Written by Econintersect
Early Bird Headlines 27 September 2019
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Key Articles
Global
- Asia stocks mixed; US-China trade talks set to resume (CNBC) Asia Pacific stocks were mixed on Friday as investors watched for developments on the U.S.-China trade front. Mainland Chinese stocks edged up on the day. The U.S. dollar index was last higher at 99.259. Oil prices slipped in the afternoon of Asian trading hours, with international benchmark Brent crude futures shedding 0.86% to $62.20 per barrel and U.S. crude futures declining 0.6% to $56.07 per barrel. Spot gold was steady at $1,506.43 per ounce, as of 0426 GMT, declining 0.7% for the week after a near 2% gain last week.
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U.S.
- Complaint From So-Called ‘Whistleblower’ Is Riddled With Gossip, Blatant Falsehoods (The Federalist) This exemplifies just how bad misrepresentation has become. This article points out what are apparently false statements or misrepresentations in the whistleblower complaint. But credibility is destroyed when the author adds a representation that is blatantly more distortion than the whistleblower shortcomings. The misstatement by the author:
“a previous prosecutor named Viktor Shokin was fired after he opened investigations into a Ukrainian energy company that placed Hunter Biden, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s son, on its board.”
The fact is that Shokin was fired following a request from Biden 6 months AFTER Shokin had dropped investigation of Hunter Biden’s company. The request for his firing was made with the support of many countries because Shokin was failing to investigate and prosecute corruption. Now what Hunter Biden was doing on that board to begin with is another question, but there is no need to fabricate statements that contradict the public record to embellish what seems otherwise a reasonable discussion.
- The whistleblower complaint, annotated (CNN) This is a factually documented review of the complaint. Compare the objectivity here with that of the preceding article. After you read the document, then watch Rick Santorum’s take (first video) anbd President Trump’s reaction (second video):
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Other important articles
Global
U.S.
- Five takeaways from Trump whistleblower hearing (The Hill)
- Impeach Trump? An America filled with anger and animosity digs in (Los Angeles Times)
- With Trump under threat, his allies are seizing on various defenses. Most aren’t great. (The Washington Post)
- ‘Almost a spy:’ Transcript of Trump’s remarks at private U.N. event about whistleblower (The Washington Post)
- Intelligence chief Maguire defends his handling of whistleblower complaint in testimony before Congress (The Washington Post)
- Trump is facing the biggest firestorm of his presidency because his own staffers blew the whistle on him (Business Insider)
- Four days that pitched America into an impeachment nightmare (CNN)
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UK
Ukraine
Russia
- Who Paid for the N.R.A.’s ‘Special Projects’ Trip to Russia? (The New York Times)
Iran
Japan
- SoftBank’s big tech ambitions in doubt as it loses billions on WeWork and Uber (CNN)
- Exclusive: As North Korea expands arsenal, Japan’s missile defense shield faces unforeseen costs – sources (Reuters)
China
- Chinese parents spend big on education and travel (CNBC)
- China needs strong leadership or will ‘crumble,’ policy paper says (Reuters)
Canada
Mexico
- Mystery surrounds Mexico’s missing students, five years later (CNN)
- Mexican former state attorney general jailed 20 years for drug trafficking (Reuters)
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