• 01/31/2025

Australia’s Banks Remain Solid in the Face of Global Bank Failures, RBA Says

Wall Street Journal A month since the start of a series of bank collapses in the U.S. and Europe, Australia’s banking sector remains largely immune and there are few if any signs that financial conditions across the economy have tightened, Michele Bullock, Deputy Gov. of the Reserve Bank of Australia, said. https://www.wsj.com/articles/australias-banks-remain-solid-in-the-face-of-global-bank-failures-rba-says-8318ff64

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We will hunt them down: Ukrainian Security Service Head promises to find those who beheaded Ukrainian PoW

Pravda Ukraine The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has launched a pre-trial investigation into the brutal murder of a Ukrainian prisoner of war (PoW). Vasyl Maliuk, Head of the SSU, stressed that the security forces would find the monsters who did it. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/12/7397497/

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MOEX index falls by 0.18%, RTS index — by 0.36%

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The dollar grew by 0.25% and the euro increased by 0.27% https://tass.com/economy/1602949

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UK adds 11 new designations to Russia sanctions list

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739020

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Merck KGaA Weighed by Drug Trial Setback

Wall Street Journal Shares in Germany’s Merck fell after it said the FDA had placed a partial clinical hold on the initiation of new patients in the Phase 3 study of evobrutinib, the drugmaker’s treatment for multiple sclerosis. https://www.wsj.com/articles/merck-kgaa-shares-fall-after-us-puts-hold-on-new-patients-in-ms-drug-trial-170cae14

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Biden Marks Anniversary of Good Friday Agreement After Push to Preserve It

Wall Street Journal The president has worked to keep the historic pact and resolve Northern Ireland trade issues. https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-marks-anniversary-of-good-friday-agreement-in-u-k-after-push-to-preserve-it-d5f9ec9c

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Death of Zelenskyy or Putin: US assessed four “wild” scenarios of war in Ukraine

Pravda Ukraine The US Defense Intelligence Agency considered scenarios for the development of the war in Ukraine in the event of so-called “wild card”, i.e. unlikely, events. Source: The New York Times Details: The development of the scenarios became known from secret intelligence documents dated 24 February 2023, obtained by The New York Times. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/12/7397494/

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Biden administration announces trilateral deal with Panama and Colombia to stop Darien Gap migration

Fox News The Biden administration announced a trilateral campaign with the United States, Panama and Colombia Tuesday that will aim to halt illegal migration through the Darien Gap, an area of dense jungle where tens of thousands of migrants have already crossed this year. In a joint statement, the three countries said they will launch…

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Trump sure Russia didn’t blow up Nord Stream pipelines

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. On September 27 Nord Stream AG reported unprecedented destruction at three threads of its Nord Stream pipeline that occurred the day before https://tass.com/world/1602933

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