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Iraq signs memorandum of understanding with the United Nations for the reconstruction and recovery of liberated areas
Editorial Date: 2019/8/1 11:44 • 16 times read
Iraq signed a memorandum of understanding with the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) on Thursday on the Iraq Reconstruction and Recovery Trust Fund.
The memorandum of understanding on Iraq was signed by Minister of Planning Nuri al-Dulaimi, and signed by the UN Mission Marta Ruidas, the UN Resident Coordinator in Iraq.
Al-Dulaimi said after the signing of the agreement that "this memorandum organized the work of the management of the Fund for Recovery, Reform, Reconstruction and Development, which comes within the obligations of the Iraqi government decisions of the Kuwait Conference in February 2018, in the management of support pledged by the international community to provide the Iraqi government for the purpose of reconstruction and development and economic reform.
He explained that "the fund, which was established on the basis of the Council of Ministers Resolution No. 53 of 2019, will be implemented through vital projects and infrastructure projects and provide basic services to citizens by the United Nations mission in cooperation with relevant authorities in the federal government and local governments."
For her part, Ruedas stressed the importance of this memorandum in the implementation of several vital projects and the optimal guidance for international grants to Iraq, indicating the keenness of the United Nations Mission to increase international support and cooperation with the Iraqi government in its reconstruction and stability efforts.
Al-Dulaimi said after the signing of the agreement that "this memorandum organized the work of the management of the Fund for Recovery, Reform, Reconstruction and Development, which comes within the obligations of the Iraqi government decisions of the Kuwait Conference in February 2018, in the management of support pledged by the international community to provide the Iraqi government for the purpose of reconstruction and development and economic reform.
He explained that "the fund, which was established on the basis of the Council of Ministers Resolution No. 53 of 2019, will be implemented through vital projects and infrastructure projects and provide basic services to citizens by the United Nations mission in cooperation with relevant authorities in the federal government and local governments."
For her part, Ruedas stressed the importance of this memorandum in the implementation of several vital projects and the optimal guidance for international grants to Iraq, indicating the keenness of the United Nations Mission to increase international support and cooperation with the Iraqi government in its reconstruction and stability efforts.
Deputy: Presidency of the Parliament postponed the hosting of Abdul Mahdi .. And its government program applied by "mood"
01/08/2019 Baghdd
The deputy of the Sadikoun parliamentary bloc, Uday Awad, on Wednesday, the postponement of the Presidency of the Council of Representatives to host Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi to the next legislative term.
Awad said in a statement to "Kalkamesh Press" that "the Presidency of the House of Representatives postponed the hosting of Prime Minister Abdul Mahdi to the next legislative term," noting that "there is Suweiba by the Presidency of the Parliament and the Council of Ministers to the requests of deputies to host the Prime Minister, to be postponed to the legislative term Next ".
Awad pointed out that "the government program ink on paper, did not apply anything, and even the application is tempered without being effective," stressing the "need to call the Prime Minister in the House of Representatives to see what has been implemented by the program."
Baghdad: Parliament approves security agreement with Jordan
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01/08/2019
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi President Barham Salih stressed the need for long-term understandings on the water issue between Iraq and Turkey, while Turkish planes destroyed PKK positions in northern Iraq, the Iraqi parliament said.
MP Farhat al-Tamimi said on Wednesday that the parliament ratified in its official session the entry into force of the security cooperation agreement between Iraq and Jordan, which is of great importance to protect the two countries. Tamimi explained that the vote was unanimous, without the presence of opposition by the members present at the meeting.
Baghdad and Oman signed a joint security cooperation agreement in August 2018 to "enhance cooperation between the two countries on the security and military levels through the exchange of information and experience in the field of border protection, as well as the development of intelligence and training capabilities to combat terrorism, Baghdad.
On the other hand, Iraqi President Barham Salih discussed with the envoy of the Turkish President for Water Affairs Wesel R. Oglu. Yesterday, the outstanding problems between Turkey and Iraq in the water issue, and the importance of developing bilateral relations in the interests of the two peoples. Saleh stressed, according to a presidential statement, «the need to reach long-term and satisfactory understandings to resolve the outstanding problems between Iraq and Turkey in the water file, and to ensure the rights of the two countries», stressing that «the issue of water is a priority in the course of our relationship with neighboring Turkey», and expressed the hope that "The committees between the two countries reach radical solutions for water quotas to achieve their common interests."
Meanwhile, the Turkish Defense Ministry confirmed that the Turkish Air Force carried out a large operation in northern Iraq, which destroyed a number of sites belonging to the PKK, as part of the process «claw». The ministry said in a statement that «air strikes carried out by fighters on the positions of the PKK, in the framework of the process (claw) launched by Ankara there, in the areas of Mtina and Zab in northern Iraq». The statement said that "the raids resulted in the destruction of fortifications, caches and weapons belonging to the terrorist organization
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi President Barham Salih stressed the need for long-term understandings on the water issue between Iraq and Turkey, while Turkish planes destroyed PKK positions in northern Iraq, the Iraqi parliament said.
MP Farhat al-Tamimi said on Wednesday that the parliament ratified in its official session the entry into force of the security cooperation agreement between Iraq and Jordan, which is of great importance to protect the two countries. Tamimi explained that the vote was unanimous, without the presence of opposition by the members present at the meeting.
Baghdad and Oman signed a joint security cooperation agreement in August 2018 to "enhance cooperation between the two countries on the security and military levels through the exchange of information and experience in the field of border protection, as well as the development of intelligence and training capabilities to combat terrorism, Baghdad.
On the other hand, Iraqi President Barham Salih discussed with the envoy of the Turkish President for Water Affairs Wesel R. Oglu. Yesterday, the outstanding problems between Turkey and Iraq in the water issue, and the importance of developing bilateral relations in the interests of the two peoples. Saleh stressed, according to a presidential statement, «the need to reach long-term and satisfactory understandings to resolve the outstanding problems between Iraq and Turkey in the water file, and to ensure the rights of the two countries», stressing that «the issue of water is a priority in the course of our relationship with neighboring Turkey», and expressed the hope that "The committees between the two countries reach radical solutions for water quotas to achieve their common interests."
Meanwhile, the Turkish Defense Ministry confirmed that the Turkish Air Force carried out a large operation in northern Iraq, which destroyed a number of sites belonging to the PKK, as part of the process «claw».The ministry said in a statement that «air strikes carried out by fighters on the positions of the PKK, in the framework of the process (claw) launched by Ankara there, in the areas of Mtina and Zab in northern Iraq».The statement said that "the raids resulted in the destruction of fortifications, caches and weapons belonging to the terrorist organization."
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The federal government allocates one billion dinars for the rehabilitation of the Kurdistan region
01-08-2019 12:31 AM
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Baghdad
The federal government allocated one billion dinars to spend the master Sadiq to spend on the paving of the second section of the neighborhood neighborhood in the judiciary.
"With great efforts and efforts by the Mayor of Syed Sadiq and the selection of Shaways in the House of Representatives and the Ministry of Construction and Housing in the federal government, an official letter No. (23183) was approved on July 29, 2019," said Taha Ahmad, a media official in Siddiq district. To allocate one billion dinars to spend Sadiq.
"The letter was directed to the Ministry of Planning in the federal government, pointing out that the amount will be spent on paving the second section of the streets of the district (Berkio) Siddiq district."
He explained that "the mayor of Sid Sadek had previously prepared a statement, adding that the sending of the amount is dependent only on administrative work."
"With great efforts and efforts by the Mayor of Syed Sadiq and the selection of Shaways in the House of Representatives and the Ministry of Construction and Housing in the federal government, an official letter No. (23183) was approved on July 29, 2019," said Taha Ahmad, a media official in Siddiq district. To allocate one billion dinars to spend Sadiq.
"The letter was directed to the Ministry of Planning in the federal government, pointing out that the amount will be spent on paving the second section of the streets of the district (Berkio) Siddiq district."
He explained that "the mayor of Sid Sadek had previously prepared a statement, adding that the sending of the amount is dependent only on administrative work."
The popular crowd announces the start of its structure with the end of the Iraqi government
01-08-2019
The deadline set by Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi about a month ago to join the grassroots factions joined the government forces, while the head of the crowd, Faleh al-Fayadh, said he informed Abdul Mahdi of the measures taken by the authority in response to the orders.
In early July, Abdul Mahdi ordered the closure of all the headquarters of popular factions in cities and outside, and the best factions to join the Iraqi security forces or stay outside, provided that the disarmament, saying that the factions that do not follow instructions are out of the law.
Al-Fayyad, also the Iraqi national security adviser, said he had sent a letter to the prime minister detailing the measures taken by the crowd, in response to the order to organize the work of the crowd.
He said in his letter that the offices of the Popular Struggle Authority in all governorates have been canceled and that its elements and assets have been transferred to the appropriate authority in the Authority.
Fayyad added that "all the names were removed from the context of the Diwani order, including the name of the tribal crowd, and the unification of the contexts to achieve harmony between our various configurations, and it will be within two months in full."
"Orders have been issued to close any presence in the cities under any economic name that could be attributed to the Popular Lobby, and this has been accomplished," he said.
The popular mobilization forces included thousands of Shiite elements under the ranks of various factions such as the Badr Brigade, Asaib al-Haq and Saraya al-Salam, and later expanded under pressure from the United States to join Sunni insurgents.
Shiite factions began their military activity following a fatwa issued by the supreme Shiite religious authority in Iraq Ali al-Sistani on June 13, 2014, three days after the Islamic state's control over large areas of the provinces of Nineveh, Kirkuk, Salahuddin, Diyala and Anbar.
Many of the charges have been directed at the popular crowd for abuses against the people, and observers believe that the prime minister will face a major challenge in adapting factions calling themselves the resistance factions.
