US launches ‘all-front’ offensive against China
In the course of 2018 the US launched an offensive against China on multiple fronts.
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Even the IMF rejects Trump’s false claim that the US economy is growing fast
US growth during the present business cycle is the slowest in any business cycle since World War II.
US growth under Trump is the slowest under any US President since World War II
This US propaganda claim of ‘strong growth’ is in fact the reverse of the facts. The reality is that far from US growth under Trump being ‘strong’ it is in fact the lowest under any US President since World War II!
Turmoil on world markets caused by US
There is a generalised crisis of the so-called ‘Emerging Markets’ of the semi-colonial world, and the Turkish lira is only one of a number of sharply devalued currencies this year. Financial market commentators and speculators are all inclined to blame Turkish President Erdogan for the crisis affecting Turkey. In reality the main source of the wider crisis is the US President Trump.
Steve Bannon’s new organisation – building up Europe’s racist far right
Donald Trump’s former political strategist Steve Bannon has set up a new political organisation to assist the growth of far right forces across Europe and destabilise the European Union.
American Companies Pay for Trump’s Trade War with China
In a further escalation of the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China, the Trump administration is preparing to announce 10% tariffs on an additional $200 billion worth of Chinese exports to the US, including a variety of consumer goods. The full list of goods on which the tariffs will be imposed is likely to be released later this week or early next week.