1+ week, 1+ day ago   (247+ words) Turkey has become the next target of Operation Economic Outcast, as the U.S. Treasury announced Friday that it has sanctioned Istanbul-based Golden Global Bank and cut it off from the U.S. dollar system for serving as a critical financial lifeline to the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (225+ words) The United States just upped the ante on Iran, as Operation Economic Outcast, spearheaded by the Treasury Department and Secretary Scott Bessent, just successfully brought the European Union into the sanctions campaign. However, since this move requires no military commitment,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (307+ words) Earlier this week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed that the Strait of Hormuz is bound to become “a worthless piece of water” within two years as Gulf states accelerate pipeline projects designed to bypass the strategic waterway. By 2027, new and…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (133+ words) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is this week’s designated hitter, taking everyone who has become an obstacle to our economic agenda to the woodshed at the G20’s Finance Track meetings in North Carolina. He later called Canada a bunch of freeloaders,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (473+ words) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent did not mince words at the G20 this week. Iran’s regime, he said, is already finished, it simply has not accepted it yet. Scott Bessent Declares the Iranian Snake Headless, Poisonous, and Running Out of Time Treasury…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (564+ words) The U.S. national debt crossed a sobering $40 trillion this week, with little sign that Americans are ready to give up the entitlements driving it higher, or that Washington has a serious plan to stop it. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (250+ words) American families’ concerns about high grocery store bills continue to deepen, and elevated fertilizer prices are a big reason why. Fertilizer accounts for 33-45 percent of corn and wheat farmers’ operating costs. When input prices rise, food prices follow close behind....

1+ mon, 1+ hour ago   (221+ words) "We are the United States of America and there is nothing we can't do if we do it together."- President Joe Biden I am not in the habit of favorably quoting the former president, but he was right when he…...

1+ mon, 13+ hour ago   (375+ words) The July inflation report is here, and it comes with good news. Inflation fell to 3.4 percent in July, down from 3.5 percent in June. Core inflation, which excludes more volatile categories, also edged down, from 2.6 percent to 2.5 percent. The Consumer Price…...

1+ mon, 15+ hour ago   (504+ words) The Consumer Price Index for July indicated that prices overall went up 0.1 percent since June, and 3.4 year-over-year, according to new numbers released on Wednesday indicating that inflation has been less intense compared to the past two months. The development comes…...