Iraqi deputy: Popular factions refuse to implement the decisions of the Prime Minister and form a state within the state
Thursday 01/08/ 2019 - 01:00
Baghdad - Dr. Hamid Abdullah:
The Security Committee in the Iraqi parliament that factions of the popular crowd refused to implement the Diwani order issued by Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, the judge to merge the armed factions within the formations of the Ministries of Interior and Defense.
MP Abdulkhaliq al-Azzawi said that the popular crowd groups are linked to political parties and forces and do not implement the decisions issued by Abdul Mahdi, and that many of these factions announced that they refuse to obey the orders of the government.
The popular crowd refuses to reveal the real number of its members, especially as the former Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abbadi has revealed earlier the existence of 90 thousand elements of government salaries are not on the ground, and that their salaries are paid by faction leaders and parties associated with them.
Al-Azzawi pointed out that the main reason for the rebellion of the factions against the government is to seek to occupy a security area that exceeds the area occupied by government agencies in the framework of a plan is known to form a deep state within the Iraqi state, making security and stability closer to impossible.
For his part, the director of the popular crowd in the Baghdad branch, Abu Zia al-Saghir said that the factions of the crowd will have camps independent of the police camps and the army and not integrated.
The existence of special camps for the crowd is not subject to the working contexts in the security system make them outside the laws and instructions of this system, and calls to take any security action without deterrence.
Popular factions are moving to Syria without the approval of the Iraqi government, but under the guidance of Iranian forces linked to Qods Force commander Qasem Soleimani.
The former Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has declared his government's innocence from any faction fighting outside Iraq and considered a rebel faction and outlawed.
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Deputy warns of "great strife" threatens national security if Article 140 is applied
2019-08-01 04:26
A member of the parliamentary legal committee warned on Thursday of great strife in the case of the application of Article 140 of the Constitution, considering that its application will damage the social fabric and cause a real threat to the national security of Iraq, calling for the survival of the situation on what is in the disputed areas.
Hussein al-Aqabi said in an interview with Alsumaria News that "the application of Article 140 of the Constitution may enter the country in a great strife," noting that "Iraq is a unified country and if the parties have certain point of view in certain territories does not necessarily have to stick to their point of view after a year or more or less".
He added that it is better to keep the situation on what it is and that all parties and components in those areas are involved in managing the status of their areas, stressing that "the need for the survival of the situation on what is in the provinces where the areas disputed regardless of the constitutionality of Article 140 or Access to its constitution ".
"The continuation of the implementation of Article 140 will involve us with problems deeper than can be envisaged and with a large regional and international scope and will damage the social fabric of the Iraqi state and a real threat to the national security of Iraq."
On Tuesday, July 30, 2019, the Supreme Federal Court ruled that article 140 of the Constitution of the Republic of Iraq should remain in force
Iraq signs a memorandum of understanding with the United Nations on the Trust Fund for the Reconstruction of Free Zones
01-08-2019 Baghdad
Iraq signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) on Thursday on the Iraq Reconstruction and Recovery Trust Fund, signed by Iraq's Planning Minister Nouri Sabah al-Dulaimi and signed by the UN Mission Marta Ruidas, .
Dulaimi said after the signing of the agreement, according to a statement received by "news" a copy of it, "This memorandum organized the work of the management of the Fund for Recovery, Reform, Reconstruction and Development, which comes within the obligations of the Iraqi government decisions of the Kuwait Conference in February 2018, in the management of support, For the Iraqi government aimed at reconstruction, development and economic reform. "
He explained that "the Fund, which was established on the basis of the Council of Ministers Resolution No. 53 of 2019, will be implemented through vital projects and infrastructure projects and provide basic services to citizens by the United Nations mission in cooperation with relevant authorities in the federal government and local governments."
For her part, Ruedas stressed the importance of this memorandum in the implementation of several vital projects and the optimal guidance for international grants to Iraq, indicating the "keenness of the United Nations mission to increase international support and cooperation with the Iraqi government in its reconstruction and stability."
Parliamentary Security and Defense reveal the inclusion of leaders in the popular crowd with new US sanctions
01/08/2019
Parliamentary Security and Defense reveal the inclusion of leaders in the popular crowd with new US sanctions
Baghdad
A member of the Committee on Security and Defense MP Mahdi Mahdi on Wednesday, the inclusion of leaders in the popular mobilization lists of new US sanctions, pointing out that one of the reasons for the decision of the Treasury is the parliamentary movement to remove foreign troops from Iraq.
"There is blatant interference by the US Treasury in Iraqi sovereignty, and this is not forthcoming," he said. "The accusation of some leaders and the prosecution and placing them among the wanted list of the American treasury is unacceptable."
He pointed out that "this list will be followed by other lists may touch Iraqi personalities and leaders in the popular crowd," calling on the political blocs to "put an end to this issue, as no country has the right to interfere in Iraqi internal affairs."
He pointed out that "the House of Representatives rejects these interventions and will have a decision to do so," stressing that "the need to be a decision of the House of Representatives to stop this interference in Iraqi affairs."
"There is a parliamentary movement to remove the US forces from Iraq, and this decision is one of the reasons for the issuance of the US Treasury decision," he said, adding that "there are 350 American trainers in the bases, but now we have a huge number of Americans are present."
He added that "the parliamentary security committee demanded the chief of staff of the army and the commander-in-chief to provide the number of US troops in Iraq."
Parliamentarians spend billions of dinars in legislation that does not exceed the fingers
Date of release:: 2019/8/1 10:24 • 132 times read
(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) MP MP for the wisdom of the opposition, Mohamed Elkash expressed his disappointment with the achievement of legislation legislation after the end of the first legislative year of the House of Representatives, "this returned" a significant decline than it was in previous sessions.
"We hope that this fourth parliamentary session and at the beginning of its first legislative year there will be great achievements in the enactment of laws related to the structure of the state and the life of the citizen," said Al-Wakash in a statement received by the agency {Euphrates News}.
He pointed out that "there is a significant decline in the number of meetings, which amounted to 36 sessions resulted in the legislation of laws do not exceed the fingers," describing "the role of control as the voices of" media "of media luster and muscle fatigue.
He added that "all the political blocs have retreated from all the electoral programs launched at the beginning of their campaigns are going to quotas to get the spoils."
He criticized the "some members of the House of Representatives," describing them as "the coefficients of transactions within the ministries as described by some ministers or their abuse of brokering in the institutions of government or their personal executive to get an electoral voice here or an electoral vote there," noting that "there are more than 100 deputies are absent from all A session without taking deterrent measures against them and there have been previous popular claims to reduce the preparation of deputies to two-thirds. "
He expressed his "surprise at the failure of the House of Representatives to lift the immunity of its members wanted to the judiciary and also not to call some of them sworn in despite the passage of a full year of the current parliamentary session."
Al-Walakash called on the Financial Control Bureau to disclose the final accounts for the first fiscal year of the House of Representatives with transparency to the citizens and the amount of money spent this year.
MP al-Wakash had sent an open letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives asking him to carry out reforms within the legislative authority, but was met by the political blocs.
The Parliament pays salaries to the Presidency and its members are not commensurate with the legislative and supervisory role achieved during the legislative year in addition to the fact that there are 16 elements of protection with the deputy and also paid him the rent of housing and offices and allowances and the majority of the committees and political blocs with the presence of more than 2000 employees within the House of Representatives And more than 18 offices in the provinces and hundreds of employees assigned from other departments to the House of Representatives and others estimated amounts spent on the above in billions of dinars annually.
He pointed out that "there is a significant decline in the number of meetings, which amounted to 36 sessions resulted in the legislation of laws do not exceed the fingers," describing "the role of control as the voices of" media "of media luster and muscle fatigue.
He added that "all the political blocs have retreated from all the electoral programs launched at the beginning of their campaigns are going to quotas to get the spoils."
He criticized the "some members of the House of Representatives," describing them as "the coefficients of transactions within the ministries as described by some ministers or their abuse of brokering in the institutions of government or their personal executive to get an electoral voice here or an electoral vote there," noting that "there are more than 100 deputies are absent from all A session without taking deterrent measures against them and there have been previous popular claims to reduce the preparation of deputies to two-thirds. "
He expressed his "surprise at the failure of the House of Representatives to lift the immunity of its members wanted to the judiciary and also not to call some of them sworn in despite the passage of a full year of the current parliamentary session."
Al-Walakash called on the Financial Control Bureau to disclose the final accounts for the first fiscal year of the House of Representatives with transparency to the citizens and the amount of money spent this year.
MP al-Wakash had sent an open letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives asking him to carry out reforms within the legislative authority, but was met by the political blocs.
The Parliament pays salaries to the Presidency and its members are not commensurate with the legislative and supervisory role achieved during the legislative year in addition to the fact that there are 16 elements of protection with the deputy and also paid him the rent of housing and offices and allowances and the majority of the committees and political blocs with the presence of more than 2000 employees within the House of Representatives And more than 18 offices in the provinces and hundreds of employees assigned from other departments to the House of Representatives and others estimated amounts spent on the above in billions of dinars annually.
Parliamentary Integrity: The budget is "forged" and remittances are made with the approval of Abdul Mahdi
In the policy of August 1, 2019 19 visits
Baghdad / SNG - Member of the Commission on Integrity Parliamentary High Nassif, that the financial budget of the country "forged" and added items related to the Kurdistan region.
Nassif said in a televised interview to "Tigris channel" that "the President of the Office of Financial Supervision approved to prevent him from auditing the numbers of staff of the region."
He pointed out that "all remittances to Kurdistan has been approved by Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi."
Nassif said in a televised interview to "Tigris channel" that "the President of the Office of Financial Supervision approved to prevent him from auditing the numbers of staff of the region."
