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Abdul Mahdi ordered the closure of the headquarters «popular crowd
Iraq's Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi issued a decree ordering the closure of all Popular Popular headquarters inside and outside cities, asking the armed factions to integrate into regular forces.
The Diwani order, which includes 10 points, stated: "The necessity of ending the armed manifestations, the official joining of the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and the termination of all the names used during the war period, and replacing them with military names (brigade, brigade, regiment, etc.)."
The House of Representatives holds its meeting tomorrow by voting on the special grades
Editorial date: 2019/7/1 23:15 • 466 times read
(Baghdad: Al Furat News) The House of Representatives, announced its agenda for Tuesday's session, which carries the vote on the special grades and read and discuss a number of other laws.
The following is the agenda of the Council announced for tomorrow:
The Security Council commends Kuwait's continued support for Iraq
The Security Council commended the continued support of the Government of Kuwait for Iraq's efforts to achieve stability and prosperity, while welcoming the strong bilateral relations between the two countries.
This came in a statement issued by the Security Council yesterday evening, commenting on the visit of a delegation from the United Nations to Kuwait and Iraq on 28 and 29 June.
In its statement, the Council expressed its gratitude to the Governments of both sides as well as to the United Nations for facilitating the visit by the members of the Council to the two countries.
The statement stressed that the visit stressed the support for Iraq's continued post-conflict recovery, stability, reconstruction and reconciliation efforts to meet the needs of all Iraqis, stressing the importance of Iraq's sovereignty, unity, security and territorial integrity.
The members of the delegation met in Kuwait with the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. The members of the Security Council welcomed the strong bilateral relations between Iraq and Kuwait, and praised the continued support of the Government of Iraq for its efforts to achieve stability and prosperity.
The members of the Security Council also met with the Deputy Special Representative for Political Affairs of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), Alice Wolbol, and the head of the ICRC delegation in Kuwait in his capacity as Chairman of the tripartite mechanism Omar Odeh.
Members commended the role of the two bodies in the implementation of resolution 2107 of 2013 on the resolution of outstanding issues concerning missing Kuwaiti and third-country nationals and the return of Kuwaiti property, including the National Archives, and urged continued communication.
Sadr ordered the dissolution of the peace brigades and their annexation to the official military
02/07/2019
Independent) .. In the first response to the Diwani order issued by Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi, ordered the leader of the Sadrist movement Moqtada al-Sadr, on Monday, the dissolution of the peace Brigades operating under the current trend.
"The Prime Minister's statement regarding the popular mobilization is important and the first step is correct towards building a strong state that does not shake the wind from here and there," Sadr said in a tweet published on Twitter. "But I am concerned that it will not be implemented Correct and fair ".
He added that "what is important to me here, too, is that the Peace Brigades, which I ordered to establish earlier, are the first initiative for this and immediately ... The brother Abu Yasser must immediately implement this by closing down the headquarters, canceling the name and other orders, and returning all the dear brothers, .
"I do not want them to be removed from the holy places as much as possible," he said.
Al-Sadr thanked "the Prime Minister for this decision and urged him to move forward on its implementation to preserve the prestige of Iraq and its army and police and security forces."
"We will continue to be ready if Iraq and its people are in danger, God forbid, as you have entrusted us and entrusted the Mujahideen brothers against occupation and terrorism," he said.
Sadr's announcement is the first response to the Diwani order issued by Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, which aims to reorganize the popular mobilization factions according to military formulas and to confirm their association with the commander-in-chief of the armed forces and to criminalize any armed faction outside the official military formations.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Prime Minister of Iraq discuss the stability of the region
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi affirmed the development of relations between the two countries in light of the agreements reached during the Prime Minister's visit to Saudi Arabia in April. The region, and the emphasis on calm and spare them the risk of wars and conflicts, according to a statement issued by the Information Office of the Prime Minister of Iraq.
The Information Office of the Iraqi Prime Minister said in a statement that "the two sides discussed the cooperation of the two brotherly countries in the OPEC meeting of oil and energy ministers currently held in Vienna to regulate the situation of the oil market and coordination between the two countries to achieve stability of oil prices during the coming period."
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A source is likely to postpone the first two paragraphs of the agenda of the session of parliament today
11:52 - 02/07/2019
Information / Baghdad ..
A parliamentary source, on Tuesday, postponed the first paragraphs of the agenda of the House of Representatives on the special grades as well as the replacement of some deputies. "The first and second paragraphs of the agenda of today's session will be postponed and proceed with the second amendment to Article 58 of the Federal Budget Law on special grades." He added that "the first and second paragraph is subject to controversy and controversy and that some of those included in the decision to replace the heads of political blocs are pushing to postpone the paragraph until a final agreement." Ending / 25 h Mr. Ammar al-Hakim told a UN official: Opposing wisdom is not targeting anyone
Editorial date: 2019/7/2 9:35 • 150 times read
(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) The head of the National Wisdom Movement, Mr. Ammar al-Hakim, on Tuesday, that opposition to the stream of national wisdom is not aimed at anyone, but aims to assess the course of the government.
A statement by the Office of the leader of the National Wisdom Current, received a copy of the {Euphrates News}, that, the head of the National Wisdom Movement, Mr. Ammar al-Hakim received in his office in Baghdad, the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Jenin Balashkart and discussed with it the latest political situation locally and regionally and the extent of the impact of Iraq and its impact "He said.
