29 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Fruits of the Arab Spring Have Bore an Open Air Slave Market in Libya
The Fruits of the Arab Spring Have Bore an Open Air Slave Market in Libya
Regime change was all the rage under the Obama administration — especially in the middle east. The pitch was MUH democracy needed to be exported to savage lands, whose populations were largely an illiterate ensemble of archaic tribes hellbent on blowing each other up over the interpretation of their fictional holy books.
Here was two time failed Presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, flippantly opining about the fate of Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi.
29 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on All The Plenary’s Men
All The Plenary’s Men
“The King can do no wrong.”
—William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England
“When the president does it, that means that it is not illegal.”
—Ex-President Richard Nixon, interview with David Frost
The question at bar is why the U.S. Department of Justice has failed to prosecute any too-big-to-fail banks or – more importantly – their bankers, even for admitted crimes.
29 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China Manufacturing PMI (April): 51.2 (expected 51.7)
China Manufacturing PMI (April): 51.2 (expected 51.7)
This is official manufacturing PMI, we’ll get the private survey (Caixin / Markit) during the week
Comes in at 51.2
– expected 51.7
– prior 51.8
The previous result (March) improved, higher prices & property-boom related demand helpimg it along. A slip this month though, and a miss on expectations.
29 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China Services PMI (April): 54.0 (prior was 55.1)
China Services PMI (April): 54.0 (prior was 55.1)
The official China Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for April
In at 54.0, down from the previous month’s 55.1
I posted a bit more info on these early indicators of the Chinese economy for April in the ) – all indicating a slowing in momentum.
29 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Land Of The Free-ish
Land Of The Free-ish
29 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on ‘Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner’ guests on press freedom
‘Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner’ guests on press freedom
Attendees of Samantha Bee’s ‘Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner’ tell CNN what freedom of the press means to them.