He pointed out that "all remittances to Kurdistan has been approved by Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi."
Iraq's defense minister may visit Moscow by year-end - ambassador to Russia
Iraq's Defense Minister Najah Hassan Ali al-Shammari
Russian deputy prime minister to visit Iraq on April 24-25
NUR-SULTAN, August 1. / TASS /. Iraq's Defense Minister Najah Hassan Ali al-Shammari may visit Moscow by the end of this year, the Iraqi ambassador to Russia, Haidar Mansour Hadi, told the media on Thursday.
"We have a joint Iraq-Russia military commission. In the past we had no defense minister and it was impossible to hold a meeting in Moscow. , "he responded to a question of when Iraq's defense minister might visit the Russian capital.
The Iraqi ambassador said no date for the visit had been set yet.
"I hope that it will happen this year," he stated.
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The IRS announced plans to go after some cryptocurrency investors for back taxes. Anthony Pompliano, co-founder and partner at Morgan Creek Digital Assets, and Meltem Demirors, chief strategy officer at CoinShares, join "Squawk Box" to discuss.
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Bitcoin Bull Run 'Hasn't Started,' Says Analyst After New Peter Schiff Remarks
Bitcoin proponents discarded fresh criticism from gold bug Peter Schiff this week after he suggested the cryptocurrency was losing popularity despite its price rise. Schiff: Bitcoin Volume ‘Much Lower’ Than 2017 As a Twitter discussion which began July 29 revealed, Schiff, who is well known as a cryptocurrency skeptic, claimed Bitcoin’s 2019 bull run produced lower volumes than the previous one in December 2017. “If Bitcoin really is gaining in popularity, why was volume on the most recent rally
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Golden Cross Provides Glimmer of Hope for Bitcoin Price Revival
Bitcoin's bulls have reason to be optimistic despite the recent 33 percent price drop, as a long-term technical indicator has turned bullish.
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Dollar Lifted By US GDP, Eyes Fed And Trade Talks, Pound Tumbles On No-Deal Brexit Risk | Action ForexUS dollar at 2-month peak on US GDP beat, doubts about aggressive Fed easing cycle Cautious start to big week for central banks and US-China trade talks Pound tumbles to 28-month low as new UK PM sets ground for no-deal Brexit Dollar holds firm ahead of Fed The US dollar held onto Friday’s gains at […] The post Dollar Lifted By US GDP, Eyes Fed And Trade Talks, Pound Tumbles On No-Deal Brexit Risk appeared first on Action Forex.
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The Fed Will Decide If The Administration Devalues The DollarThe dollar index at the highs.A rally despite falling rates.A meeting at the White House - Navarro supports devaluation while the President says not so fast.A strategic news story.UDN for dollar bears.
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Canadian Dollar Being Pushed HigherThe CAD/USD has been appreciating significantly this year.With recent indications from the Federal Reserve and ECB that quantitative easing is set to continue, I see this situation continuing.I take a bullish view on the CAD/USD.
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Sterling tumbles on hard Brexit worries; stocks slip
(Updates with U.S. market; changes byline, dateline fromprevious LONDON)
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British pound collapse continues as sterling reaches new two-year lowThe British pound on Tuesday came under continued assault, sliding as traders price in an increased possibility of a so-called hard Brexit.
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Forex - Sterling Slumps, BoJ Stands Pat; Fed, Trade Talks EyedForex Jul 30, 2019 07:25 GMT Investing.com -- The British pound hit new two-year lows on Tuesday as the refusal of either the U.K. or the European Union to change its negotiation positions increased the likelihood of a disruptive Brexit on October 31. By 3 AM ET (0700 GMT), the pound had recovered marginally to stand at $1.2141 against the dollar and 1.0902 against the euro, down 0.6% and 0.5% on the day, respectively. At the open, however, it had fallen as far as $1.2120 and 1.0881 euros. The
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Australian dollar declines - Inside RetailAussie dollar falls against the greenback. The post Australian dollar declines appeared first on Inside Retail.
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Forex - Pound Recovers Slightly; Yuan Near Flat After PMI Data, Trade NewsForex Jul 31, 2019 04:30 GMT Investing.com - The British pound recovered slightly on Wednesday in Asia after falling to near two-year lows in the previous session amid the increasing likelihood of a disruptive Brexit on October 31. The GBP/USD pair inched up 0.1% to 1.2155 by 12:30 AM ET (04:30 GMT). Incoming Prime Minister Boris Johnson reiterated earlier this week that he would not meet with other European leaders unless they first agreed to remove the contentious “Irish backstop” provisions
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Should Asia have a regional currency?In May 2019, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad stated that East Asia should ‘adopt a common trading currency, not to be used locally but for the purpose of settling of trade’ that would be pegged to gold. His intention is to create a currency that replaces the US dollar as the region’s vehicle currency in regional trade and investment. Mahathir has a record of suggesting a common currency for the region, particularly during the aftermath of the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997–1998. But is
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What the consumer spending report tells us is incomes and savings are up, inflation is down — and the Fed is cutting rates
Consumers are doing fine, inflation is even weaker than previously believed and the Federal Reserve is all but certain to cut interest rates this week. Those are the takeaways from the latest report on household spending. Consumer spending rose 0.3% in June and the yearly rate of PCE inflation was left unchanged at 1.4%.
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Home prices continue to slow in May, Case-Shiller says
The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city index was up 2.4% higher in May compared with a year ago down from 2.5% in prior month.
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US home prices climbed just 2.4% from a year ago
U.S home prices rose at a slower pace in May, as formerly hot markets cool off
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Trump’s tax returns required under new California election law
President Trump, and any White House hopeful unwilling to disclose their tax returns, will be ineligible for California's 2020 ballot under a law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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Forced Venezuela bond selling about to face first test
The feared firesale of Venezuela's government bonds after JP Morgan effectively cut them out of its popular bond indices earlier this month has yet to materialize, but things are about to get interesting.
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UPDATE 2-Mexico's stimulus package to have 'immediate impact' - finance minister
(Adds details, context)
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Goodyear plant conditions raise concerns about Mexican labor reforms - U.S. lawmakers
A group of U.S. Democratic lawmakers on Monday criticized Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co for refusing to let them visit its Mexican plant, and said poor conditions there raised questions about Mexican labor reforms seen as key to ensuring passage of a new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement.
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Mexican president says Mexico could not commit to safe third-country agreement: Bloomberg
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday Mexico had not and could not commit to a safe third-country agreement like the one Guatemala signed with the United States to stop a flow of undocumented Central American migrants north.
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FEMA confirms thousands of expired water bottles left on farmland in Puerto Rico
Tens of thousands of water bottles meant for the people of Puerto Rico after a pair of hurricanes hit the island in 2017 are sitting unopened on farmland near the city of San Juan nearly two years after the disasters.
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Why is Monsanto in Puerto Rico?
Juana Diaz - Puerto Rico is suffering from a $72bn debt crisis. The US territory must import more than 85 percent of its food, and it has yet to recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria in 2017. At the same time, agrochemical companies like Monsanto (now owned by German pharmaceutical giant Bayer) have received massive tax breaks to test and grow GMO seeds on the island, including soybean and cotton seeds that the company sends to farmers around the world. The presence of Monsanto,
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9 questions about Puerto Rico’s political crisis you were too embarrassed to ask
What in the world is happening in Puerto Rico? We’ve got some answers.
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Iranians say US sanctions blocking access to needed medicine
The Iranian rial has plunged to around 120,000 rials to the dollar.
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Banking loans in UAE up 4% in June
Abu Dhabi - Mubasher: Total loans provided by Emirati banks to both public and private sectors grew by 4% year-on-year or AED 70.4 billion at the end of June 2019, according to a report by the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE). The loans valued at …
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Abu Dhabi to boost tourism sector with new Dhs600m fund
The economic yield of this new fund is pegged at Dhs1.6bn
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Report: Israeli Air Force attacked Iranian targets in Iraq 10 days ago
Israel's defense establishment currently has no comment on the reports
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Dark web criminal bought 'quadrillions of Zimbabwe bank notes'
Richard Castro used part of his proceeds to buy Zimbabwe's defunct currency.
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Zimbabwe: Industry Gives Nod to Power Tariff Hike
The private sector has said it is ready to pay a cost reflective power tariff of up to the equivalent of US$0,14 per kilowatt-hour to guarantee constant supply of electricity in the county. Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) chairperson Mike Kamungeremu, revealed this at a breakfast meeting held in the capital yesterday. This development comes on the back of similar calls by the industry at the recently ended Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) 2019 Conference that requested a
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Zimbabwe Anticipates Carbon Dioxide Production in 2020
Triangle The production of carbon dioxide, a vital ingredient in the brewing of soft drinks, is envisaged to save Zimbabwe vast amounts in foreign currency used to import the product. It is also anticipated to revive the beverage sector that currently is operating below capacity as a result of scarce foreign currency and shortages of the ingredient. Zimbabwe's sole sugar producer, Triangle Limited, is finalising plans to construct a plant to extract the product at its mill southeast of the
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Zimbabwe: City Forensic Audit Looms
Yeukai Karengezeka and Sallomy Matare CITY of Harare is set to conduct a forensic audit to probe council operations into land sales, market operations and employees' skills from 2016 to date, Mayor Herbert Gomba has said. Addressing the Press yesterday at Town House, Clr Gomba said the core purpose of the audit was to identify areas and how service delivery was affected and determine the way forward. "I have called this Press conference to announce that my council is setting up a forensic audit
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Zimbabwe: Zinara Implicates Financial Departments in Scams
Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) board has implicated financial actors with Roads Authorities and the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Development as complicit in prejudicial behaviour that cost the administration US$71 million in questionable "special projects". The administration's board chairman Engineer Michael Madanha, admitted to the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) yesterday that "significant processes" were flouted in respect to the special projects. "
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Nigeria: Failed Promises On Refineries: Will Kyari Be Different From Predecessors?