The statement added that "Mr. Ammar al-Hakim discussed with Balashkhar the opposition file adopted by the current national wisdom at the current stage," stressing the need to "understand the role of the opposition and its support for its role in the stability of the political system and the establishment of the two wings of democracy in the next phase, Vision and ideas to mature more as a unique Iraqi experience. " The statement quoted Mr. Hakim as saying that "opposition to wisdom is not aimed at anyone but aims to correct the course and correct the mistakes and assess the course of the government," stressing the need to "complete the government cab and the end of this file long enough and allow the Iraqi competencies to fill positions." For its part, the representative of the United Nations, according to the statement that "the international organization will give the opposition similar attention to the rest of the political blocs, especially in the field of training as well as to confirm the support of the United Nations for Iraq." Mr. Ammar al-Hakim calls on South Korea to seize investment opportunities in Iraq
Date of release:: 2019/7/2 9:19 • 135 times read
(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) The leader of the National Wisdom Movement, Mr. Ammar al-Hakim, on Tuesday, called on South Korea to seize the many investment opportunities in Iraq.
A statement by the office of the leader of the National Wisdom Current, received a copy of the "Euphrates News" that "Mr. Ammar al-Hakim received the adviser of the South Korean President for Foreign Affairs, Han Baiyong Do, and his delegation and discussed the latest political situation in Iraq and the region and bilateral relations between Baghdad and Seoul and the importance of investment Communication between Iraq and Korea and the mutual opportunities between the two sides. "
The statement quoted Hakim as saying that "Iraq has a lot of investment opportunities and call for Korea to seize it," stressing that "the Korean presence does not carry any consequences." "Al-Hakim praised the role of the Korean government in supporting Iraq during the war with a preacher," the statement said. "Iraq fought a fateful battle on behalf of the whole world, which has had an impact on the level of infrastructure. "Mr. Hakim clarified the nature of the political opposition that was followed by the current of national wisdom, pointing out that it is a constitutional political opposition aimed at monitoring. Oil rises with OPEC extension of production cuts
Editorial Date: 2019/7/2 11:38 • 48 times read
International oil prices rose on Tuesday as OPEC agreed to extend production cuts until March, although prices are under pressure on fears that demand may be weak amid hints of a global economic slowdown.
By 0600 GMT, London Brent crude for September delivery was up 34 cents, or 0.5 percent, at $ 65.40 a barrel, after falling earlier to $ 64.66 a barrel.
US crude futures for August delivery rose 18 cents to $ 59.27 a barrel after hitting their highest level in more than five weeks on Monday. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) agreed on Monday to extend oil production cuts until March 2020, as members of the Organization overcame differences in an effort to support crude prices. Opec is scheduled to meet with Russia and other producers, in an alliance known as OPEC +, later Tuesday to discuss supply cuts amid rising US production. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday he had agreed with Saudi Arabia to extend global production cuts until December 2019 or March 2020. Meanwhile, a preliminary poll by Reuters showed on Monday that US crude stocks are expected to fall for a third week in a row. But concerns remain that the weakening of the global economy will negatively affect oil demand, curbing price gains. While the United States and China agreed at the latest summit of G-20 leaders to resume trade talks, signs of factory contraction across most of Europe and Asia in June as US manufacturing activity slows down pressure on oil prices.
Military commander threatens Americans: Take lesson from Iraq
11:45 - 02/07/2019
Information / Baghdad ..
The commander of the headquarters of the "Seal of the Prophets (r)" Central Major General Ghulam Ali Rashid, on Monday, the response of the Iranian armed forces will make the enemy regret any aggression, calling on the Americans to shed the lesson of what happened in Iraq and Afghanistan.
"The Iranian people have fully recognized the war's price and its achievements in the sacred defense period," Rashid said during his inspection of the Marine and Revolutionary Guard units in the southern province of Hormuzgan (the coasts and islands) of Iran. Period from 1980 to 1988) ".
"Just as we are mindful of the war with intelligence monitoring, power, wisdom and foresight, we are at the same time fully prepared to impose far greater costs on the aggressor than we have in the past and make a quick decision on this," he said.
"The period and scope of the war that broke out will not be under the control of anyone," he said. "America should have taken the lesson from the $ 7 trillion aggression on Iraq and Afghanistan that killed and wounded 70,000 people and made no irreversible mistake." In its calculations for decision-making. "
"The armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran will respond with no hesitation to retaliate with force and firmness against any aggressive step by the enemy against the islands and the sea, land and air borders of the country," the head of the central Khatam al-Anbiya (PBUH) headquarters said. Ending / 25
Newspaper: Washington has prevented escalating measures against Iraq and the latter acted wisely
An official source said Monday that the United States has blocked the actions of three countries that were aimed at retaliating against Iraq over the incident of storming the embassy and landing the Bahraini flag, while noting that Iraqi officials acted with "intelligence."
The newspaper quoted the Gulf source as saying that "US officials moved after the incident of storming the Bahraini embassy in Baghdad, to stop the actions of three Gulf countries, namely Bahrain, the UAE and Saudi Arabia, was aimed to respond to Iraq on the incident of storming the embassy and take down the Bahraini flag," noting that " Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, was seeking a position of solidarity by the UAE and Saudi Arabia with the crisis of the Embassy of his country, including the recall of ambassadors and the statement of denunciation, with the possibility of things to the extent of reducing the diplomatic missions of the three countries.
