Tag: Policy

LIVE 9 AM ET: A Fireside Conversation With US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc E. Knapper

With escalating U.S.–China competition as the backdrop, Vietnam has engaged increasingly with the United States. What is U.S. policy toward Vietnam, what are the priorities in the relationship, and what are the opportunities and challenges in the geopolitical arena? U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Marc E. Knapper will share his perspective at 9 a.m. ET on March 1…


LIVE NOW: A Fireside Conversation With US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc E. Knapper

With escalating U.S.–China competition as the backdrop, Vietnam has engaged increasingly with the United States. What is U.S. policy toward Vietnam, what are the priorities in the relationship, and what are the opportunities and challenges in the geopolitical arena? U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Marc E. Knapper will share his perspective at 9 a.m. ET on March 1…


A Fireside Conversation With US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc E. Knapper

With escalating U.S.–China competition as the backdrop, Vietnam has engaged increasingly with the United States. What is U.S. policy toward Vietnam, what are the priorities in the relationship, and what are the opportunities and challenges in the geopolitical arena? U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Marc E. Knapper will share his perspective at 9 a.m. ET on March 1…


History of Bad Policy May Have Led to Ohio Derailment; CDC Changed Vinyl Chloride Info Just Before Disaster

The blame game has begun over who was responsible for the recent train derailment and chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio. Democrats are blaming former President Donald Trump for repealing a train brake regulation in 2017. Yet the real debate goes back much further — and may even be associated with recent calls for a rail…


LIVE 10:30 AM ET: History of Bad Policy May Have Led to Ohio Derailment; CDC Changed Vinyl Chloride Info Just Before Disaster

The blame game has begun over who was responsible for the train derailment and chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio. Democrats are pointing blame at former President Donald Trump, for repealing a train brake policy in 2017. Yet, the real debate goes back much further, and may even tie to the recent calls for a…


LIVE NOW: History of Bad Policy May Have Led to Ohio Derailment; CDC Changed Vinyl Chloride Info Just Before Disaster

The blame game has begun over who was responsible for the recent train derailment and chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio. Democrats are blaming former President Donald Trump for repealing a train brake regulation in 2017. Yet the real debate goes back much further — and may even be associated with recent calls for a rail…


LIVE 2/20, at 10:30 AM ET: History of Bad Policy May Have Led to Ohio Derailment; CDC Changed Vinyl Chloride Info Just Before Disaster

The blame game has begun over who was responsible for the train derailment and chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio. Democrats are pointing blame at former President Donald Trump, for repealing a train break policy in 2017. Yet, the real debate goes back much further, and may even tie to the recent calls for a…


ECB Set to Raise Rates Again in May, Policymakers Say

VILNIUS/PRAGUE—The European Central Bank is likely to raise interest rates again in May after an already signaled hike in March, two policymakers said on Friday, with one arguing that the peak or “terminal” rate is at least starting to appear on the horizon. The ECB raised rates by a half a percentage point to 2.5…


China Suspends Social Media Accounts of COVID-19 Policy Critics

BEIJING—China has suspended or closed the social media accounts of more than 1,000 critics of the regime’s policies on the COVID-19 outbreak, as the country moves to roll back harsh anti-virus restrictions. The popular Sina Weibo social media platform said it had addressed 12,854 violations including attacks on experts, scholars, and medical workers and issued…


Is the Fed Trying to Wean Markets Off Monetary Policy?

Commentary Is the Fed trying to wean the markets off monetary policy? Such was an interesting premise from former British diplomat Alastair Crooke via the Strategic Culture Foundation, to wit: “The Fed however, may be attempting to implement a contrarian, controlled demolition of the U.S. bubble-economy through interest rate increases. The rate rises will not slay…