
A Critical Shift: How the Swiss Just Screwed the ECB
Here's how the Swiss National Bank just screwed the European Central Bank, and how it plays into the battle against Fed dollars. The currency war just got bigger.
Jan 18, 2015 · 10 minute read
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Here's how the Swiss National Bank just screwed the European Central Bank, and how it plays into the battle against Fed dollars. The currency war just got bigger.
Jan 18, 2015 · 10 minute read

A former German intelligence officer has reportedly sold the identities of three and a half thousand German spies operating abroad - to another, unnamed, foreign agency. The same man was unmasked last summer as a CIA double agent at the center of a spy scandal between close allies the US and Germany. In Berlin, the Parliament is continuing hearings on how America's National Security Agency spied on Germany. But as RT's Peter Oliver found out, the government is trying to downplay the whole thing.
Jan 15, 2015 · 1 minute read

A train loaded with 17 US military vehicles, including Strykers, Humvees, and SUVS was seen rolling through the city of Klaipeda, Thursday, as American troops resume NATO training in the region. The 2nd Cavalry Regiment arrived in Lithuania from their base in Vilseck, Germany, on Janary 8th. The US troops have since resumed allied training under 'Operation Atlantic Resolve', with the Lithuanian military.
Jan 15, 2015 · 1 minute read

The new Universal Credit Rating Group (UCRG) is being set up to rival the existing agencies Moody's, S&P and Fitch, and its first rating will be issued this year.
Jan 14, 2015 · 1 minute read

Ivan Lo gives you his thoughts on the direction of the market and what the primary focus for 2015 should be. He also talks about American debt, what is required to pay that debt, and the Fed's true plan on how it will unwind the enormous amount of bonds held in reserves.
Jan 11, 2015 · 11 minute read

Gunmen opened fire on the offices of French satirical cartoon magazine Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday. Bloomberg's Brendan Greeley looks at what Charlie Hebdo is and why it was the target of France's worst terrorist attack in decades.
Jan 7, 2015 · 1 minute read

Leaking top-secret information and staying anonymous is hard enough. But what about making profit of it? Well, it might be easier then you think. An anonymous online bitcoin marketplace will open soon, where registered users can put up for sale all types of information. And whoever bids the most, wins it...
Jan 6, 2015 · 1 minute read

In today's "Single Best Chart," Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu displays how the growth of wealth for the top 0.01 percent of the U.S. has outpaced that of the one percent. She speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
Jan 6, 2015 · 1 minute read

Lithuania accession to the ECB's Governing Council will force Germany's Bundesbank president to sit out some votes. Bloomberg's Hans Nichols reports.
Jan 6, 2015 · 1 minute read

Oil's dramatic crash has caused a wave of financial panic across the world. But what's really happening? Here's a look at the secrets of bank involvement in oil and what to expect for oil in 2015.
Dec 21, 2014 · 11 minute read

US House members admitted they had not read the entire $585 billion, 1,648-page National Defense Authorization Act, which predominantly specifies budgeting for the Defense Department, before it was voted on Thursday in Congress.
Dec 10, 2014 · 1 minute read

A report on CIA torture reveals that America's post-9/11 interrogations were more brutal than previously acknowledged – and brought no significant results. RT asks Philip Giraldi, a former CIA officer, what the release of the report means for the organization.
Dec 10, 2014 · 1 minute read

The devil is about to visit Florida this Christmas - after a Satanic Temple there scored a major victory, winning a battle to bring a display of Lucifer to the State capitol. Officials approved the move due to the freedom of speech and religion law. RT talked to those both for and against the move.
Dec 10, 2014 · 1 minute read

On "With All Due Respect," Mark and John discuss a new Bloomberg Politics poll that shows a majority think race relations have gotten worse under Obama.
Dec 10, 2014 · 1 minute read

Here's a look at the "coincidental" timing of events that show the secret connection between Saudi Arabia and Japan, and what it all has to do with why oil prices are falling.
Dec 7, 2014 · 12 minute read

William Santana Li, chairman and CEO of Knightscope, and Stacy Stephens, vice president of marketing and sales, explain how the company's K5 autonomous robot security guards work. They speak with Bloomberg's Pimm Fox on "Taking Stock."
Dec 3, 2014 · 1 minute read

Russia is scrapping its multi-billion dollar South Stream pipeline to focus instead on Turkey becoming a key gas transit hub. The announcement was made after hours of talks between the presidents of Russia and Turkey.
Dec 3, 2014 · 1 minute read

Russia is forced to withdraw from the South Stream project due to the EU’s unwillingness to support the pipeline, and gas flows will be redirected to other customers, Vladimir Putin said after talks with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Dec 3, 2014 · 1 minute read

There's not that much difference between politics and sports, and Al Hunt makes that clear with his spiffy GOP presidential brackets.
Dec 3, 2014 · 1 minute read

Here's a look at how your government and the media is using the Ferguson Shooting to divert your attention away from THIS problem in America.
Nov 30, 2014 · 7 minute read

As part of the 24th Annual Health Economics Conference hosted by PennLDI, Mark Pauly and Jonathan Gruber were featured in the Plenary Panel discussing the role of economics in shaping (and possibly reshaping) the ACA. In this conference, he infamously says that "Lack of transparency is a huge political advantage.” Oh, and he calls American people stupid.
Nov 30, 2014 · 1 minute read

The people of Britain are being snooped on again, and it's through their own webcams. It's not GCHQ this time, though, but hackers traced back to a Russian Internet address, whose website streams hundreds of private video feeds.
Nov 20, 2014 · 1 minute read

U.S. Treasuries experienced a wild ride on October 15, with a yield fluctuation that was the biggest in a quarter century. Bloomberg’s Lisa Abramowicz looks at the role of flash trading in bond market volatility . She speaks on “Market Makers.”
Nov 20, 2014 · 1 minute read

Larry Hester, a Second Sight patient and bionic eye recipient, and Dr. Robert Greenberg, chief executive officer at Second Sight, discuss the breakthrough of restoring partial eyesight using robotics and explain the technology and business behind the eye implant. They speak on “Market Makers.”
Nov 20, 2014 · 1 minute read