For those celebrating ( and understanding different countries have different timeframes ) - Eid Mubarak !
UPDATE: #Qatar says they have declared #Eid to begin on Sunday after crescent sighted http://ara.tv/jevwu
The #Eid crescent has been sighted in #SaudiArabia, indicating Sunday as the first days of Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr holiday: How many days is it by country? http://aje.io/2lhp #EidMubarak
Global Market News....
Always informative ! Weekly missive " Washington Finance and Bubble Illusion " , with overview of the week that was.
Mad world! Global bonds have gained $161bn in value in a week when stocks hit fresh all-time high as goldilocks narrative prevailed.
BOOM! Investors shrugging off more bank defaults in EU & possible Fed mistake. Global equities now worth $75.4trn, highest value in history.
Time for some good news. #Greece raised to Caa2 from Caa3 by Moody’s, outlook to positive, citing stabilizing debt ratio.
2 Italian Banks to be declared effectively dead by ECB. But Italy govt won its battle to protect senior creditors https://nyti.ms/2t1uQhZ
Nex #Italy shocker: #ECB moves to wind down 2 Italian banks. Turns out to be a highly politicized issue. https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article165894068/EZB-laesst-zwei-italienische-Grossbanken-in-den-Abgrund-fallen.html?wtmc=socialmedia.twitter.shared.web … via @welt
Good morning from Berlin! Eurozone's banking crisis is back w/ a vengeance. Italy to start wind-down of Veneto banks http://reut.rs/2tWFioa
Italy's plan to rescue two small Venetian banks makes a mockery of taxpayers & Europe's new regulations. My @BV take
Friday, June 23, 2017
Gulf Rift....
UAE Says Parting Ways , Not Escalation , Will Be End Result If Qatar Doesn't Accept Quartet Demands....
Present tactics not working , expect Quartet to reboot blockade...
Rights groups and journalists raise concerns over suppression of press freedom as Gulf states list demands to Qatar http://aje.io/ldes
"The GCC's latest ultimatum to Qatar reflects regional fantasy, rather than reality." http://aje.io/lbf2 writes @ramikhouri
#UAE Minister Gargash: We have the right to protect ourselves if #Qatar does not change its policy http://ara.tv/pae9j
#UAE Minister Gargash: #Qatar has an agenda that undermines the security of the #Gulf States http://ara.tv/pae9j
BREAKING: #UAE minister Gargash: We can no longer accept from #Qatar what we have accepted in recent years http://ara.tv/pae9j
BREAKING: #UAE minister Gargash: #Qatar decided to leak the Gulf demands instead of discussing them http://ara.tv/pae9j
The "Illegal blockade has nothing to do w/ combatting terrorism, it is about limiting Qatar's sovereignty & outsourcing our foreign policy"
Iran shipping 1,000 tons of fruits and vegetables to Qatar daily , which will continue as long as requested.
Saudi-Led Arab Regimes Issue Qatar with 13 Demands to End Blockade http://alwaght.com/en/News/101655
#SaudiArabia
#Qatar
#SaudiQatarRow
#UAE
Europe.....
Greece....
Pressure on debtors is growing http://dlvr.it/PPlKYs
As gov't grapples with trash impasse, some use private firms http://dlvr.it/PPlKJW
A shorter tether http://dlvr.it/PPlK3v
Turkish Hackers Claim They Took Down Greek PM’s Website http://dlvr.it/PPkB5J #Greece
Trash continues to pile up on greek strikes due to ongoing municipal workers strike...
UK.....
Hackers attempt to penetrate UK parliament emails http://hill.cm/fsLFzjm
Just in: UK Parliament’s computer system subject of a cyber-attack, Houses of Parliament tell British Press Association
UK parliament hit by cyber-attack. Members unable to access emails.