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Weighing The Week Ahead: Implications Of The Trade Truce The breaking story is the trade truce between the U.S. and China.Despite the big calendar and short week, the relaxation of trade tensions will be the early week topic.Much of the news will be analyzed in terms of the Fed effect. And some will skip out at noon on Wednesday-- despite the employment report.Investors may wish to reconsider portfolios for the second half of 2019.And beware the other explosion -- aggressive spinning of both facts and analysis. Read in Seeking Alpha: Weighing The Week Ahead: Implications Of The Trade Truce — Seeking Alpha Here's the biggest news you missed this weekend North Korea, the World Cup, Pride Month and more of the weekend's top news. Read in USA TODAY: https://apple.news/ 10 Things to Know for Today 10 Things to Know for Today: Protests mark anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China, Ten people killed in plane crash at suburban Dallas airport, Kevin Durant leads Golden State for the Brooklyn Nets Read in ABC News: https://apple.news/
OIL/COMMODITIES/ENERGY
PRECIOUS-Gold slips to 1-week low as U.S.-China trade optimism lifts risk sentiment Gold prices fell more than 1% on Monday,their lowest in a week, as hopes of a trade deal between theUnited States and China improved risk appetite, while a strongerdollar further weighed on prices. Read in Reuters: https://apple.news/ Crude Oil - What Is Market Structure Telling Us? A correction and move to the midpoint.Term Structure in WTI and Brent display tightness.Processing Spreads display more demand than last year at this time.A quality and location spread remains at a supportive level.Substitution - deviance with natural gas. Read in Seeking Alpha: Crude Oil - What Is Market Structure Telling Us? — Seeking Alpha Oil prices rise more than 1% after Russia agrees to extend OPEC+ deal By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices rose more than $1 a barrel on Monday after Russia agreed with Saudi Arabia to extend supply cuts for another six to nine months ahead of an OPEC meeting this week. Front-month Brent crude futures for September touched an intraday high of $66.14 a barrel and were up 89 cents, or 1.4%, at $65.63 a barrel by 1117 GMT. U.S. crude futures for August rose 88 cents, or 1.5%, to $59.35 a barrel after earlier hitting a peak of $60.10, the highest in over Read in Business Insider: https://apple.news/ CORRECTED-METALS-Copper hits 6-week high after US, China agree to restart trade talks (Corrects copper price in paragraph 3 to $6,071.50 a tonne,from $6,701.50) Read in Reuters: https://apple.news/ARa_ Silver Will Eventually Catch Up To Gold Silver lagged gold in June but will eventually surpass its former high.The recent silver rally appears to be actuated by institutional demand.Gold mining stocks are still subject to rising internal momentum. Read in Seeking Alpha: https://apple.news/
BANKS/BANKING/CREDIT
Deutsche Bank in wealth management hiring spree Deutsche Bank plans to hire 300 more relationship and investment mangers for its wealth management business by 2021, as part of a plan to bulk up in areas the German lender hopes will bring steadier revenue streams. Read in Reuters: Deutsche Bank in wealth management hiring spree — Reuters
Deutsche Bank's Medieval Medicine
More bloodletting is planned, but it won't be enough to restore the patient to health. Read in Forbes: Deutsche Bank's Medieval Medicine — Forbes
Preserve your ammunition, BIS urges top central banks
Bank for International Settlements (BIS) chief Agustin Carstens has urged top central banks to preserve their ammunition for more serious economic downturns rather than deplete it chasing higher growth. Read in Reuters: Preserve your ammunition, BIS urges top central banks — Reuters International forum: Don't expect cheap money to do it all An international forum for central bankers is warning that the global economic recovery will need more than just support from the likes of the U.S. Federal Reserve to get past its current shaky stretch. Read in ABC News: International forum: Don't expect cheap money to do it all — ABC News
TREASURIES/BONDS/STOCKS
Market Update: Looking Ahead To The Second Half The first half of the year was record-breaking in equity markets.What will happen as we enter second half of the year?How major news stories like trade may influence the appetite for risk. Read in Seeking Alpha: Market Update: Looking Ahead To The Second Half — Seeking Alpha The Week Ahead: Stock Market Flashes Green Light Before Trade News The stock market’s advance/decline line completed is correction last week. It therefore gave a green light for stocks before the bullish news on the trade negotiations with China was released over the weekend. Read in Forbes: https://apple.news/ Current U.S. Recession Odds Are The Same As During 'The Big Short' Heyday The last time that recession odds were the same as they are now was in July 2007, which was just five months before the Great Recession officially started in December 2007. Read in Forbes: https://apple.news/A- Top 5 Things to Know in the Market on Monday Economy Jul 01, 2019 09:31 GMT Investing.com - Here are the top five things you need to know in financial markets on Monday, July 1: 1. U.S. and China reach trade truce The U.S. and China agreed on Saturday to restart trade talks after U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to hold off on the implementation of new tariffs and also ease restrictions on tech company Huawei in order to reduce tensions with Beijing. China meanwhile agreed to make unspecified new purchases of U.S. farm products and Read in Investing.com: https://apple.news/ S&P 500 Set for Fresh Record High as U.S.-China Trade Truce Sparks Global Rally Global stocks roared higher Monday, setting up a the chance of fresh record highs on Wall Street, following a weekend G20 Summit that triggered a re-start in U.S.-China trade talks and a likely agreement on crude production cuts that has oil prices surging past $60 a barrel. The Monday Market Minute U.S. equity futures point to fresh record highs on Wall Street Monday following a breakthrough in U.S.-China trade talks and a surge in global oil prices. President Trump says the U.S. is 'back on Read in TheStreet: https://apple.news/ US Tech Stocks Get Big Boost From Huawei U-Turn; Apple Surges on Tariff Relief U.S. tech stocks surged higher in pre-market trading Monday after President Donald Trump said he would ease export restrictions on U.S. companies doing business with China's Huawei Technologies following his weekend meeting with Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Osaka. U.S. tech stocks surged higher in pre-market trading Monday after President Donald Trump said he would ease export restrictions on U.S. companies doing business with China's Huawei Technologies following his weekend meeting with Xi Read in TheStreet: https://apple.news/A-