(Photo: Zbynek Burival/Unsplash) None of the Group Managing Directors of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) since 1993 has delivered on the promise to rehabilitate the country's four refineries, despite billions spent on turnaround maintenance (TAM) contracts. Records on the exact expenditure on the contacts have been scarce. NNPC spokesperson, Ndu Ughamadu, said records of expenditure on TAM are not readily available. He said the last time TAM was done on the refineries was at
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Top Indian official to miss talks in China on sweeping Asian free trade deal
India’s commerce minister will not attend a ministerial meeting in Beijing this week, hampering China’s push to seal a massive free trade deal amid a protracted trade war with the United States. Because of an extension to the Indian parliamentary session,…
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China's central bank branches tell lenders to increase loans appropriately: sources
Multiple local branches of China's central bank have told commercial banks to increase loans appropriately, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.
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Fed cut could spark China interest rate reform, rather than easing from the central bank
Beijing could use Wednesday’s expected US Federal Reserve interest rate cut to usher in long-awaited market-oriented interest rate reform. With the Chinese economy facing growing pressure from the trade war with the United States, the reform plan would…
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US consumers the leverage in trade talks with China?
Former Assistant Treasury Secretary for Public Affairs Tony Sayegh on U.S. trade talks with China, USMCA and the Federal Reserve.
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Trump: China delaying trade deal in hope 'Democrat stiffs' will win in 2020, allow 'ripoff' to continue
President Trump issued a stern warning to China Tuesday morning: waiting until 2020 to make a trade deal with the U.S. will backfire.
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North Korea has fired several unidentified missiles off its east coast
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff says the launches were done Wednesday from the North's north eastern area. It wasn't immediately known exactly what North Korea fired.
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The public trusts Boris Johnson more than Jeremy Corbyn – Brexit has ruined the Labour leader’s reputation
It seems the man with the Mandela placard is seen as no more trustworthy or principled than Boris Johnson. An Opinium poll published over the weekend found that less than a quarter of the public thinks Corbyn is “trustworthy”- a lower share than Johnson – and 36 per cent find him principled, the same as the prime minister.
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Brexit: Boris Johnson clashes with Irish leader Varadkar over backstop as EU stands firm over deal
Boris Johnson has clashed with his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar over the controversial Brexit backstop, as the pair spoke for the first time since the new prime minister entered Downing Street last week.
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Boris Johnson's government is scaring investors away from the pound
Currency traders are aggressively pricing in a no-deal Brexit scenario after remarks over the weekend from the U.K.'s new leadership coalition, headed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and are selling the pound as a result.
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UK PM Johnson tells Ireland: We leave EU on Oct. 31 'no matter what'
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar on Tuesday that Britain will be leaving the European Union "no matter what" on Oct. 31, stressing that the so-called Irish backstop had to be removed from any exit deal.
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Strong quake hits Greek island of Crete, no injuries, damage
Greek authorities say a strong earthquake with preliminary magnitude 5.2 has struck the southern resort island of Crete but no injuries or damage has been reported
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GLOBAL/NEWS/INFO
Today in History
Today is Wednesday, July 31, the 212th day of 2019. There are 153 days left in the year.
10 Things to Know for Today
Among 10 Things to Know: Sanders, Warren clash with moderates during Democratic debate over 'Medicare for All'; Republicans face tough vote on Trump-backed budget bill; Seoul: North Korea launches 2 short-range ballistic missiles
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States where residents have the highest levels of mortgage loan debt
Outstanding mortgage balances hit a new record high.
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OIL/COMMODITIES/ENERGY
Gold extends climb, on pace for longest string of gains in 5 weeks
Gold futures head higher for a third consecutive gain on Tuesday as investors watch for the start of an important Federal Reserve meeting and digested U.S. economic data indicated that domestic inflation remains muted.
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Gold Prices Unchanged Ahead of Fed Meeting
Commodities Jul 31, 2019 05:02 GMT Investing.com - Gold Prices were unchanged on Wednesday in Asia ahead of the highly-anticipated U.S. Federal Reserve policy meeting later in the day. Gold futures for August delivery on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange was unchanged at $1,429.55 a troy ounce by 1:01 AM ET (05:01 GMT). The yellow metal has now recouped almost all the losses suffered after last week's European Central Bank meeting. All eyes will be on the U.S. Federal
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PRECIOUS-Gold holds steady as investors await Fed decision
Gold was mostly unchanged in early Asiantrade on Wednesday as investors awaited the outcome of a U.S.Federal Reserve meeting at which policymakers are expected tocut interest rates for the first time since the financialcrisis.
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Oil pushes higher as investors focus on trade talks, Fed meeting
Oil pushes higher, buoyed by expectations around the resumption of U.S.-China trade talks and expectations for a Federal Reserve rate cut this week.
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Oil Prices Enjoy Fed Rate Cut Rally Ahead of Inventories
Commodities Jul 30, 2019 11:47 GMT Investing.com - Oil prices extended a rally on Tuesday - with Brent up for a fourth straight session and U.S. crude rising for four of the last five days - as expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut rates for the first time in a decade fueled buying interest. New York-traded West Texas Intermediate crude futures gained 42 cents, or 0.7%, to $87.29 a barrel by 7:43 AM ET (11:43 GMT), while Brent crude futures, the benchmark for oil prices outside the U.S.
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Oil Prices Rise on Falling U.S. Crude Stockpile; All Eyes on Fed Meeting
Commodities Jul 31, 2019 05:15 GMT Investing.com - Oil prices gained on Wednesday in Asia after the release of weekly data that showed a decline in U.S. crude stockpile. U.S. Crude Oil WTI Futures rose 0.7% to $58.45 by 1:15 AM ET (05:15 GMT). International Brent Oil Futures gained 0.9% to $65.20. Crude inventories fell by 6 million barrels in the week ended July 26 to 443 million barrels, compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a decrease of 2.6 million barrels, the American
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BANKS/BANKING/CREDIT
Tipster’s email led to arrest in massive Capital One data breach
Capital One Financial Corp. set up an email address for tipsters -- including "white hat" hackers -- to alert the company to potential vulnerabilities in its computer systems. On July 17, the company got a hit.
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Capital One data of over 100 million customers in US and Canada hacked: Morning Brief
Top news and what to watch in the markets on Tuesday, July 30, 2019.
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The Fintech Revolution: Who Are The New Competitors In Banking?
Disruption has occurred in virtually all industries in the last two decades, and it’s also starting to transform the financial industry. Banks need to be quick and determined if they want to avoid obsolescence.
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Women pay nearly 20% more than men in bank fees
The U.S.'s biggest financial institutions rake in billions a year from overdrafts penalties, which hit females harder
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How Banks Can Push Innovations Beyond Transactional Banking To Avoid Extinction
Transactional and retail banking has come a long way since the '60s but many other banking segments, have been left in the lurch.
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Green Dot reveals savings account with a rate 30 times the national average
Branchless bank Green Dot is launching highest yielding bank account in the industry.
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Big British banks must publish 'living wills' in 2021
Britain's major banks, such as Barclays and HSBC , will have to tell investors in 2021 if they can be closed down without creating havoc in financial markets, the Bank of England said on Tuesday.
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Mastercard beats profit estimates as cross-border payments help drive growth
Mastercard Inc. topped profit expectations on Tuesday while continuing to show strong growth in cross-border payments.
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Citigroup is reportedly cutting hundreds of jobs this year — another sign the slump in trading is here to stay
Michael Corbat, left, CEO of Citigroup. Citigroup is slashing jobs amid a slump in global banking revenue, Bloomberg reported. It includes at least 100 jobs in the equities unit - at least 10% of the division. Banks have watched revenues slump due to Trump's trade war and the Fed's changing stance on a rate cut. View Markets Insider for more stories. Citigroup is to cut hundreds of jobs in 2019, including 10% of its equities unit as it becomes the next bank to succumb to the global slump in
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What the Capital One breach means for customers
A hacker accessed personal information of over 100 million Capital One credit-card customers and applicants. Here’s what you need to know to protect your information.
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TREASURIES/BONDS/STOCKS
There’s a generational shift in the Fed’s thinking, and here’s what it means for stocksMarketWatch’s Call of the Day says a change in thinking at the Federal Reserve will lower bond yields and lift stocks.
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Stocks set to slump as weak earnings weighU.S. stocks were poised to fall Tuesday as a batch of weak corporate results helped to set a downbeat tone on Wall Street.
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TREASURIES-U.S. yields turn flat after in-line June personal spending data
U.S. Treasury yields turnedflat, after a modest decline earlier on Tuesday as domesticpersonal spending data rose in June, matching analystexpectations and allaying some worries about a sharpdeceleration in economic growth.
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Fed rate cut should goose stock market, history shows
The Fed is expected to cut its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point Wednesday. Fed cuts when there's no recession typically lift stocks
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What's moving markets today: July 31, 2019
Here's what investors are paying attention to.
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Top 5 Things to Know in the Market on Wednesday
Economy Jul 31, 2019 09:44 GMT Investing.com - Here are the top five things you need to know in financial markets on Wednesday, July 31: 1. Fed expected to cut rates The Federal Reserve is expected to cut rates for the first time in more than a decade when it announces its policy decision at 2:00 PM ET (18:00 GMT). Although a quarter-point cut is priced in, there is some expectation that the statement will reveal dissenting votes, increasing the focus on Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s indications
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Wall Street should get ready for Trump to slap more tariffs on China: Jim Cramer
"Thank heavens [Fed Chair] Jay Powell's got our back, because the president's too busy stabbing his own Treasury Secretary in the back ..." Jim Cramer says.
