December 2020 – Page 93 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

EU

Orban lashes out at Hungarian MEP’s ‘gay gang bang’ in Brussels, calling it ‘indefensible’ & ‘incompatible with values’

Posted on December 2, 2020December 2, 2020By Editor

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has described the conduct of MEP Jozsef Szajer – caught in an apparent gay orgy in Brussels – as “incompatible with our values,” after Szajer resigned from Orban’s conservative Fidesz party. … Read More >Orban lashes out at Hungarian MEP’s ‘gay gang bang’ in Brussels, calling it ‘indefensible’ & ‘incompatible with values’

World

US officials anonymously blame Israel for assassinating Iran’s top nuclear scientist – reports

Posted on December 2, 2020December 2, 2020By Editor

An unidentified Trump administration official has blamed Israel for last week’s assassination of Iran’s top nuclear scientist, CNN said, following an earlier New York Times report citing anonymous US sources fingering Tel Aviv. … Read More >US officials anonymously blame Israel for assassinating Iran’s top nuclear scientist – reports

Saudi Arabia ‘financed itself into oblivion’ & now entire country is at risk of going under – Max Keiser

Posted on December 2, 2020December 2, 2020By Editor

The hosts of Keiser Report, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert, look at the online conversations of a money printer and how financialization has turned Saudi Aramco into a money-losing operation. … Read More >Saudi Arabia ‘financed itself into oblivion’ & now entire country is at risk of going under – Max Keiser

China to overtake US as world’s largest consumer market ‘very soon’

Posted on December 2, 2020December 2, 2020By Editor

China’s consumer goods market is rapidly catching up with the US and is poised to become the world’s largest in the near future, according to a top Chinese economic planning agency official. … Read More >China to overtake US as world’s largest consumer market ‘very soon’

Pandemic threatens to crush dollar & plunge US economy into double-dip recession, top economist warns

Posted on December 2, 2020December 2, 2020By Editor

While vaccine hopes are driving markets higher to book historically strong gains, the US economy is still in a vulnerable position, according to former Morgan Stanley chief economist Stephen Roach. … Read More >Pandemic threatens to crush dollar & plunge US economy into double-dip recession, top economist warns

World’s largest trade pact led by China could crush US gas exports

Posted on December 2, 2020December 2, 2020By Editor

Fifteen countries across Asia just signed the world’s largest-ever trade pact, but it may wind up hurting US natural gas. … Read More >World’s largest trade pact led by China could crush US gas exports

British retail giant Debenhams likely to collapse, putting 12,000 jobs at risk

Posted on December 2, 2020December 2, 2020By Editor

Debenhams, one of Britain’s biggest department store chains with more than two centuries of history, is set to fall victim to the coronavirus pandemic after rescue-deal talks ended in failure. … Read More >British retail giant Debenhams likely to collapse, putting 12,000 jobs at risk

European Union needs perpetual debt to survive – George Soros

Posted on December 2, 2020December 2, 2020By Editor

Objections by Poland and Hungary over an EU plan to deal with the economic crisis has put the bloc in a “very difficult situation” and raises doubts over its future, according to billionaire investor George Soros. … Read More >European Union needs perpetual debt to survive – George Soros

USA

US offers $5mn reward for evidence of NK sanctions evasion, accuses China of failing to meet enforcement obligations

Posted on December 2, 2020December 2, 2020By Editor

The US State Department has accused China of a “flagrant violation” of its UN Security Council obligation to enforce international sanctions on North Korea, with Washington offering up to $5 million for evidence of evasion. … Read More >US offers $5mn reward for evidence of NK sanctions evasion, accuses China of failing to meet enforcement obligations

USA

Russiagate reversal: AG Barr appoints John Durham as special counsel investigating FBI & Mueller probe

Posted on December 2, 2020December 2, 2020By Editor

Attorney General William Barr has appointed John Durham as special counsel to continue his probe into the origins of the ‘Russiagate’ investigation against President Donald Trump, even into the potential Biden administration. … Read More >Russiagate reversal: AG Barr appoints John Durham as special counsel investigating FBI & Mueller probe