The sanctions war situation has developed not necessarily to America’s advantage.
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Sunday, July 26, 2026
Biden Administration Doubles Down on Sanctions Self-Harm: China Chip Export Ban, Possible Russia Aluminum Sanctions, All Systems Still Go with Russian Oil Price Cap
Topics: China, Commodities, Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Europe, Free markets and their discontents, Politics, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:25 am | 39 Comments »
The Odessa Connection? The Ukrainian M.O. for the Crimean Bridge Attack – This Is How The Operation Worked To The Point Of Detonation
The Russian investigation of the Kerch brigde bombing claims that a grain transport ship out of Odessa moved the explosives.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Europe, Guest Post, Politics, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:10 am | 37 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/12/2022
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 99 Comments »
The Bank of England Is Bailing Out Pension Funds, Again
So what is going on here? That’s easy to explain. Those who are criticising are looking at what is happening as economists do.
Topics: Banking industry, UK
Posted by Lambert Strether at 1:55 pm | 38 Comments »
COVID-19 Rapid Tests Can Breed Confusion – Here’s How To Make Sense of the Results and What To Do, According to 3 Testing Experts
ome pointers on Covid test technique and use.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Guest Post, Health care
Posted by Yves Smith at 11:21 am | 6 Comments »
BMI: The Mismeasure of Weight and the Mistreatment of Obesity
Rigid definitions of obesity can both restrict care for some and produce unwarranted alarms for others.
Topics: Dubious statistics, Guest Post, Health care, Regulations and regulators
Posted by Yves Smith at 10:43 am | 30 Comments »
Is Breaking Things the Best Way Forward for Climate Activists?
From SUVs to gas pipelines, sabotage is on the rise as the climate crisis deepens – but does it work?
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Environment, Global warming, Guest Post, Legal, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 10:02 am | 40 Comments »
Links 10/13/2022
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:58 am | 229 Comments »
We Join Mark Sleboda on the Latest Gonzalo Lira Roundtable at 2:00 AM EDT
See us soon on the Gonzalo Lira talk with Moscow-based military and political expert Mark Sleboda on the widening effects of the Ukraine war.
Topics: Media appearances
Posted by Yves Smith at 11:44 pm | 44 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/12/2022
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 76 Comments »
‘Checkout Charity’ Can Increase a Shopper’s Anxiety, Especially When Asks Are Automated
Quelle surprise! A small survey suggests that a significant majority of shoppers do not like being asked to give to a charity at checkout.
Topics: Guest Post, Ridiculously obvious scams, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 57 Comments »
Links 10/12/2022
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:59 am | 170 Comments »
What if Medicine Were Taught Like a Science, Part 2: The Diet-Heart Hypothesis and Cholesterol
How medical research walked back the strong claims for the role of cholesterol in heart disease, which in turn supported the use of statins.
Topics: Dubious statistics, Guest Post, Health care, Science and the scientific method
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:54 am | 48 Comments »
Bank of England Bought Only Small Amounts of Bonds Even Today, Warns Pension Funds They Have “Only Three Days Left” to Unwind Derivatives with BOE Support
The Bank of England has been doing less than believed to rescue the gilts market. But stil not a good look.
Topics: Credit markets, Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Federal Reserve, Guest Post, Investment outlook, Regulations and regulators, UK
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:50 am | 35 Comments »
Whose Cat Caught the German Tongue? No Blame for Russia After German Train Sabotage on Sunday Morning, No Blame for Nord Stream Sabotage, Yet
Another apparent act of sabotage in Germany, yet the press is peculiarly refusing to play “whodunnit”.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Europe, Guest Post, Middle East, Politics, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:10 am | 42 Comments »