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CRYPTO'S / DIGITAL CURRENCY
Multicoin Leads $20 Million Round for Speed-Focused Solana Blockchain
Claiming it can handle many more transactions per second than existing blockchains, Solana has raised capital to ramp up development.
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Watch the Senate Banking Committee’s Crypto Regulation Hearing Live
The U.S. Senate Banking Committee is about to hold its hearing on regulation for cryptocurrencies and blockchain. Here's how you can watch it.
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Bitcoin (BTC) Feels Pressure as IRS Issues Tax Penalty Letters, Congress Debates Regulation
Bitcoin is feeling the pressure lately as U.S. Congress continues its debate regarding crypto regulation and the IRS sends out warning letters to crypto holders. The golden boy of cryptocurrency is down five percent since last week after dropping below $10,000 on the weekend. Analysts are forecasting further losses for the asset as technical indicators...
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Bitcoin is already regulated in the US, says CoinShares chief strategist
The IRS announced plans to go after some cryptocurrency investors for back taxes. Anthony Pompliano, co-founder and partner at Morgan Creek Digital Assets, and Meltem Demirors, chief strategy officer at CoinShares, join "Squawk Box" to discuss.
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Bitcoin Bull Run 'Hasn't Started,' Says Analyst After New Peter Schiff Remarks
Bitcoin proponents discarded fresh criticism from gold bug Peter Schiff this week after he suggested the cryptocurrency was losing popularity despite its price rise. Schiff: Bitcoin Volume ‘Much Lower’ Than 2017 As a Twitter discussion which began July 29 revealed, Schiff, who is well known as a cryptocurrency skeptic, claimed Bitcoin’s 2019 bull run produced lower volumes than the previous one in December 2017. “If Bitcoin really is gaining in popularity, why was volume on the most recent rally
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Golden Cross Provides Glimmer of Hope for Bitcoin Price Revival
Bitcoin's bulls have reason to be optimistic despite the recent 33 percent price drop, as a long-term technical indicator has turned bullish.
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CURRENCIES
Dollar Lifted By US GDP, Eyes Fed And Trade Talks, Pound Tumbles On No-Deal Brexit Risk | Action ForexUS dollar at 2-month peak on US GDP beat, doubts about aggressive Fed easing cycle Cautious start to big week for central banks and US-China trade talks Pound tumbles to 28-month low as new UK PM sets ground for no-deal Brexit Dollar holds firm ahead of Fed The US dollar held onto Friday’s gains at […] The post Dollar Lifted By US GDP, Eyes Fed And Trade Talks, Pound Tumbles On No-Deal Brexit Risk appeared first on Action Forex.
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The Fed Will Decide If The Administration Devalues The DollarThe dollar index at the highs.A rally despite falling rates.A meeting at the White House - Navarro supports devaluation while the President says not so fast.A strategic news story.UDN for dollar bears.
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Suddenly strong loonie could be poised to fall — unless of course it doesn'tThe loonie has been acting very Canadian of late: not drawing too much attention to itself, but quietly leaving the world in its dust.
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Canadian Dollar Being Pushed HigherThe CAD/USD has been appreciating significantly this year.With recent indications from the Federal Reserve and ECB that quantitative easing is set to continue, I see this situation continuing.I take a bullish view on the CAD/USD.
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Sterling tumbles on hard Brexit worries; stocks slip
(Updates with U.S. market; changes byline, dateline fromprevious LONDON)
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British pound collapse continues as sterling reaches new two-year lowThe British pound on Tuesday came under continued assault, sliding as traders price in an increased possibility of a so-called hard Brexit.
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Forex - Sterling Slumps, BoJ Stands Pat; Fed, Trade Talks EyedForex Jul 30, 2019 07:25 GMT Investing.com -- The British pound hit new two-year lows on Tuesday as the refusal of either the U.K. or the European Union to change its negotiation positions increased the likelihood of a disruptive Brexit on October 31. By 3 AM ET (0700 GMT), the pound had recovered marginally to stand at $1.2141 against the dollar and 1.0902 against the euro, down 0.6% and 0.5% on the day, respectively. At the open, however, it had fallen as far as $1.2120 and 1.0881 euros. The
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Australian dollar declines - Inside RetailAussie dollar falls against the greenback. The post Australian dollar declines appeared first on Inside Retail.
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Forex - Pound Recovers Slightly; Yuan Near Flat After PMI Data, Trade NewsForex Jul 31, 2019 04:30 GMT Investing.com - The British pound recovered slightly on Wednesday in Asia after falling to near two-year lows in the previous session amid the increasing likelihood of a disruptive Brexit on October 31. The GBP/USD pair inched up 0.1% to 1.2155 by 12:30 AM ET (04:30 GMT). Incoming Prime Minister Boris Johnson reiterated earlier this week that he would not meet with other European leaders unless they first agreed to remove the contentious “Irish backstop” provisions
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Should Asia have a regional currency?In May 2019, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad stated that East Asia should ‘adopt a common trading currency, not to be used locally but for the purpose of settling of trade’ that would be pegged to gold. His intention is to create a currency that replaces the US dollar as the region’s vehicle currency in regional trade and investment. Mahathir has a record of suggesting a common currency for the region, particularly during the aftermath of the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997–1998. But is
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Iran deleted 4 zeros from its currency thank you DC
(International: Al Furat News) The Cabinet of Ministers of Iran approved in its meeting Wednesday, a proposal to delete 4 zeros from the national currency Riyal.
The governor of the Central Bank of Iran, Nasser Hamati, is due to present details of the new government decision later.
HEALTH / SCIENCE
Hospitals mobilize to fight candida auris
A highly contagious fungal infection that may not respond to medication could put hospital and nursing home patients at risk. The CDC says Candida auris has been detected on six continents since it was first identified a decade ago. There are 715 confirmed or suspected cases in the U.S. Health care teams are stepping up the fight against the spread of an infection they say is inevitable. Meg Oliver reports.
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11 former guests of an Atlanta hotel now have Legionnaires' disease. Authorities have identified 55 more probable cases.
Eleven former guests at a prominent Atlanta hotel have now been diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease while an additional 55 probable cases have also been linked to the same outbreak, officials said. Authorities are searching for the source of the infection.
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Top 8 sleep myths that can harm your health
Sleep scientists say that more needs to be done to educate the public about healthy sleep behaviors — and dispel rumors about unhealthy ones.
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In a 1st, doctors in U.S. use CRISPR tool to treat patient with genetic disorder
Victoria Gray, 34, of Forest, Miss., has sickle cell disease. She is the first patient ever to be publicly identified as being involved in a study testing the use of CRISPR for a genetic disease.
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What exactly is a disease?
There is an ongoing lively debate among healthcare professionals about whether or not obesity is a disease. Differences between those who argue that it’s a disease and those who argue that it’s just a risk factor for conditions such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease are unlikely to be resolved any time soon. The...
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What is Lyme disease, what are the symptoms and how can it be treated?
Around 1,000 cases of Lyme disease serologically diagnosed in England and Wales every year, Public Health England states Tick bite (iStock) Lyme disease is a bacterial infection which can lead to severe mental and physical problems if not diagnosed at an early stage. Individuals who spend the majority of their time outdoors are most at risk of being exposed to the ticks which spread the disease, the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) states. While certain regions have a
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Hospitals mobilize to fight candida auris
A highly contagious fungal infection that may not respond to medication could put hospital and nursing home patients at risk. The CDC says Candida auris has been detected on six continents since it was first identified a decade ago. There are 715 confirmed or suspected cases in the U.S. Health care teams are stepping up the fight against the spread of an infection they say is inevitable. Meg Oliver reports.
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11 former guests of an Atlanta hotel now have Legionnaires' disease. Authorities have identified 55 more probable cases.
Eleven former guests at a prominent Atlanta hotel have now been diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease while an additional 55 probable cases have also been linked to the same outbreak, officials said. Authorities are searching for the source of the infection.
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Top 8 sleep myths that can harm your health
Sleep scientists say that more needs to be done to educate the public about healthy sleep behaviors — and dispel rumors about unhealthy ones.
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In a 1st, doctors in U.S. use CRISPR tool to treat patient with genetic disorder
Victoria Gray, 34, of Forest, Miss., has sickle cell disease. She is the first patient ever to be publicly identified as being involved in a study testing the use of CRISPR for a genetic disease.
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What exactly is a disease?
There is an ongoing lively debate among healthcare professionals about whether or not obesity is a disease. Differences between those who argue that it’s a disease and those who argue that it’s just a risk factor for conditions such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease are unlikely to be resolved any time soon. The...
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What is Lyme disease, what are the symptoms and how can it be treated?
Around 1,000 cases of Lyme disease serologically diagnosed in England and Wales every year, Public Health England states Tick bite (iStock) Lyme disease is a bacterial infection which can lead to severe mental and physical problems if not diagnosed at an early stage. Individuals who spend the majority of their time outdoors are most at risk of being exposed to the ticks which spread the disease, the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) states. While certain regions have a
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USA / CANADA
U.S. Inflation Gauge Stays Muted in June, Keeping Fed on Path to Cut Rates
Prices on consumer purchases, excluding food and energy, rise by 0.2% in June, leaving them up 1.4% over the past 12 months. The muted pace of inflation, which is below the Federal Reserve's 2% target, leaves room for the Fed to cut U.S. interest rates this week for the first time in more than a decade. A government report Tuesday showed a key gauge of inflation rising at a muted pace in June, bolstering the arguments of President Donald Trump and some economists that the Federal Reserve has
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What the consumer spending report tells us is incomes and savings are up, inflation is down — and the Fed is cutting rates
Consumers are doing fine, inflation is even weaker than previously believed and the Federal Reserve is all but certain to cut interest rates this week. Those are the takeaways from the latest report on household spending. Consumer spending rose 0.3% in June and the yearly rate of PCE inflation was left unchanged at 1.4%.
