Prime Minister Gabriel Attal’s Agenda: Unemployment Insurance, Juvenile Justice, and End of Life – Latest Updates and Impact on French Economy

Prime Minister Gabriel Attal’s Agenda: Unemployment Insurance, Juvenile Justice, and End of Life – Latest Updates and Impact on French Economy

Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, January 12, 2024 in Paris. BENOIT TESSIER/REUTERS COUNTERPOINT – The Prime Minister is currently working on unemployment insurance, juvenile justice and end of life, three particularly sensitive issues. Every month is a test. Gabriel Attal has his eye on Tuesday March 26. That day will mark the end of negotiations between … Read more

Bank of Japan Monetary Policy Changes: Impact on Bank Stocks and Market Expectations

Bank of Japan Monetary Policy Changes: Impact on Bank Stocks and Market Expectations

History tells us that the first phase of monetary tightening by the Bank of Japan marks the end of the rise in bank stocks. The Wall Street adage “buy on rumors, sell on facts” seems to apply. Since the Bank of Japan slightly revised its yield curve control (YCC) policy contrary to market expectations in … Read more

Chinese City Officials Apologize After Blocking Media Coverage of Fatal Explosion, Highlighting Challenges of Reporting in Second-Largest Economy

Chinese City Officials Apologize After Blocking Media Coverage of Fatal Explosion, Highlighting Challenges of Reporting in Second-Largest Economy

Chinese City Apologizes as Reporter Blocked from Covering Fatal Explosion Chinese City Apologizes as Reporter Blocked from Covering Fatal Explosion Officials in a city near Beijing expressed apologies after a journalist from a prominent state media outlet was denied access to cover a tragic explosion, shedding light on the challenges faced by journalists in reporting … Read more

Parliament: The bill for non-state HEIs is passed – Against Article 16 – 2024-03-13 23:46:57

Parliament: The bill for non-state HEIs is passed – Against Article 16
 – 2024-03-13 23:46:57

With the vote on the bill for non-state universities, the debate in the Plenary of the Parliament ends this evening. High tones prevailed in the debate between the government and opposition parties. The passing of the bill will take place by a roll-call vote initiated by SYRIZA and the KKE. In the preliminary vote, the … Read more

Bank of Japan Considers Suspending ETF Purchases and Normalizing Policy: Latest Updates

Bank of Japan Considers Suspending ETF Purchases and Normalizing Policy: Latest Updates

The Bank of Japan will consider completely suspending new purchases of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which it has continued to do since 2010, when it reaches its 2% inflation target and begins to normalize policy. This was revealed through interviews with multiple parties involved. According to people familiar with the matter, with the stock market hovering … Read more

French Minister Leads Delegation to UN to Praise Right to Abortion in French Constitution & Consequences of Trump’s Re-election on Sexual Rights

French Minister Leads Delegation to UN to Praise Right to Abortion in French Constitution & Consequences of Trump’s Re-election on Sexual Rights

This week, the French minister is leading a delegation to the UN headquarters before the Commission on the Status of Women to praise the inclusion of the right to abortion in the French Constitution, a world first. What would be the consequences of Donald Trump’s re-election in November on sexual and reproductive rights? Questioned on … Read more

US Inflation Continues to Rise, Outpacing Forecasts for a Second Month

US Inflation Continues to Rise, Outpacing Forecasts for a Second Month

US inflation tops forecasts for a second month Rising gasoline costs kept inflation elevated in February, underscoring that the road to more modest consumer price increases following a pandemic-induced spike may continue to be bumpy. The Numbers Rising gasoline costs and rent have kept inflation elevated in February, according to the Labor Department’s consumer price … Read more

Exploring the Expulsion of the Jesuits in Michoacán: A Conference at the State Museum

Exploring the Expulsion of the Jesuits in Michoacán: A Conference at the State Museum

In this conference at the State Museum, on Wednesday, March 13. Morelia, Michoacán, March 11, 2024.- In April 1767, the Spanish monarch Charles III ordered that in New Spain about 680 Jesuits abandon their homes between June and September of that year, leaving behind all their belongings, including their books. What happened to them? The … Read more

Are the European elections hiding surprises? The “signs” of the polls – 2024-03-12 13:52:03

Are the European elections hiding surprises?  The “signs” of the polls
 – 2024-03-12 13:52:03

After the battles in Parliament over same-sex couples and non-state universities, the parties are preparing to take their positions at the starting point of the race for the European elections. In the June polls, it will be the first fund of the political period after the national elections that had as a key feature the … Read more