CRYPTO'S / DIGITAL CURRENCY
IMF Favors Cryptos? Says Digital Currencies are Part of the Future Digital currencies are here to stay and the fact that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recognized them as a part of the future, cements their standing further. In its recent report, IMF believes that central banks around the globe may start issuing digital currencies in the future. IMF, along with World Bank conducted a... Read in BlockPublisher: IMF Favors Cryptos? Says Digital Currencies are Part of the Future — BlockPublisher Crypto is Getting too Big for Banks to Ignore - InsideBitcoins.com The advent of cryptocurrencies has caused a fundamental shift to a lot of companies and industries, and now, it seems that crypto assets have become so big that banks are currently looking into the possibility of launching their tokens. Yesterday, David Solomon, the Chief Executive Officer of banking giant Goldman Sachs confirmed to French newspaper Les Echos that the bank was looking into tokenization. The statement speaks to the extensive effect of crypto assets. Banks, which didn’t consider Read in InsideBitcoins: Crypto is Getting too Big for Banks to Ignore - InsideBitcoins.com — InsideBitcoins
Monero and Zcash Conferences Showcase Their Differences (And Links)
The future of privacy coins relies on technologists getting the governance setup right. Here's both sides of the zcash debate. Read in CoinDesk: Monero and Zcash Conferences Showcase Their Differences (And Links) — CoinDesk Ripple struggles to convince banks about its tech, but financial institutions are more aggressively benefitting from it Ripple's Chief Technology Officer [CTO], David Schwartz was a part of the Future of Fintech 2019 event hosted by CBInsights, where the CTO re-affirmed the community and the host, Jeff Roberts, about xRapid. Being a FinTech company and a proponent of its native coin XRP, Ripple's focusing on international payments, which is a tough game... Read in AMBCrypto: Ripple struggles to convince banks about its tech, but financial institutions are more aggressively benefitting from it — AMBCrypto Bridging the Gap Between Bitcoin and Global Regulators We need to solve the communication problem between crypto projects and regulators to build a healthy ecosystem, writes Shin'ichirio Matsuo. Read in CoinDesk: Bridging the Gap Between Bitcoin and Global Regulators — CoinDesk Crypto-Market Top Weekly Performers: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Chainlink, LEO Bitcoin [BTC]’s bull run in the past few weeks has been staggering. The cryptocurrency reached its yearly high above $13800 on 26th June. The price rallied from $11,350 to gain over 22% in 24hours to reach the top on Wednesday. The rise was so overwhelming that even Bitcoin permabull, Mike Novogratz regretting selling a few hours earlier. Nevertheless, the rise was short-lived as Bitcoin plummeted almost instantly as the FOMO was apparently interrupted by a server overload and performance issues Read in Coingape: https://apple.news/AwZJ_
CURRENCIES
Opinion: Realigning U.S. monetary policy for a truly global currency The Federal Reserve’s principal tools — adjusting short-term interest rates and quantitative easing —are radically out of sync with a global economy that relies on the dollar, writes Peter Morici. Read in MarketWatch: https://apple.news/ Will The Greenback Return To Favor If Peak Dovishness Is Passed? The US dollar was little changed in the first half of June but fell out of favor in the second half as the market became convinced the Federal Reserve will begin cutting rates in late July and follow it up with two more cuts in H2.Europe's single currency fell in one session in each of the past two weeks. A shelf has been carved in recent days near $1.1345, where the 200-day moving average is found.The British pound slipped slightly against the US dollar, ensuring it the dubious honor of being Read in Seeking Alpha: https://apple.news/ Forex - Dollar Index Hits 1-Week High as Trade Truce Spurs Risk Appetites Forex Jul 01, 2019 07:31 GMT Investing.com - The dollar rose to one-week highs against a currency basket on Monday as a trade truce between the U.S. and China dampened demand for safe haven currencies, such as the yen and the Swiss franc. After meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping in Japan on Saturday on the sidelines of Group of 20 summit, U.S. President Donald Trump said he would hold back on new tariffs and that China will buy more farm products. Trump also said the U.S. Commerce Department Read in Investing.com: https://apple.news/ Buck Down To Earth The dollar index is down some 2% since the end of May.Were we to get all of the Fed rate cuts that markets are pricing in, the dollar is likely to adjust lower.We may also be seeing some stabilization in eurozone economic data and the beginnings of a growth reconvergence. Read in Seeking Alpha: https://apple.news/ EUR/USD Volatility Is Coming The euro has rallied recently, but the price resurgence should not necessarily be trusted.While the pair is now trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, the 50-day moving average is still safely below the 200-day moving average.Further, the gold price has already spiked and has showed some signs of abating. Gold is positively correlated with the EUR/USD pair. Meanwhile, yield spreads remain safely negative.Negative yield spreads favor short positions on the EUR/USD pair. This, Read in Seeking Alpha: https://apple.news/
West African nations adopt ECO as 'single currency'