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Home prices continue to slow in May, Case-Shiller says
The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city index was up 2.4% higher in May compared with a year ago down from 2.5% in prior month.
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US home prices climbed just 2.4% from a year ago
U.S home prices rose at a slower pace in May, as formerly hot markets cool off
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Trump’s tax returns required under new California election law
President Trump, and any White House hopeful unwilling to disclose their tax returns, will be ineligible for California's 2020 ballot under a law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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EMERGING MARKETS
Forced Venezuela bond selling about to face first test
The feared firesale of Venezuela's government bonds after JP Morgan effectively cut them out of its popular bond indices earlier this month has yet to materialize, but things are about to get interesting.
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UPDATE 2-Mexico's stimulus package to have 'immediate impact' - finance minister
(Adds details, context)
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Goodyear plant conditions raise concerns about Mexican labor reforms - U.S. lawmakers
A group of U.S. Democratic lawmakers on Monday criticized Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co for refusing to let them visit its Mexican plant, and said poor conditions there raised questions about Mexican labor reforms seen as key to ensuring passage of a new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement.
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Mexican president says Mexico could not commit to safe third-country agreement: Bloomberg
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday Mexico had not and could not commit to a safe third-country agreement like the one Guatemala signed with the United States to stop a flow of undocumented Central American migrants north.
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FEMA confirms thousands of expired water bottles left on farmland in Puerto Rico
Tens of thousands of water bottles meant for the people of Puerto Rico after a pair of hurricanes hit the island in 2017 are sitting unopened on farmland near the city of San Juan nearly two years after the disasters.
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Why is Monsanto in Puerto Rico?
Juana Diaz - Puerto Rico is suffering from a $72bn debt crisis. The US territory must import more than 85 percent of its food, and it has yet to recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria in 2017. At the same time, agrochemical companies like Monsanto (now owned by German pharmaceutical giant Bayer) have received massive tax breaks to test and grow GMO seeds on the island, including soybean and cotton seeds that the company sends to farmers around the world. The presence of Monsanto,
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9 questions about Puerto Rico’s political crisis you were too embarrassed to ask
What in the world is happening in Puerto Rico? We’ve got some answers.
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MIDDLE EAST
Rivals Iran and UAE to hold maritime security talks
Iran was to revive maritimesecurity talks on Tuesday with officials from traditional foethe United Arab Emirates (UAE) amid worsening frictions betweenthe Islamic Republic and the West in the Gulf region, Iranianmedia reported.The talks had been off since 2013, but the UAE wants to helpcalm the crisis and guard its reputation as a safe business hub.
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Iran was to revive maritimesecurity talks on Tuesday with officials from traditional foethe United Arab Emirates (UAE) amid worsening frictions betweenthe Islamic Republic and the West in the Gulf region, Iranianmedia reported.The talks had been off since 2013, but the UAE wants to helpcalm the crisis and guard its reputation as a safe business hub.
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Iranians say US sanctions blocking access to needed medicine
The Iranian rial has plunged to around 120,000 rials to the dollar.
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Banking loans in UAE up 4% in June
Abu Dhabi - Mubasher: Total loans provided by Emirati banks to both public and private sectors grew by 4% year-on-year or AED 70.4 billion at the end of June 2019, according to a report by the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE). The loans valued at …
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Abu Dhabi to boost tourism sector with new Dhs600m fund
The economic yield of this new fund is pegged at Dhs1.6bn
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Report: Israeli Air Force attacked Iranian targets in Iraq 10 days ago
Israel's defense establishment currently has no comment on the reports
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AFRICA
Dark web criminal bought 'quadrillions of Zimbabwe bank notes'
Richard Castro used part of his proceeds to buy Zimbabwe's defunct currency.
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Zimbabwe: Industry Gives Nod to Power Tariff Hike
The private sector has said it is ready to pay a cost reflective power tariff of up to the equivalent of US$0,14 per kilowatt-hour to guarantee constant supply of electricity in the county. Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) chairperson Mike Kamungeremu, revealed this at a breakfast meeting held in the capital yesterday. This development comes on the back of similar calls by the industry at the recently ended Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) 2019 Conference that requested a
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Zimbabwe Anticipates Carbon Dioxide Production in 2020
Triangle The production of carbon dioxide, a vital ingredient in the brewing of soft drinks, is envisaged to save Zimbabwe vast amounts in foreign currency used to import the product. It is also anticipated to revive the beverage sector that currently is operating below capacity as a result of scarce foreign currency and shortages of the ingredient. Zimbabwe's sole sugar producer, Triangle Limited, is finalising plans to construct a plant to extract the product at its mill southeast of the
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Zimbabwe: City Forensic Audit Looms
Yeukai Karengezeka and Sallomy Matare CITY of Harare is set to conduct a forensic audit to probe council operations into land sales, market operations and employees' skills from 2016 to date, Mayor Herbert Gomba has said. Addressing the Press yesterday at Town House, Clr Gomba said the core purpose of the audit was to identify areas and how service delivery was affected and determine the way forward. "I have called this Press conference to announce that my council is setting up a forensic audit
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Zimbabwe: Zinara Implicates Financial Departments in Scams
Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) board has implicated financial actors with Roads Authorities and the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Development as complicit in prejudicial behaviour that cost the administration US$71 million in questionable "special projects". The administration's board chairman Engineer Michael Madanha, admitted to the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) yesterday that "significant processes" were flouted in respect to the special projects. "
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Nigeria: Failed Promises On Refineries: Will Kyari Be Different From Predecessors?
(Photo: Zbynek Burival/Unsplash) None of the Group Managing Directors of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) since 1993 has delivered on the promise to rehabilitate the country's four refineries, despite billions spent on turnaround maintenance (TAM) contracts. Records on the exact expenditure on the contacts have been scarce. NNPC spokesperson, Ndu Ughamadu, said records of expenditure on TAM are not readily available. He said the last time TAM was done on the refineries was at
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ASIA
Top Indian official to miss talks in China on sweeping Asian free trade deal
India’s commerce minister will not attend a ministerial meeting in Beijing this week, hampering China’s push to seal a massive free trade deal amid a protracted trade war with the United States. Because of an extension to the Indian parliamentary session,…
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China's central bank branches tell lenders to increase loans appropriately: sources
Multiple local branches of China's central bank have told commercial banks to increase loans appropriately, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.
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Fed cut could spark China interest rate reform, rather than easing from the central bank
Beijing could use Wednesday’s expected US Federal Reserve interest rate cut to usher in long-awaited market-oriented interest rate reform. With the Chinese economy facing growing pressure from the trade war with the United States, the reform plan would…
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US consumers the leverage in trade talks with China?
Former Assistant Treasury Secretary for Public Affairs Tony Sayegh on U.S. trade talks with China, USMCA and the Federal Reserve.
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Trump: China delaying trade deal in hope 'Democrat stiffs' will win in 2020, allow 'ripoff' to continue
President Trump issued a stern warning to China Tuesday morning: waiting until 2020 to make a trade deal with the U.S. will backfire.
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North Korea has fired several unidentified missiles off its east coast
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff says the launches were done Wednesday from the North's north eastern area. It wasn't immediately known exactly what North Korea fired.
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EUROPE
The public trusts Boris Johnson more than Jeremy Corbyn – Brexit has ruined the Labour leader’s reputation
It seems the man with the Mandela placard is seen as no more trustworthy or principled than Boris Johnson. An Opinium poll published over the weekend found that less than a quarter of the public thinks Corbyn is “trustworthy”- a lower share than Johnson – and 36 per cent find him principled, the same as the prime minister.
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Brexit: Boris Johnson clashes with Irish leader Varadkar over backstop as EU stands firm over deal
Boris Johnson has clashed with his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar over the controversial Brexit backstop, as the pair spoke for the first time since the new prime minister entered Downing Street last week.
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Boris Johnson's government is scaring investors away from the pound
Currency traders are aggressively pricing in a no-deal Brexit scenario after remarks over the weekend from the U.K.'s new leadership coalition, headed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and are selling the pound as a result.
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UK PM Johnson tells Ireland: We leave EU on Oct. 31 'no matter what'
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar on Tuesday that Britain will be leaving the European Union "no matter what" on Oct. 31, stressing that the so-called Irish backstop had to be removed from any exit deal.
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Strong quake hits Greek island of Crete, no injuries, damage
Greek authorities say a strong earthquake with preliminary magnitude 5.2 has struck the southern resort island of Crete but no injuries or damage has been reported
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CBI, ISX, Kauaihn Chatter:
CBI Update:
The CBI for Thursday 8/1/19 did update on the indicative rates Sell Rate 1190
The currency auction is 255,908,450
There is one news and announcements.
800 million Iraqi dinars to sustain the tourist city in Habbaniyah
Coinciding with the approaching days of Eid al-Adha, and keen to support the political sector.
August 01, 2019
Coinciding with the approaching days of Eid al-Adha, and keen to support the political sector.
August 01, 2019
The Iraqi Central Bank, through the Tamkeen initiative financed by private banks and exchange companies under the supervision of the Association of Private Banks, decided to grant the management of the tourist city in Habbaniyah an amount of 800 million dinars Iraqi, to be spent for the maintenance of the city facilities and completion of preparations for the reception of visitors to the city.
The initiative of community and humanitarian activities (Tamkeen), launched by the Central Bank of Iraq at the end of 2017, aims to support and finance activities and projects of a social, humanitarian, environmental, cultural and artistic nature.
Central Bank of Iraq
information Office
31 July 2019
The initiative of community and humanitarian activities (Tamkeen), launched by the Central Bank of Iraq at the end of 2017, aims to support and finance activities and projects of a social, humanitarian, environmental, cultural and artistic nature.
