round of … Read more
Venezuela Struggles To Find Buyers For Its Oil After U.S. Sanctions
By Tsvetana Paraskova Following the U.S. sanctions, Venezuela’s oil inventories have swelled to a five-year high, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing satellite data—a sign that Venezuelan oil buyers are fleeing … Read more
Oil hits 2019-high on OPEC supply cuts, U.S. sanctions on Iran and Venezuela
SINGAPORE, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Oil prices rose to their highest levels in 2019 on Monday, lifted by OPEC-led supply cuts and by U.S. sanctions on Iran and Venezuela. U.S. … Read more
Venezuelan Oil Exports Plunge On ‘Harsher’ Sanctions
By Nick Cunningham Venezuela’s oil production could be disrupted to a greater degree than most analysts first thought, as the U.S. government seeks essentially shut in the country’s oil sector. … Read more
Sen. Rand Paul: Now is the Time for Diplomacy, Not New Sanctions
SenatorRandPaul, Released on 12/19/18 Dr. Rand Paul is the junior United States Senator for Kentucky. Elected in 2010, he has proven to be an outspoken champion for constitutional liberties and … Read more
BRUSSELS REJECTS ITALY BUDGET, PAVES WAY FOR SANCTIONS
The European Union took the first step on Wednesday toward fining Italy after ruling that Rome’s spending drive violates the bloc’s fiscal rules. In a report on Italy’s debt, the … Read more
What Do Tariffs, Sanctions, And The Ensuing Trade Wars Mean To The American Consumer?
by Ruby Henley Is the United States ‘trade bullying’ like China says? If so, what is this going to do to the average American – like you and me? Tariffs … Read more
Treasury Department sanctions China for buying Russian Fighter Jets and Missiles ; Bans Chinese Military Branch from participating in U.S. Financial System and applying for Export Licenses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration imposed sanctions on the Chinese military on Thursday for buying fighter jets and missile systems from Russia, in breach of a sweeping U.S. sanctions … Read more
Transports lag — seems like today was just one big short cover forced by oil ramp on iran sanctions & vix smash
transports lag — seems like today was just one big short cover forced by oil ramp on iran sanctions & vix smash pic.twitter.com/0QoDi29qeA — Alastair Williamson (@StockBoardAsset) September 11, 2018 … Read more
Iran Sanctions, Emerging Markets And The End Of Dollar Dominance
From Brandon Smith The trade war is a rather strange and bewildering affair if you do not understand the underlying goal behind it. If you think that the goal is to … Read more
Hybrid Warfare: US Imposes Harsh New Sanctions On Russia, Ramping Up the New Cold War
by Jesse Here is an interesting interview by The Real News network. Using the officially unsolved Skripal case as a pretext of ‘deploying chemical weapons on another country’, the US … Read more
New Sanctions Kick In: Trump Declares (Trade) War On Iran…And EU!
As promised, a new and sweeping round of US sanctions against Iran will kick in today. Though the EU has sworn to do its best to protect European companies from … Read more
Macron calls for sanctions against EU states refusing migrants
French president Emmanuel Macron said he favors imposing financial penalties on EU states that refuse to accept migrants, Macron Threatens Sanctions Against EU States That Turn Migrants Away According to … Read more
Despite ‘Tough Sanctions,’ US Takes Delivery Of Russian Rocket Engines
by stockboardasset The Trump administration and the U.S. Department of the Treasury last week slapped sanctions on several Russian companies and billionaires for allegedly supporting Russia’s military and intelligence agencies in fueling … Read more