Arconic knowingly supplied flammable panels for use in London tower: emails http://reut.rs/2t67A2H
Grenfell Tower: 25 tower blocks have similar cladding http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4633090/25-tower-blocks-cladding-like-Grenfell-Tower-s.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490 …
Jeremy Corbyn: I’ll force early general election - https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/labour-party/jeremy-corbyn/news/86973/jeremy-corbyn-ill-force-early …
Harriet Harman: Labour felt like ‘Dignitas waiting room’ before election - https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/labour-party/news/86971/harriet-harman-labour-felt-%E2%80%98dignitas-waiting-room%E2%80%99 …
MPs plan cross-party alliance to force ‘softer’ Brexit: https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/foreign-affairs/brexit/news/86970/mps-plan-cross-party-alliance-force-%E2%80%98softer%E2%80%99-brexit …
WATCH Andrea Leadsom: Broadcasters should be ‘patriotic’: https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/conservative-party/news/86969/watch-andrea-leadsom-broadcasters-should-be- …
NEW Nicola Sturgeon apologises over botched EU farming subsidies: https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/economy/agriculture/news/86974/nicola-sturgeon-apologises-over-botched-eu-farming-subsidies …
NEW Grenfell Tower survivors first in line for discretionary housing payments: https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/communities/housing/news/86975/grenfell-tower-survivors-first-line-discretionary-housing …
France....
Journalist with French TV dies of wounds from Mosul blast http://dlvr.it/PPkZlh
Climate change more important than partisan politics: Schwarzenegger http://dlvr.it/PPjQ5P
French court jails jihadist recruits http://dlvr.it/PPj9XG
US Politics....
Home from golf course and on Twitter before his evening activities.
Here’s why the U.S. needs to focus on right-wing, not Islamist, extremism
Gowdy: Oversight Committee won't investigate Trump's ties to Russia http://hill.cm/b3PpZIp
Trump's Justice Department developing strategies to shut down ‘sanctuary cities’: report http://hill.cm/DmrSiSt
NEW: Dems to leadership: Our voters don't care about Russia investigation http://hill.cm/nC2RBMx
Trump calling senators as GOP scrambles to find 50 votes for ObamaCare repeal http://hill.cm/8guSWkc
Confirmed to me last night.
Senate bill will require Americans to wait 6 months before getting insured if they miss a payment.
Democrats slam GOP healthcare proposal as Obamacare premiums & deductibles increase by over 100%. Remember keep your doctor, keep your plan?
The decline and fall of Obamacare and the AHCA http://hotair.com/archives/2017/06/24/decline-fall-obamacare-ahca/ …
Top Republican: Senate GOP healthcare bill won't pass the House http://hill.cm/B0Uhu59
Trump’s job promises crash into reality as auto industry lays off thousands: http://hill.cm/1NFGG2A
GOP lawmaker calls for special counsel Mueller to recuse himself from Russia investigation http://hill.cm/HN2797n
Sanders's wife hires 2 lawyers amid bank fraud investigation http://hill.cm/XRIW0X2
Odds & Ends........
Terror never takes a day off , doesn't go on holiday. It's a daily concern globally.
Map of the Destroyed Monuments of Mosul
Map of the Destroyed Monuments of Mosul.
Nothing Left.....
Syrian Democratic Forces captured Mustajid Naqib from #ISIS and completely encircled #Raqqa City
Map: http://syriancivilwarmap.com
Russian officials destroyed electronics, documents after US seized diplomatic compounds: report http://hill.cm/hsFoQdB
Government departments procrastinate on Cabinet directives, says National Anti-Corruption Commission — http://bit.ly/2rMMMt7 #SaudiArabia
Dignity Operation Commander Khalifa Haftar tells a tribal meeting that #Tripoli must be "liberated"
Saudi Arabia Foils terror attack , new Interior Minister tested soon after appointment..
Exit routes opened to allow civilians escape from West Mosul Old City...
Second North Korean soldier in a month defects to South http://u.afp.com/4hEc #NorthKorea
North Korea's Kim Jong Un fears "decapitation" by squad of U.S. Navy SEALs http://bit.ly/2t1Mrq4
Erdogan says Turkey allows no state in northern Syria http://xhne.ws/HfbAc
Iran’s Missiles Used in Syria Anti-ISIS Strike Displayed at Tehran Quds Day Rally http://alwaght.com/en/News/101662
#Iran
#SyriaCrisis
#missile
#ISIS
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