Central Bank of Iraq
information Office
31 July 2019
Value Traded
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ISX ended in Red.
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8-1-2019 Intel Guru Eagleone2025 [via PDK] There has been a lot of things happening with a lot of military guys and intel from DC and the Whitehouse. I understand that this appears real close. I really hope we are in the banks this week...I did talk with the contacts who had told me to look at Sept and Oct and now it seems that Trump is having meeting the first part of August with both foreign and local reps about the RV. ...if it takes a little longer - don’t get discouraged. It will happen...I really hope the guys who told me that to watch Sept and Oct. are wrong and that we are all in the banks this week...
7-31-2019 Intel Guru MarkZ [via PDK] [Iran dropped zeros, guess who next?] Yes that news article out of Iran today…dropping 4 zeros. We are also getting reports out of Iran and Iraq in the last few hours that they both posted new rates...we are trying to get verification on that from those countries...consider this rumor for now. It really does appear that everything is ripping loose right now guys…It should be an action packed next 24 hours...A couple other treasury sources told me that tomorrow was going to be exciting.
7-31-2019 Newshound Guru future Article: "Iran deleted 4 zeros from its currency" i find the timing of them doing this pretty interesting. Ian and Iraq are very close...my thoughts its interesting timing for them to do this now lets hope Iraq does something now Cbi is ready.
7-31-2019 Intel Guru MarkZ [I heard we will have to pay a Capital Gains tax on our investment...any truth to that?] I am still hearing there will be no taxes on our exchange...We will have to wait until we are actually in the banks to know for sure. ...We all need to get professional help on this one.
7-31-2019 Newshound Guru Kaperoni Iran announced today they are changing currencies from the Riyal to the Tuman and deleting 4 zeros. That's a Lop because of failed monetary policy. Iraq is different because monetary policy has been a success in Iraq.
7-31-2019 Newshound Guru future [dosent the government have to fill in the one position for ministry of education before the CBI does something with the currency?] education is not that important for a monetary change thats my opinion...
7-31-2019 Newshound Guru Breitling [Question..."...it would seem Trump will be in office until 2024...how does that effect our situation with the dinar?"] ...The reason why it's a good place for Iraq right now is because what's on the table...Trump's style is that you are not going to sit on the fence. 'Either you pivot toward us or you're not going to participate'...next thing you know...Iraq is not sitting on the fence. They're like 'no, we want to be in the markets.' So things have changed in the Middle East. That's why you saw these laws being passed in Iraq. The Financial Management Bill. Then all of a sudden they're not just throwing out BS article out on the IMF...Iraq Stock Exchange going on the NASDAQ. They're having mega events for it...why? Cause the markets are opening up to them...it's a big deal. And they're very very happy. That's why they're walking around with a little bit more energy. And it's a huge deal for us. They are going to add value to their currency...
7-31-2019 Newshound Guru Vital Brad ...there's certain stipulations that need to be completed for them to reinstate their currency. Information I got here says, 'Iraq continues to avail itself of the transitional arrangements under article 14 section 2 but no longer maintains any exchange restrictions or multiple currency practices subject to Article 14 section 2 and currently maintains one multiple currency practice (MCP) subject to fund approval under article VIII section 3.1.' So Article VIII has stipulated that Iraq can only use one currency, Iraqi dinar. And meeting these requirements allows for the opportunity to change the exchange rate. So some exciting things coming out. There's people out there saying that this thing is months and months away. You and I like to keep a long-term perspective rather than it's next week...but all the things that are happening...these final details are being put into place that can allow for this to happen...
7-31-2019 Intel Guru MarkZ [via PDK] I hear that making the appointment is the important part and we will have weeks to get to the RC’s/banks...I still hear that you will have a redemption center within about 50 miles of you here in the US...they want your exchange to be easy. If you call the 800#, it is my understanding you will get the contract rate and will not have to jump through hoops to get it! I still hear that the street rate in Iraq will be $3.91. Its been pretty consistent this week from all sources that the public should start on Thursday...
7-31-2019 Intel Guru Bruce [via PinkRoses] ...our trigger is the toll-free number. The toll-free numbers are we understand staged and ready to release. We know the Redemption Center staff are primed and ready possibly as early as tomorrow [Wednesday] late morning...All the rates are on the screens. The currencies are fluctuating normally through normal trading. That is what we want to see. ...I just think we are finally there...Security is at a level 5, the highest level. They are ready. We are ready...I believe finally we are there. [post 2 of 2]
7-31-2019 Intel Guru Bruce Now, first of all, we are under the impression everything was to roll today [Tuesday] for us. Then we also heard we were waiting not only for the Dinar to come up which it did...Monday it was up on the screens at the banks. ...Really Iraq has been ready to go for about the last 3 to 4 days now. Totally ready. We can’t really say anything is holding up Iraq...we are seeing...a lot of movement that is taking us to the point where we should see something very soon... [post 1 of 2....stay tuned]
7-31-2019 Newshound Guru future Article: "Iran deleted 4 zeros from its currency" i find the timing of them doing this pretty interesting. Ian and Iraq are very close...my thoughts its interesting timing for them to do this now lets hope Iraq does something now Cbi is ready.
7-31-2019 Intel Guru MarkZ [I heard we will have to pay a Capital Gains tax on our investment...any truth to that?] I am still hearing there will be no taxes on our exchange...We will have to wait until we are actually in the banks to know for sure. ...We all need to get professional help on this one.
7-31-2019 Newshound Guru Kaperoni Iran announced today they are changing currencies from the Riyal to the Tuman and deleting 4 zeros. That's a Lop because of failed monetary policy. Iraq is different because monetary policy has been a success in Iraq.
7-31-2019 Newshound Guru future [dosent the government have to fill in the one position for ministry of education before the CBI does something with the currency?] education is not that important for a monetary change thats my opinion...
7-31-2019 Newshound Guru Breitling [Question..."...it would seem Trump will be in office until 2024...how does that effect our situation with the dinar?"] ...The reason why it's a good place for Iraq right now is because what's on the table...Trump's style is that you are not going to sit on the fence. 'Either you pivot toward us or you're not going to participate'...next thing you know...Iraq is not sitting on the fence. They're like 'no, we want to be in the markets.' So things have changed in the Middle East. That's why you saw these laws being passed in Iraq. The Financial Management Bill. Then all of a sudden they're not just throwing out BS article out on the IMF...Iraq Stock Exchange going on the NASDAQ. They're having mega events for it...why? Cause the markets are opening up to them...it's a big deal. And they're very very happy. That's why they're walking around with a little bit more energy. And it's a huge deal for us. They are going to add value to their currency...
7-31-2019 Newshound Guru Vital Brad ...there's certain stipulations that need to be completed for them to reinstate their currency. Information I got here says, 'Iraq continues to avail itself of the transitional arrangements under article 14 section 2 but no longer maintains any exchange restrictions or multiple currency practices subject to Article 14 section 2 and currently maintains one multiple currency practice (MCP) subject to fund approval under article VIII section 3.1.' So Article VIII has stipulated that Iraq can only use one currency, Iraqi dinar. And meeting these requirements allows for the opportunity to change the exchange rate. So some exciting things coming out. There's people out there saying that this thing is months and months away. You and I like to keep a long-term perspective rather than it's next week...but all the things that are happening...these final details are being put into place that can allow for this to happen...
7-31-2019 Intel Guru MarkZ [via PDK] I hear that making the appointment is the important part and we will have weeks to get to the RC’s/banks...I still hear that you will have a redemption center within about 50 miles of you here in the US...they want your exchange to be easy. If you call the 800#, it is my understanding you will get the contract rate and will not have to jump through hoops to get it! I still hear that the street rate in Iraq will be $3.91. Its been pretty consistent this week from all sources that the public should start on Thursday...
7-31-2019 Intel Guru Bruce [via PinkRoses] ...our trigger is the toll-free number. The toll-free numbers are we understand staged and ready to release. We know the Redemption Center staff are primed and ready possibly as early as tomorrow [Wednesday] late morning...All the rates are on the screens. The currencies are fluctuating normally through normal trading. That is what we want to see. ...I just think we are finally there...Security is at a level 5, the highest level. They are ready. We are ready...I believe finally we are there. [post 2 of 2]
7-31-2019 Intel Guru Bruce Now, first of all, we are under the impression everything was to roll today [Tuesday] for us. Then we also heard we were waiting not only for the Dinar to come up which it did...Monday it was up on the screens at the banks. ...Really Iraq has been ready to go for about the last 3 to 4 days now. Totally ready. We can’t really say anything is holding up Iraq...we are seeing...a lot of movement that is taking us to the point where we should see something very soon... [post 1 of 2....stay tuned]
7-31-2019 Intel Guru Frank26 They have talked about the ATMs before on the news...but today this was the first time they went out and they were giving more options on the ATM machines and even said the ratio of ATMs in the country that started back in 2017 that there were 611 ATM machines back then but now they're telling the citizens that there are thousands of these new ATM machines including 356 alone in Baghdad
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ARTICLE 1 (from PM Mahdi's website)
At the time this report was submitted, there are no new articles posted on PM Mahdi's website.
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ARTICLE 2 (from Government of Iraq twitter account)
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ARTICLE 3
Baba comes from him Wind shut and rest ... Abdul Mahdi cancels his weekly press conference
2019/7/31 20:52
[Baghdad-where]
Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mehdi did not try to explain his decision to disrespect the media when he decided to cancel his weekly press conference, where he was browsing every Tuesday, to comment on current developments.
While others said that Abdul Mahdi may not have repeated the questions and the themes during the successive conferences, the adviser to the Prime Minister, Abd al-Husayn Hanin, presented a report on the reasons for the decision. , In a dialogue, according to the site, "Nass", his perception of the reasons that called for this decision.
