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Wolf Richter: World Trade Skids for First Time Since Financial Crisis

Exports by China, Japan, and Eurozone under pressure — in part because of globally weak demand for new vehicles, which transcends the trade war.

The Amazon is Burning at a Record Rate

This Real News Network interview with Amazon Watch’s Christian Poirier discusses Bolsonaro’s policies that prioritize agribusiness over people – especially indigenous people.

Italy’s Right-Wing Government Collapses – Will the Next One Be Better?

The odd marriage of Lega Nord and Five Star held up longer than expected, but Italy is about to get a new government. How might that work out?

Brexit: According to Script

The commentariat’s Brexit predictions are playing out, sadly.

Brexit Breakup

More consternation about Johnson’s possible Brexit moves.

Austerity Has Made People Less Prepared for a No Deal Brexit

The government says it’s preparing for a Brexit crash out. But ten years of spending cuts have made the people of Britain intensely vulnerable to economic shock.

Britain After Brexit: Welcome to the Vulture Restaurant

US business will asset-strip the UK, but that’s not all: the Pentagon will find the little-known fragments of the British empire very useful.

Signs of Recession Are Hitting Europe—And Its New Central Bank President May Not Be Up for the Challenge

Europe, or more specifically the Eurozone, has a deficient bank regulatory framework which may be tested by economic weakness and wobbly banks. Having Christine Lagarde at the ECB’s helm is not likely to be a plus.

Financial Times Goes Wobbly on Brexit No Deal Impact

Is a flabby Financial Times story just a case of a piece not coming together, or is the pink paper pulling its punches on Brexit?

Brexit: Can Anyone Take the Wheel From Johnson?

Johnson is committing the UK to a no deal Brexit. What could stop him?

New Study Predicts Millions of Americans May Become Exposed to “Off the Charts” Heat

Climate scientist Michael Mann discusses the increasing frequency and severity of heat waves, as we’ve seen in India, the US, and now Europe.

Brexit: Boris Johnson’s Impossibility Theorem

No one is blinking in the Brexit staredown.

“We Wargamed the Last Days of Brexit. Here’s What We Found Out.”

Yves here. It seemed fitting to post again on Brexit, if nothing else to commemorate, if that’s the right word, Boris Johnson becoming Prime Minister of the UK Wednesday afternoon. It’s not a good omen that the EU has felt compelled to debunk Johnson’s campaign claims about Brexit that have been taken up again by […]