West African nations adopt ECO as 'single currency' Read in TRT World: West African nations adopt ECO as 'single currency' — TRT World Ugandan shilling inclined on weaker side as importer demand picks up The Ugandan shilling wasinclined on the weaker side on Monday, undermined by a slightpick up in demand for dollars from some merchandise importers. Read in Reuters: https://apple.news/AKeenK_
HEALTH / SCIENCE
Experts Reveal What Really Happens In Your Brain When You Don’t Get Enough Sleep If you've been experiencing poor sleep over a period of time, whether it's from burning the midnight oil, insomnia, or habitual tossing and turning, you might wonder what that sleep deprivation is doing to your brain. Adults need an average of eight… Read in Bustle: Experts Reveal What Really Happens In Your Brain When You Don’t Get Enough Sleep — Bustle The U.S. mental health epidemic has reached the scale of the global financial crisis U.S. suicide rates are at the highest level since World War II, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report, per Bloomberg's Cynthia Koons. Read in Axios: The U.S. mental health epidemic has reached the scale of the global financial crisis — Axios 9 Things To Do To Reduce Your Anxiety In 30 Days Day-to-day life can be seriously anxiety-inducing. Being an adult is a constant grind, and if you have persistent stressful situations, like high-pressure jobs or a precarious work-life balance, you're likely to experience higher levels of anxiety.… Read in Bustle: 9 Things To Do To Reduce Your Anxiety In 30 Days — Bustle Autism: More Than Meets the Eye Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a wide spectrum, ranging from those with severe disabilities to highly functioning autism. Also, there are multiple subtypes of autism. Nevertheless, there are some common threads. People who are diagnosed with ASD are typically characterized by their early language delays, atypical social behavior, obsessive narrow interests, and repetitive routines. But over and over again, once you take the time to really get to know people on the spectrum, you see there is Read in Scientific American: Autism: More Than Meets the Eye — Scientific American MS patients at a greater risk of cancer, new study suggests New results of a 65-year follow-up study of nearly 7,000 Norwegian patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) suggest that patients may have a greater overall risk of developing cancer than the general populationCredit: European Academy of Neurology (EAN) (Oslo, Saturday, 29 June, 2019) New results of a 65-year follow-up study of nearly 7,000 Norwegian patients with... Read in SCIENMAG: https://apple.news/ If You Exercise Regularly and Still Have Belly Fat, This Could Be Why, According to 3 Experts Ask an expert how to get rid of belly fat, and you'll probably get an answer along the lines of exercising consistently and fueling your body with quality foods. If you have been exercising and still have belly fat, you could be doing the wrong style training, your stress levels may be too high, or ... Read in POPSUGAR: If You Exercise Regularly and Still Have Belly Fat, This Could Be Why, According to 3 Experts — POPSUGAR
Don't Get Sick On Vacation (Unless You Have One Of These)
Every day brings new reports of tourists dying in the Dominican Republic. Airlines have loosened their refund rules to accommodate the wave of cancellations, but a lot of visitors are wondering: What happens if I get sick on vacation? Read in Forbes: Don't Get Sick On Vacation (Unless You Have One Of These) — Forbes Leg fat 'better than belly fat' for older women Carrying fat on legs instead of the belly protects postmenopausal women from heart disease, a study suggests. Read in BBC News: https://apple.news/
USA / CANADA
Americans are losing trillions claiming social security at the wrong time Most retirees should wait longer to access their benefits, researchers find. Some should claim them sooner. Read in Bloomberg: https://apple.news/ArGgzCD- Trump becomes first sitting president to set foot into North Korea The plans have not been finalized. But the president, who is in Seoul, said it would be a ‘very short’ meeting. Read in The Washington Post: Trump becomes first sitting president to set foot into North Korea — The Washington Post Unpredictability of US-China trade tensions likely to weigh on global economy Unpredictable trade policies, mainly from the United States, are likely to continue to cast a long shadow over the global economy even after China and the United States agreed to resume their trade talks, analysts said. The deal agreed by US President… Read in South China Morning Post: Unpredictability of US-China trade tensions likely to weigh on global economy — South China Morning Post US Economic Recovery Is the Longest Ever. So Why Are Experts So Nervous? June 30, 2019 People are seen inside the Lehman Brothers headquarters in New York on September 16, 2008, the day after the bank filed for bankruptcy. On July 1, this officially becomes the longest recovery in U.S. history—ten years or 120 months, matching the expansion of 1991. It's been quite a ride. According to Steve Rattner, who manages money for Michael Bloomberg and spoke at the Aspen Ideas Festival this week, economists call it the 3/3/3 expansion: 3 percent growth, 3 percent unemployment Read in Newsweek: US Economic Recovery Is the Longest Ever. So Why Are Experts So Nervous? — Newsweek Taiwan president to visit U.S. this month, move likely to anger China Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will spend four nights in the United States this month while visiting Caribbean diplomatic allies, her government said on Monday, in a move likely to anger China, which considers the island a renegade province. Read in Reuters: https://apple.news/
EMERGING MARKETS
How Trump’s ‘weaponized’ use of foreign aid is backfiring In Venezuela, some aid groups are asking U.S. officials if they can strip legally required U.S. branding from assistance sent to the country, three aid officials told POLITICO. Read in POLITICO: How Trump’s ‘weaponized’ use of foreign aid is backfiring — POLITICO
Emerging Market Inflation Falls. And That Means There’s Room to Cut Rates.
