Shohei the Time Value of MoneyThe product of a zero-inflation upbringing in Japan, the baseball star has signed a contract that will be an MBA case study long after he retires. December 12, 2023 at 1:44 AM ESTJohn Authers is a senior editor for markets and Bloomberg Opinion columnist. A former chief markets commentator at the Financial Times, he
The Cipher Brief’s Open Source Report is an extraordinary product and an important daily read for situational awareness on national security issues. General John R. Allen (Ret.) Former Commander of the NATO International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan I’m proud to be part of the network of experts at The Cipher Brief, which provides superb
As we count down to this month’s meetings of the European Central Bank and the Federal Reserve, both of which are expected to maintain their monetary easing stance, the U.S. yield curve has been quietly undoing the inversion that had raised alarms in the corridors of the world’s two most systemically important central banks. Just
December 11, 2023 2023-12-11T23:24:17-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMGY3XC8wMDJcLzE3MDIzNTUzNTlfMDAyLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) said he believes Israel is on pace to destroying Hamas - both as a terrorist organization and the governing body of the Gaza Strip - during a conversation on the Israel-Hamas war hosted by the U.S. Institute of Peace. The senator spoke on reported intelligence failures related to
December 11, 2023 2023-12-11T21:05:58-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMTBjXC8wMDFcLzE3MDIzNDcxNTNfMDAxLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) led a discussion with China policy advocates on countering malign Chinese influence in the United States. Several topics were discussed, including the current U.S.-China relationship, how Australia mitigated Chinese influence in the country, the role U.S. allies and partners play, and countering Chinese influence campaigns at universities and
A Ground-based Interceptor, an element of the overall Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system, launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Dec. 11, 2023 U.S. Space Force / Senior Airman Kadielle Shaw The Pentagon shot down an intermediate-range ballistic missile during a test of an updated interceptor and new type of radar, the Missile Defense Agency
Information Cutoff: 2:00 pm ESTThe Iran Update provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities abroad that undermine regional stability and threaten US forces and interests. It also covers events and trends that affect the stability and decision-making of the Iranian regime. The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for
December 11, 2023, 5:50pm ETClick here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report.Click here to see ISW’s 3D control of terrain topographic map of Ukraine. Use of a computer (not a mobile device) is strongly recommended for using
During the G20 summit in New Delhi in September, world leaders unveiled plans for a India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC). Saudi Arabia, the European Union, India, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), France, Germany, Italy, and the United States all signed a Memorandum of Understanding, committing to work together to advance the project. While details of
Dec 11, 2023 4 min read December 7 was just another day on the calendar until 1941. But Japan’s devastating surprise attack on U.S. military bases in Hawaii seared that date into the American consciousness. A terrible, unexpected tragedy can change history. Pearl Harbor Day brought America into the Second World War, just as