Author: Daniel snow
After the heartache and fury of the past week, it’s good to talk. Source link
The rate cut was the least of it. Source link
Dollar gains in volatile trade after Fed cut; sterling lower ahead of BoE meeting Source link
Both the United States and Britain are suffering through crises of identity. Source link
The Trump administration has not given its blessing to Israeli annexation of the West Bank. But it is doing little to stand in Israel’s way. Source link
Asia FX muted, dollar steady as markets digest Fed rate cut; BOJ on tap Source link
Both Democrats and Republicans seem to think that we need to be protected from what’s online. Source link
Readers respond to a guest essay about throwaway plastic. Also: President Trump the divider; stealth legislation. Source link
We are going to have to find some pathway forward to de-escalation. My view is: We are seeing the way this whole thing can break — the whole experiment can break. We’re getting too close to genuine violence in the streets for my liking. But I think it’s going to be very, very, very hard without trying to figure out some way to say: OK, we have these political parties competing. We have to create spaces where people feel represented even when they are out of power. And I think the problem with saying: Well, it’ll just be that Florida…
Tim Robertson, CEO for DHL Global Forwarding, tells CNBC this is the most atypical peak shipping season he has ever seen.Traditionally, retailers order their remaining holiday goods for a late August/September arrival before manufacturing plants close to celebrate October’s Golden Week in China. But comparing the holiday freight pulled in this year versus last year, Robertson has witnessed the same freight slowdown noted by many others in the shipping industry. “Gold Week is a time that marks we are not that far out from Black Friday,” he said. “Volumes into the United States are incredibly soft. This is very different…