Some of the big emerging markets like Brazil, India, Russia, and Mexico have already cut—or are expected to cut. Investors there inclined toward the simple logic that tomorrow’s rate cut is a gain for today’s bondholder. Read in Barron's: Emerging Market Inflation Falls. And That Means There’s Room to Cut Rates. — Barron's
TRUST WATCH: JPMorgan Emerging Markets Investment Trust
Forey seeks companies with good growth prospects with a view to holding them over the longer term. Diversification across regions is a priority. Read in Daily Mail: TRUST WATCH: JPMorgan Emerging Markets Investment Trust — Daily Mail
MIDDLE EAST
MIDEAST-STOCKS-Financials lift Dubai, most Gulf markets rise Dubai stocks rose on Sunday,lifted by financials and real estate, while other Gulf marketsalso gained after falling in recent sessions amid concerns aboutrising geopolitical risk in the region. Read in Reuters: MIDEAST-STOCKS-Financials lift Dubai, most Gulf markets rise — Reuters
Japan's Abe offers Saudi crown prince help in reducing oil dependency
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday praised Saudi Arabia's efforts to reduce its dependence on oil and promised Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that Japan will help the kingdom with a sweeping reform plan. Read in Reuters: Japan's Abe offers Saudi crown prince help in reducing oil dependency — Reuters
Israel's financial system faces risk from inverted U.S. yield curve -cenbank
Israel's financial systemfaces significant risks from falling U.S. bond yields and highglobal debt levels, the Bank of Israel said on Sunday in asemi-annual financial stability report. Read in Reuters: Israel's financial system faces risk from inverted U.S. yield curve -cenbank — Reuters
Boursa Kuwait opens Sunday in green
Mubasher: The indices of Boursa Kuwait started Sunday’s trading session with an increase, as the All-Share, Main, and Premier markets added 0.39%, 0.17%, and 0.47%, respectively. The banking segment topped the gainers with 0.47%, while the … Read in Mubasher: Boursa Kuwait opens Sunday in green — Mubasher
Iran oil minister Zanganeh calls for unity among OPEC members
Members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) should have unity among themselves, Iran's Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh was quoted as saying on Monday, adding that Tehran backed cooperation with non-OPEC oil exporter states. Read in Reuters: https://apple.news/
AFRICA
Africa: YES Africa 2019 Summit - Interview with the U.S. Ambassador to Senegal & Iqbal Paroo from the USADF“So logic dictates that if you are preparing for a workforce 30 years from now, then you might want to invest in a place where the youth population is growing at a rate that will make it the largest share of the global workforce. And there is no question that place is - Africa" – Iqbal Paroo, U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) board member. The US African Development Foundation (USADF), in partnership with Citi Foundation and Echoing Green, organized the Youth Entrepreneurship Summit (
Read in AllAfrica: Africa: YES Africa 2019 Summit - Interview with the U.S. Ambassador to Senegal & Iqbal Paroo from the USADF — AllAfrica
Zimbabwe Takes on Currency Reform after Budget SuccessWith major support from the International Monetary Fund on Zimbabwe’s ongoing reform process, the government announced a key step towards the return of the Zimbabwe dollar on Monday. This follows the first budget surplus in decades, following reforms brought in under President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The IMF said last Friday that “significant economic reforms were under...
Read in International Policy Digest: https://apple.news/ Read in AllAfrica: Zimbabwe: Biti - Zimbabwe Now Ripe for Another Coup — AllAfrica
Nigeria: 14 Firms Win Bids to Lift Nigeria's Oil in 2019/2020No fewer than 14 local, regional and international oil companies that bid for the 2019 Direct Sale of Crude Oil and Direct Purchase (DSDP) contract have emerged successful, PREMIUM TIMES learnt. Although many of the companies applied as individuals, sources at the state oil firm, NNPC, said many of the eventual winners formed consortiums with other applicants to emerge successful. The eventual successful bids include: BP/AYM Shafa Limited Vitol-Hyson/Calson//Varo Trafigura PTE Limited /AA Rano
Read in AllAfrica: Nigeria: 14 Firms Win Bids to Lift Nigeria's Oil in 2019/2020 — AllAfrica
ASIA
‘China hasn’t won, but it hasn’t lost either’ as trade talks with US enter new stage After US President Donald Trump declared trade talks with Beijing were “right back on track” China has some cause for optimism – but the outcome is far from a win, according to analysts. During talks on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in the… Read in South China Morning Post: ‘China hasn’t won, but it hasn’t lost either’ as trade talks with US enter new stage — South China Morning Post Swine fever toll in China may be twice as high as reported, industry insiders say As many as half of China's breeding pigs have either died from African swine fever or been slaughtered because of the spreading disease, twice as many as officially acknowledged, according to the estimates of four people who supply large farms. Read in Reuters: Swine fever toll in China may be twice as high as reported, industry insiders say — Reuters Survey: China's factory activity declines in June Survey: China's factory activity declines in June, stepping up pressure on Beijing amid trade fight with Trump Read in ABC News: Survey: China's factory activity declines in June — ABC News
China promises to ease foreign access to gas, call centers
China promises to ease foreign access to gas, call centers in new market-opening measure Read in ABC News: China promises to ease foreign access to gas, call centers — ABC News Asian markets gain as U.S., China agree to go back to the negotiating table Asian markets gained in early trading Monday, after the U.S. and China over the weekend agreed to a timeout in their tariff war and agreed to resume trade negotiations. Read in MarketWatch: https://apple.news/
EUROPE
Italy woos wealthy global investors with resident scheme that caps tax on global income at €100,000, abandons property ownership requirement Italy’s new residency programme designed to attract wealthy foreign investors without exposing them to progressive income tax on global earnings is expected to draw an increasing number of applications this year, as awareness of the scheme, and the… Read in South China Morning Post: Italy woos wealthy global investors with resident scheme that caps tax on global income at €100,000, abandons property ownership requirement — South China Morning Post Boris Johnson says he would increase borrowing to fund 'certain great objectives' Boris Johnson has said he would be happy to increase borrowing to fund his spending pledges if he becomes prime minister. Read in The Independent: Boris Johnson says he would increase borrowing to fund 'certain great objectives' — The Independent
Would Johnson trigger an election over the Brexit impasse?
