UK winning again:

Number of UK construction companies at significant risk of closure has jumped 54% to nearly 17k in the last quarter

Apparently they are struggling with rising construction costs, inflation and rising interest rates on their debt.

Who could have predicted?

Turns out Rocket Man was a prescient statement by Trump.

North Korea successfully launched a hypersonic missile at Mach 17.

Rising number of people serving in Britain’s armed forces are being flagged to counter-terrorism programme over suspected far-right extremism.

Neo-Nazis, white nationalists and anti-Muslim radicals make up largest known group of extremists.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/army-nazis-far-right-extremism-b2191499.html

F-35 is a utter joke:

F-35s acquired by South Korea have been out of service 234 times in 18 months due to malfunctions, including 172 emergency landings.

US winning again:

August was the biggest monthly drop in US job openings since April 2020

Scholz:

Germany desires a significant reduction in energy prices.

Nothing gets passed him 😂😂

Clown show continues. You wonder why we criticise west

UK is facing "a significant risk" of gas shortages this winter, according to industry regulator, which could impact electricity supplies and possibility the UK could enter a "gas supply emergency".

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63118574

War reparations:

Baerbock reiterated German government's position that the matter was settled.

Rau said Poland was counting on good cooperation with German govt on resolving issue and that he was sure Berlin's position on the matter would evolve.

Veiled threat?

A rather amusing and sad indictment of how useless the f-35 is, was when US flew an f-35 into the middle of nowhere in Syria, dump their ordnance and Washington claimed it was a successful combat mission.

Rumours and stress rumours that Russia might be about to change the status of what they currently term, a SMO. If this is the case then the escalation will be pronounced. This is highly regrettable given the fallout for Ukraine and its people.

Economics is a social science and unfortunately too many economists are completely unaware of this fact and it is why they seek to implement extremely myopic policies because they ignore the very mechanism which makes an economy work, human interaction.

Ukraine’s economy will shrink at a rate eight times that of Russia this year.

Ukraine's economy will contract by 35% in 2022, compared with a 4.5% fall in Russia's GDP.

Who said this?

The World Bank

OPEC+ to implement 2m bpd cuts in production.

OPEC+ agreement will be extended until the end of 2023 and will no longer hold monthly meetings and will instead meet every two months.

The naked emperor can scream as much as it wants.

Moscow has responded to rumours saying there are no plans to change the status of the SMO at this time.

So Europe decides to waste inordinate amounts of time seeking to cap price of Russian oil, despite the fact Moscow has reiterated for about the 20th time today they won't be sold oil under those terms.

West just keeps raising the bar of the clown show.

Just to complicate matters, appears Putin will be addressing the Russian people in the next few days.

Clown show continues:

Washington:

US needs to be less dependent on OPEC+ and foreign producers of oil

Here is some advice, stop threatening them every 5 mins. 😂😂

Washington has just worked it out. We stated it 6 yrs ago.

Saudi is key swing nation. Russia has played a decisive move which will drive yet another nail into coffin lid of Washington’s desire to re-write geopolitics and geography of that region.

https://www.thesiriusreport.com/geopolitics/significance-russia-saudi-oil-agreement/