Warsh’s war on the Fed balance sheet

Stephen Cecchetti is professor in international finance at Brandeis International Business School. Kim Schoenholtz is clinical professor emeritus at NYU’s Stern School of Business. They blog at www.moneyandbanking.com. One of…

In Xi Jinping’s Purge of the Military, a Search for Absolute Loyalty

By reaching back to Maoist tactics of “rectification,” the Chinese leader is signaling that control over the gun requires a state of perpetual cleansing. Source link

Europe’s growing fight over Israeli goods: Boycott movements mushroom | Israel-Palestine conflict News

One afternoon late August in a quiet Irish seaside town, a supermarket worker decided he could no longer separate his job from what he was seeing on his phone. Images…

Rightwing thinktank joins backlash to Queensland’s ‘vague’ proposed hate speech laws | Queensland politics

There is growing backlash to Queensland’s antisemitism laws on all sides of politics, with rightwing thinktank the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) the latest group to raise free speech concerns…

EU banking M&A deals surge to post-2008 high

Good morning and welcome back. In today’s newsletter: EU cross-border banking M&A deals soar to post-2008 high Russia’s Wagner Group recruits vulnerable Europeans for sabotage attacks European Commission tones down…

Cortina’s 70-Year-Old Curling Stadium Is a Star at the Winter Olympics

It hosted Olympic hockey in 1956 and James Bond a quarter-century later. Cortina’s beloved Olympic Stadium is now bursting with excitement for curling. Source link

Netanyahu calls for dismantling Iran’s nuclear programme in any US deal | Israel-Iran conflict News

Listen to this article | 4 mins info Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has outlined the conditions he considers necessary for any prospective deal between the United States and Iran, including the…

Migrants from Gaza and Somalia among those to be banned from Australia under unreleased Liberal plan | Australian immigration and asylum

Migrants from specific regions of 13 countries – including from Gaza, Afghanistan and Somalia – would be banned from entering Australia under a leaked hardline Liberal immigration plan. Guardian Australia…

Japan Releases Chinese Boat Captain After Detaining Him for 30 Hours

The captain’s arrest had raised fears of a broader diplomatic confrontation between Japan and China, which have been at odds for months. Source link

Ukraine’s ex-energy minister arrested while trying to cross border | Corruption News

German Galushchenko was detained by Ukraine’s anti-corruption bureau while trying to leave the country. Listen to this article | 2 mins info Published On 15 Feb 202615 Feb 2026 Click here to…