Before my interview with the man who is the favourite to be the next prime minister, I was unsure which Boris Johnson I was going to get. Read in Sky News: Would Johnson trigger an election over the Brexit impasse? — Sky News Man behind Theresa May's Brexit deal to quit as negotiations get shake-up The UK's chief Brexit negotiator, who jokingly once asked for EU citizenship, will quit his role this summer. Read in Sky News: https://apple.news/Avd_
Vietnam, EU sign landmark free trade deal
The European Union signed a landmark free trade deal with Vietnam on Sunday, the first of its kind with a developing country in Asia, paving the way for tariff reductions on 99% of goods between the trading bloc and Southeast Asian country. Read in Reuters: Vietnam, EU sign landmark free trade deal — Reuters
CBI, ISX, Kauaihn Chatter:
CBI Update:
The CBI for Tuesday 7/2/19 did update on the indicative rates Sell Rate 1190
The currency auction is 214,339,309
There is one news and announcements
1,.The Central Bank calls for the development of plans and strategies for the dissemination of collection tools
The Central Bank of Iraq invites banks and electronic payment companies operating in Iraq. July 02, 2019
The Central Bank of Iraq invites banks and electronic payment companies operating in Iraq to develop plans and strategies for the dissemination of collection tools from ATMs and POS points in proportion to the number of electronic payment cards, in order to shift towards electronic payment and facilitate this service to the beneficiaries.
This bank confirms that there is no objection to the continuation of banks and payment companies to work through the agents / cash withdrawal outlets until the availability of adequate dissemination of collection tools.
Central Bank of Iraq information Office 2 July 2019 Deputy: Parliament votes on the new governor of the Central Bank and 7 degrees today
11:55 - 02/07/2019
Information / Baghdad ..
The representative of the Fatah Alliance Amer al-Fayez, on Tuesday, the House of Representatives received the biographies of the candidates of 8 degrees in particular where is scheduled to vote on them, while confirmed that the candidate of Prime Minister Abdul Mahdi for the post of governor of the Central Bank will also gain confidence. Al-Fayez said in a statement that the Presidency of the Council of Representatives received the names of 8 candidates with their curricula vitae to fill eight grades, especially the governor of the Central Bank. He added that "the political agreement and according to the agenda provides for the passage of candidates during the session today," noting that "the parliament will also discuss the validity of the membership of some of the deputies as well." Ending / 25 d
Value Traded
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ISX ended in Red
Kauaihn Chatter:dd
7-1-2019 Intel Guru MarkZ Iraq does not have a new live rate on the streets as of yet. We are still at high alert...but news is all over the place...I still think it’s a perfect storm for this RV/GCR to happen at anytime...banks are failing everywhere...they have to get this reset out the door now. [Has the live rate been established?] I was told it has.
7-1-2019 Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat Article: "LAUNCH OF THE MASTER CARD AFTER PROVIDING ELECTRONIC SHOPPING TO LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETS" So any new international credit/debit card will need FOREX to find the rate first when converting to the country’s currency you are in when outside the country thus international. This is how it works. ...So the questions is this - will they have the new reinstated rate on FOREX shortly for these cards to work internationally?
7-1-2019 Newshound/Intel Guru RVAlready I suspect that Trump has signed off on the RV, and turned it over to the treasury. ...the big international treasurers meeting in Iraq today. I do not expect anything that could tip anyone off that this is happening. Clearly, those running the show want minimum exposure. Hopefully, as with Kuwait, the average person will never know there was an RV.
7-1-2019 Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat Article: "PARLIAMENTARY MOVE TO RAISE THE PRICE OF THE DINAR AND MAINTAIN THE STABILITY OF INFLATION" Quote: “THE CHANGE WILL RAISE THE EXCHANGE RATE OF THE IRAQI DINAR AGAINST FOREIGN CURRENCIES while maintaining the stability of inflation in the country” this means to put the dinar on a float. To do this means reinstating the dinar on FOREX. Quote: “The Commission is DETERMINED TO MAKE THESE CHANGES DURING THE NEXT PHASE and NOT TO FOLLOW THE TRADITIONAL METHODS ARE NOT APPROPRIATE AT THE MOMENT.” “TRADITIONAL” means the current currency auctions will go away as they use today.
