President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen heads to the Middle East. Plus: Boris Johnson’s plan to alter the Northern Ireland protocol, Wikipedia fights a Russian order to remove information on the conflict in Ukraine and are Vienna’s famous horse-drawn carriages under threat?
Category Archives: News
Front Page: Wall Street Journal – June 14, 2022
Stock Futures Edge Higher After Slide Into Bear Market
U.S. stock markets were poised for a modest recovery after a rout that sent the S&P 500 into a bear market, while bitcoin remained under pressure after selling off sharply in recent days.
Bond Slide Continues, With No End in Sight
U.S. Treasury yields have surged to new multiyear highs, reflecting uncertainty over how high the Fed will have to raise interest rates to tame inflation.14 min read
Fed Likely to Consider 0.75-Percentage-Point Rate Increase
A string of troubling inflation reports is likely to lead Federal Reserve officials to consider surprising markets with a larger-than-expected interest-rate increase at their meeting this week.
Front Page View: The New York Times – June 13, 2022
Senators Reach Bipartisan Deal on Gun Safety
The agreement, which falls short of the sprawling changes championed by Democrats, is a significant step toward ending a yearslong impasse over gun reform legislation.
Sunday Morning: Stories From Zurich, Ljublana, Berlin And Lausanne
Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé, Benno Zogg and Aleksandra Tirziu discuss the weekend’s biggest news stories. Plus, check-ins with our friends and correspondents in Ljubljana, Berlin and Lausanne.
Front Page View: The New York Times – June 12, 2022
Saturday Morning: News And Stories From London
Georgina Godwin sets the tone for the weekend. Simon Brooke reviews the day’s papers and we revisit the world’s largest furniture fair, Salone del Mobile in Milan.
Front Page: WSJ Weekend Edition – June 11, 2022
Gasoline Prices Nationwide Surpass $5 a Gallon
The record high, according to OPIS, comes as U.S. consumer inflation hit its highest level in 40 years and crude oil prices remain high.
Morning News: January 6 Panel Focus On Trump Role, Wolf Populations
The committee investigating the Capitol attacks of January 6th 2021 held the first of several public hearings last night, having gathered evidence for the past year.
The hearings may not break Donald Trump’s hold on the Republicans, but they are creating a vital record of an attempted coup. As wolf populations grow, humans are learning to live with them. And why the corporate world has taken an interest in psychedelic drugs.
Front Page View: The New York Times – June 10, 2022
‘Trump Was at the Center’: Jan. 6 Hearing Lays Out Case in Vivid Detail
The House panel investigating the attack led its public sessions with video testimony from people close to the former president about his actions before and during the riot.
Morning News: January 6 Attack Hearings, U.S. Supreme Court Rulings
The panel investigating the January 6 attack shares its findings in a televised primetime hearing. The US seeks private funds for immigration issues.
And a fraught Supreme Court readies the most high-profile rulings of its term. NPR is doing its annual survey to better understand how listeners like you spend time with podcasts.
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