Nations – Page 113 – Prologue Journal

The special relationship of the CCP and Spain

Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2024/11/16/2003826969

Traders expect interest rate cuts to be minimal in 2025

Jerusalem Post Gold, silver drop as interest rates likely to remain elevated, dollar continues to strengthen https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/precious-metals/article-829324

Israel delivers missile strikes on two neighborhoods in western Damascus — TV

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the television channel, Israel has been attacking the Syrian capital city for the second day https://tass.com/world/1873189

Oil and gas account for third of Russian-Chinese trade turnover — Deputy Prime Minister

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. In 2023, Russia supplied 107 million tons of oil to China, meeting 20% of China’s needs for it https://tass.com/economy/1873187

Russia To Stop Delivering Gas to Austria – Energy Company

Moscow Times Austria has long been heavily dependent on Russian gas, but its environment minister Leonore Gewessler insisted the energy supply was secure. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/11/15/russia-to-stop-delivering-gas-to-austria-energy-company-a87030

Banks stay bullish on gold despite rough start to November

Jerusalem Post Gold and silver prices have dropped noticeably since the U.S. election on Nov. 5, but market analysts remain bullish on precious metals https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/precious-metals/article-829323

Russian Export Centers opens Russian food promotion point in Shenzhen

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The pavilion includes a demonstration and tasting area and the Made in Russia store https://tass.com/economy/1873183

Vivek Ramaswamy Returns to Push His Plans to Downsize the Government

New York Times The wealthy entrepreneur, tapped by Donald Trump to co-lead an outside effort focused on “efficiency,” campaigned on an assertion that the president has the power to fire 75 percent of the federal work force. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/us/politics/vivek-ramaswamy-doge.html

Zelenskyy criticises Scholz’s call to Putin: There will be no Minsk-3

Pravda Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, reacting on the call between the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the Kremlin ruler, stated that while this action may serve as a catalyst for future talks with Vladimir Putin, that there will be no Minsk-3 agreement, and that Ukraine needs real peace [Minsk agreements are international agreements signed by…

Pence Urges Republicans Not to Confirm RFK Jr., Citing His Support of Abortion Rights

New York Times Former Vice President Mike Pence described Mr. Kennedy, who does not support a federal abortion ban, as a choice unlike any in the modern era of the G.O.P. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/us/politics/pence-rfk-jr-abortion-rights.html