Elmer:
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Artmeister:
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ARTICLE 1-A (from PM Mahdi's website; posted on both the Arabic and the English sides)
Prime Minister, Mr. Adel Abdul-Mahdi, telephoned Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil Dr. Thamer Al-Ghadhban to follow the OPEC Conference on July 1, 2019
The Prime Minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi, telephoned Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil Dr. Thamer Al-Ghadhban to follow up the OPEC oil conference. He stressed the importance of the members of the Organization to reach an agreement that will maintain price stability in the next nine months and the importance of cooperation with non-OPEC countries such as Russia to achieve this goal. , While the Minister of Oil that the talks are going well, and that there is a strong decision of the members to meet their obligations.
Media Office of the Prime Minister
1 July 2019
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ARTICLE 1-B (from PM Mahdi's website; posted only on Arabic side, not on English side; pix of letter)
The Prime Minister of the Armed Forces, General Adel Abdul Mahdi, issues Order No. 237 for the popular crowd in the belief of the role of his fighters and to ensure the fortification of his forces and taking into account the genealogy of its work July 1, 2019
Media Office of the Prime Minister
1 July 2019
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ARTICLE 1-C (from PM Mahdi's website; posted on both the Arabic and the English sides)
Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz discuss in a telephone conversation cooperation between the two countries and coordination of the stability of oil prices.
Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz discussed on Monday the development of relations between the two countries. The two countries discussed the cooperation of the two countries at the OPEC meeting of oil and energy ministers currently held in Vienna to regulate oil market conditions and coordination between the two countries. To ensure the stability of oil prices during the coming period, as they stressed their keenness to develop the common relations, especially the agreements adopted during the visit of the Prime Minister to Saudi Arabia in April and the importance of protecting the security of the two countries and provide conditions A decision in the region, emphasizing the calm and set aside the risk of wars and conflicts.
Media Office of the Prime Minister
1 July 2019
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ARTICLE 2 (from Government of Iraq twitter account)
At the time this report was submitted, there are no new tweets posted on the Government of Iraq twitter account.
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ARTICLE 3
Abdulhamdi, King Salman, will discuss cooperation between the two countries and coordinate the stability of oil prices
2019/7/1 17:12
[Baghdad-where]
Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi discussed with Saudi King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz on telephone cooperation between the two countries and coordination of the stability of oil prices, stressing their keenness to develop the joint relations between the two countries.
A statement from the office of Abdul Mahdi, the agency received all the Iraq News [IN] a copy of it, the latter "discussed with King Salman bin Abdul Aziz, in a telephone conversation, today, the development of relations between the two countries."
"The two sides discussed the cooperation of the two brotherly countries in the OPEC meeting of oil and energy ministers currently held in Vienna to regulate oil market conditions and coordination between the two countries to achieve stability of oil prices during the coming period," the statement said.
"The two sides affirmed their keenness to develop common relations, especially the agreements adopted during the visit of the Prime Minister to Saudi Arabia last April, the importance of protecting the security of the two countries and providing conditions for stability in the region, .
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ARTICLE 4
Saleh and Maliki emphasize the protection of the political process
2019/7/1 15:45
[Baghdad-where]
The leader of a coalition of state law, Nouri al-Maliki, and President Barham Saleh, the need to unify the row to give priority to the national interest and protect the political process.
A statement by the Information Office of the leader of the rule of law, received "The Covenant News" a copy of it, on Monday, that "Maliki received the President of the Republic, Mr. Barham Saleh."
"The meeting also discussed the latest political and security developments at the local and regional levels," he said. "The foreign relations and meetings of the President of the Republic were also reviewed in his visits to regional and major countries and their keenness on good relations with Iraq."
The two sides stressed, according to the statement, "the need to unify the national interest, protect the political process and the success of the democratic experiment, and work to adopt a constructive dialogue to overcome all problems and political differences to consolidate security and stability in the country and provide the best services to the Iraqi people."
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ARTICLE 5
Newspaper: Washington prevented escalation measures from three Gulf states against Iraq
2019/7/1 16:50
[Baghdad-where]
An official source said Monday that the United States has blocked the actions of three countries that were aimed at retaliating against Iraq over the incident of storming the embassy and landing the Bahraini flag, while noting that Iraqi officials acted with "intelligence."
The newspaper quoted the Gulf source as saying that "US officials moved after the incident of storming the Bahraini embassy in Baghdad, to stop the actions of three Gulf countries, namely Bahrain, the UAE and Saudi Arabia, was aimed to respond to Iraq on the incident of storming the embassy and take down the Bahraini flag," noting that " Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, was seeking a position of solidarity by the UAE and Saudi Arabia with the crisis of the Embassy of his country, including the recall of ambassadors and the statement of denunciation, with the possibility of things to the extent of reducing the diplomatic missions of the three countries.
He added that "the Americans helped to pull the fuse of a diplomatic crisis between Iraq and the three countries," adding that "Iraqi officials acted intelligently in the rapid communication with Manama after the incident, and clarify their position and express their regret about this development."
"Investigations are continuing with more than 50 people in detention," he said, denying that reports of their release were correct.
The source pointed out that "it is hoped that the results of the investigation will be announced soon after the analysis of video surveillance cameras," noting that "an investigation also with security elements allowed the demonstrators to exceed the limits allowed to approach the embassy."
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