For many media outlets, awaiting the weekly meeting of Abdul Mahdi, the reasons behind Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi's decision to cancel his weekly press conference are unclear. The Prime Minister's Office issued a brief statement from a few lines, announcing the end of the tradition since the late mandate of former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, through the mandate of Abadi and about 9 months from the state of Abdul Mahdi.
In making this decision, Abdel-Mehdi "frees himself" from the obligation to appear at a specific time in a week to journalists to answer questions and issues of public opinion, which the Prime Minister does not comment on most often through his press statements, where the data is more than just prefabricated about the receptions and meetings And others.
Press .. Conditions of "President"
According to the new context, the prime minister himself will choose the date in which he will appear, the journalists he will meet, and without specifying a periodic schedule, such as once a month or twice or less - or more according to one of his advisers. In return, The ministers suspended and responded to the cases, but Abdulmahdi canceled the weekly press conference even before the selection of the presumed speaker.
Over the past years, the canceled conference provided a weekly opportunity in which the head of the country's executive authority was confronted by the press with issues that were ignored or ignored. But he seems to think now that there are not enough developments to make him appear weekly.
Abdulmahdi's Trash
According to journalists who follow the media activities of Abdulmahdi, he may have neglected, intentionally or unintentionally, to comment on highly sensitive files, such as the fate of the investigation into the indictment of Anbar commander Mahmud al-Falahi for communicating with US intelligence and providing it Coordinates the positions of factions in the popular crowd in Anbar. Had it not been for Abdalmahdi's television appearances with a number of journalists at a regular table, public opinion would not have known that investigations cleared the peasantry of this charge. It seems that the patent was not enough to protect the peasant from freezing, as it was soon referred to the Department of Veterans Affairs, which is described as the "cemetery officers."
According to journalists reporting on the activities of Abdelmahdi Media, his office "neglected" to comment on other sensitive issues, such as Human Rights Watch's report on the detention of detainees, including women and children, in prisons described by the organization as "catastrophic." He also did not comment on the killing of the son of a senior state official, In the heart of Baghdad, the son of the director of civil defense, Major General Kazem Buhan, where his son was shot dead by tribal gunmen. Therefore, the weekly press conference of Abdul Mahdi was an important opportunity for journalists to ask their questions about this kind of development.
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ARTICLE 4
Investment parliamentary looking with the Ministry of Commerce to convert the ration card to electronic
2019/7/31 20:40
[Baghdad-where]
On Wednesday, the Parliamentary Committee on Economy and Investment held a meeting with Minister of Commerce Mohammed Al-Ani and the advanced owners of the Ministry of Commerce to discuss the mechanisms of the Ministry's work and ways to support ration card allocations and transfer them to electronic.
A statement by the Ministry of Commerce received all the news agency [IN], "that" the meeting, the search mechanisms to support the processing of ration card items and encourage investment opportunities to establish projects linked to the specialties and the work of companies. "
The committee, according to the statement, "several questions include the work axes of the ministry and the contracts that are made to supply the ration card items as well as related to housing complexes for employees and investment projects and to identify the reasons for not serious in the expansion of these projects and find mechanisms to work in coordination with the Investment Authority."
The statement pointed out that "members of the Committee on Economy and Investment parliamentary discussed several topics with the Minister of Commerce and Advanced Owners, most notably with regard to the ration card and economic feasibility of converting them to electronic card as well as financial allocations and the adequacy of the provision of all vocabulary as well as the participation of other companies to compete for contracts that The Ministry of Food Supply. "
He added that "the second part of the observations of the Committee included the work of the General Company for the trade of cars and future contracts and the provisions of the law of commercial agencies, which began in 2017 also activate the electronic work in the Registrar of companies to eliminate the routine and facilitate registration procedures and eliminate corruption," pointing out that " Parliamentary also discussed the mechanisms followed in the issuance of import licenses and procedures to eliminate the chaos in the process of import. "
"The meeting with the parliamentary committee was fruitful, positive and constructive after clarifications provided by the Minister of Commerce and Advanced Owners of all the subjects that were asked about them," the spokesman said. "The meeting of the parliamentary committee with the ministry also discussed investment opportunities and mechanisms of referral to investors and the merging of losing companies." Which contributes to the preparation of an important roadmap to overcome all obstacles in order to ensure the development of performance and provide the best services to our people, especially that there are signs of interaction and harmony in the responsibility to be in solidarity to serve the work of the ministry and put new touches added in light of the efforts of the ministry to Implementation of the government program announced by the Prime Minister and approved by the Iraqi parliament. "
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ARTICLE 5
Iraq signs memorandum of understanding with United Nations to organize trust fund for reconstruction of liberated areas
8-1-2019 12:36 PM
Iraq signed a memorandum of understanding with the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) on Thursday on the Iraq Reconstruction and Recovery Trust Fund, signed by Iraq's Planning Minister Nouri Sabah al-Dulaimi and signed by the United Nations Resident Coordinator Marta Ruidas
According to the ministry's media office, al-Dulaimi said after the signing of the agreement that "this memorandum organized the work of the management of the recovery, reform, reconstruction and development fund, which is part of the obligations of the Iraqi government in the decisions of the Kuwait Conference in February 2018 in the management of the support pledged by the international community to the Iraqi government Reconstruction, development and economic reform. "
He explained that "the fund, which was established on the basis of the Council of Ministers Resolution No. 53 of 2019, will be implemented through vital projects and infrastructure projects and provide basic services to citizens by the United Nations mission in cooperation with relevant authorities in the federal government and local governments."
For her part, Ruwaidas stressed the importance of this memorandum in the implementation of several vital projects and the optimal guidance for international grants to Iraq, pointing out the importance of the United Nations Mission to increase international support and cooperation with the Iraqi government in its reconstruction and stability efforts.
He explained that "the fund, which was established on the basis of the Council of Ministers Resolution No. 53 of 2019, will be implemented through vital projects and infrastructure projects and provide basic services to citizens by the United Nations mission in cooperation with relevant authorities in the federal government and local governments."
For her part, Ruwaidas stressed the importance of this memorandum in the implementation of several vital projects and the optimal guidance for international grants to Iraq, pointing out the importance of the United Nations Mission to increase international support and cooperation with the Iraqi government in its reconstruction and stability efforts.
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ARTICLE 6
Immigration prevents waste of about 13 billion dinars
12:20 - 01/08/2019
The Minister of Displacement and Migration, Nofal Bahaa Moussa, on Thursday, prevented his ministry to waste about 13 billion dinars.
In a statement received by Mawazine News, Moussa said that "the ministry, in cooperation and coordination with the Office of Inspector General of the Ministry, was able to prevent the waste of (12) billion and (735) million and (261) thousand dinars of public money by controlling differences in prices Between last year and current.
The minister said that "the ministry has achieved a great achievement at the level of planning and follow-up to face severe corruption," noting that "the money teams was in the purchase of relief materials for this year compared to last year.
We will calculate the price differences for the coming period of this year in accordance with the work plan of the ministry for the processing of relief materials.He pointed out, "the size of the response of the Ministry and the Office of the Inspector to corruption and their role in the eradication of the pests of corruption."
In a statement received by Mawazine News, Moussa said that "the ministry, in cooperation and coordination with the Office of Inspector General of the Ministry, was able to prevent the waste of (12) billion and (735) million and (261) thousand dinars of public money by controlling differences in prices Between last year and current.
The minister said that "the ministry has achieved a great achievement at the level of planning and follow-up to face severe corruption," noting that "the money teams was in the purchase of relief materials for this year compared to last year.
We will calculate the price differences for the coming period of this year in accordance with the work plan of the ministry for the processing of relief materials.He pointed out, "the size of the response of the Ministry and the Office of the Inspector to corruption and their role in the eradication of the pests of corruption."
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Do you suffer from annoying swelling? ... Here are 4 ways to get rid of it!
2019/7/31 17:09
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Many people suffer from bloating, despite eating healthy food and drinking plenty of water, especially with age, and increasing common diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease and various digestive problems.
According to the Sun newspaper, here are some simple ways to overcome swelling without having to change your diet completely:
1 - Replace sweet chocolate or rich in milk, dark chocolate
Dairy products are a good source of protein and calcium, but they also cause problems in some people who are allergic to lactose. Sweetened chocolate also contains a lot of sugar, which can cause bloating.
There are trillions of healthy bacteria in the intestine, and when some of these bacteria consume sugar, they produce gas and bloating.
It may not be sugar alone that is responsible for bulging, but it is worth trying to reduce the consumption of added sugars, to see the effect on swelling. Chocolate that contains 85% cocoa or more can be consumed, because it contains less fat, sugar and more suitable minerals for the stomach, such as magnesium.
2 - replacing garlic with herbs
Although the garlic is healthy, but if you are suffering from bulging it may be helpful to stay away from it for a while, to see if it is causing you symptoms of bulging. Garlic contains soluble fibers that can cause bloating. So it is necessary to compensate for it with herbs and other spices, such as basil and thyme.
3. Replacing broccoli with spinach
Cauliflower is rich in fiber, vitamins and minerals, but can cause irritating bloating in some, so the benefits of cauliflower itself can be obtained through the consumption of spinach full of iron, calcium and magnesium, which can be digested through the intestines.
4 - Replace pastries with oats and walnuts
Take a break from the consumption of pastries from time to time, especially carbohydrates that contain a high proportion of fat and sugar. Experts say high-fiber oats should be consumed instead of pastries, as well as walnut butter to get rid of bloating in the stomach.
It should be noted that everyone may suffer from swelling from time to time, but the continuation of this situation every day may have a more serious medical symptoms, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Office functions can also hinder digestion.
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