Epstein Secrets

Administration Reportedly Mulling Travel Ban On Chinese Communist Party Members. • US Sanctions Companies Linked To Russian Businessman With Ties To Putin. • Poland's Duda Falls Victim To Russian Pranksters Posing As UN Chief. • New Research Suggests Global Methane Emissions Will Keep Rising. THE BIG

. The AP (7/15) reports the Administration has imposed sanctions on "companies connected to a Russian businessman who is close to Russian President Vladimir Putin and suspected of helping finance the covert social media campaign aimed at American voters ahead of the 2016 presidential election." The actions ta

ian businessman who is close to Russian President Vladimir Putin and suspected of helping finance the cover

cessarily elevated. If lawmakers deem additional stimulus is warranted, the Journal suggests cutting the payroll tax would be a better alternative. Bernanke: Giving State Governments Aid Will Help Economic Recovery. In an op- ed for the New York Times (7/15, Bernanke, 18.61M), former Federal Reserve Chair

gage boom FT • Mark Carney plays down skepticism over interest rate policy FT • Iraq's faltering oil resurgence raises price fears FT • Obama's Putin snub puts new focus on Moscow's China ties FT • Renewables: A rising power FT • PayPal co-founder finds fertile ground for growth with Glow app F

prices Key Events on the Horizon August 21 — Fed Minutes from July30/31 FOMC meeting August 22-24 — Jackson Hole Annual Economic Policy Symposium (Bernanke not attending) September 5 — BOEJECB rate decisions September 7 — Australian election September 18 - FOMC rate decision September 22 — German ele

low, stoking fears of deflation FT • Samsung: Unpleasant surprise Lex • Maersk: turning the tanker Lex • EM bonds: conflict of interest Lex • Putin's attempt to recreate the Soviet empire is futile FT • Sainsbury's sales rise 0.2% in tough Christmas The Times • Is the Help to Buy effect a ton

t ) Jan 20 — MLK Day in the US (Markets Closed) Jan 15 — Brazilian rate decision Jan 21 — State of the Union Address Jan 29 — FOMC rate decision (Bernanke's last meeting, no press conference) Feb 7 — Debt ceiling deadline (Treasury can use extraordinary measures for — 1 month past this date) Feb 17 —