The University of Michigan has revealed its consumer sentiment gauge has nosedived to a record low of 50.2 points on Friday. The figure stood nearly 10 points below predictions economic experts gave the Wall Street Journal and represented a drop of 8.2 points over the past month. Views on current …
Read More »‘Anti-Muslim sentiment remains a problem’ within the UK Conservative Party, independent report finds
The damning findings, laid out in a 44,000-word independent report by Professor Swaran Singh, a former human rights commissioner, were made after analysing 1,418 complaints made within the Conservative Party from 2015 to 2020. Two-thirds of complaints reported to officials at the Conservative Party’s headquarters were related to allegations of …
Read More »Russophobia still OK, then? House resolution condemns ‘anti-Asian sentiment’ related to Covid-19, offers no relief to Americans
Criticizing President Donald Trump for using terms such as “Chinese virus” to refer to the Covid-19-causing pathogen, Democrats insisted his rhetoric has increased “discrimination” against Asian-Americans. Their resolution, sponsored by Rep. Grace Meng (D-New York) all the way back in March, passed on Thursday in a 243-164 vote. “Sadly this …
Read More »Day one of the RNC: Good sentiment, but too little substance
With the DNC’s daily loony statements, it’s no wonder more time was spent making memes about the convention than seriously discussing it. In this regard, the Republicans just had to come out and say “Hey, we’re not crazy.” That’s exactly what they did – but it wasn’t exactly a high …
Read More »Analysts: market Sentiment is extremely negative, and still have to fall
The mood in global stock and commodity platforms remains extremely negative in view of the rapid worldwide spread of the coronavirus COVID-19, and markets still have to fall, I believe financial analysts. “Sentiment in global stock and commodity platforms remains extremely negative. By Thursday evening from a fall could not …
Read More »Analysts: market Sentiment is extremely negative, and still have to fall
The mood in global stock and commodity platforms remains extremely negative in view of the rapid worldwide spread of the coronavirus COVID-19, and markets still have to fall, I believe financial analysts. “Sentiment in global stock and commodity platforms remains extremely negative. By Thursday evening from a fall could not …
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