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Is the US suffering from seasonal inflation disorder?

Yes - companies now feel able to raise prices in ways they previously didn't

And as this restaurant in Camden Market shows, even when the costs of changing prices is high, they have risen a lot

My newsletter:
February 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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🔺 US-Russia talks live: ‘No peace in Ukraine until Nato concerns resolved’.

The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and his Russian counterpart join discussions in Saudi Arabia but UK proposals to commit troops receive mixed reaction from Europe.

Click below for the latest updates
Ukraine war live: US-Russia talks begin with Europe split on peacekeepers
www.thetimes.com
February 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Negotiations between Russia and the US led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov have concluded in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The two delegations' bilateral talks lasted about 4.5 hours.
Russia-US talks in Riyadh conclude after 4.5 hours
“There was a very serious conversation on all the issues we wanted to raise,” top Russia aide said.
www.politico.eu
February 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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The EU is considering backing investments in overseas fossil fuel infrastructure and shifting to long-term contracts to cut the high energy prices damaging European industries, according to a leaked proposal seen by POLITICO.
EU eyes funding foreign LNG projects to lower prices, draft plan reveals
A document seen by POLITICO shows Brussels is exploring whether to back overseas fossil fuel infrastructure amid trade talks with the U.S.
www.politico.eu
February 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Exclusive: Lebanon's new government will negotiate with the International Monetary Fund for a new program and will work to deal with the country's financial default and public debt, according to a policy statement approved by the cabinet reut.rs/4k3QYiz
Exclusive: Lebanese government to seek new IMF programme, policy statement says
Lebanon's new government will negotiate with the International Monetary Fund for a new programme and will work to deal with the country's financial default and public debt, according a policy statement approved by the cabinet late on Monday.
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February 18, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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A French-led effort by European leaders to present a united front on Ukraine in the face of rising fear over U.S. President Donald Trump's intentions fizzled today as they failed to agree on sending troops to police a possible peace deal.
Europe’s leaders find no quick response to Trump’s bombshell on Ukraine
Top European leaders could not find common ground on issues including sending peacekeepers in Ukraine.
www.politico.eu
February 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.
February 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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I know our country is on fire. I know Trump is bad and is doing very bad things, and I often address those things with posts and reposts. But if I post a joke about my kid or my dog or a pleasant experience at a diner, don’t scold me for not exclusively talking politics 24/7. Please just ignore me.
February 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Hey China Watchers!

In today’s edition of the newsletter, we assess Beijing’s tariff reprisals and look at where China sits on the agenda of President Donald Trump’s summit tomorrow with Japan’s prime minister.

Dig in 👇
China looms over Trump-Ishiba summit
Decoding transatlantic relations with Beijing. By PHELIM KINE Send tips here | Tweet @PhelimKine | Subscribe for free | View in your browser Hi, China Watchers.  Today we look at where China s…
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February 6, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Sales of Tesla’s electric vehicles have fallen sharply across many of its key European markets amid a consumer backlash against Elon Musk. www.ft.com/content/ea23...
February 6, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Could it be that @kpmgus.bsky.social, as the internal control auditors of the Treasury, is the most important firewall to protect the country now ?

@aoc.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov @ericswalwell.bsky.social @stephruhle.bsky.social

Can someone interview them ?
February 6, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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I can see it now. First you build hotels in Gaza. Then of course you go to the Ukraine. Find nothing but the best land and rebuild. ..

You can train the staff at Mar a Lago ....
February 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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📌 As Donald Trump threatens a trade war, bookmark the FT’s new Trump tracker for the latest data on how his policies are affecting trade, tariffs and the US economy www.ft.com/content/1902...
February 6, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Bluesky by the Numbers today:

1.3M people Posted 6.5M posts
2.3M people Liked 37.5M posts
2.9M people Followed 41.5M people (!!!!!)

Over 1,000,000 people joined the network!!!!!!

We broke all-time traffic records by over 30% today across the board.

Follows are up 20x from 2 weeks ago!

Holy Moly
November 15, 2024 at 5:54 AM