Shutterstock Comment Joost Terks It was 4:00 pm yesterday — Joost Derks Interest rates on US government bonds have hit their highest level in more than fifteen years. It is now bullish against the dollar. This tailwind could eventually turn into a headwind, given the high interest costs […]
Verdict in the US: Two Groone Mayers on stage in Moosup
Elrica CBF Gruen AA (Norbert 444 x Eric 351) was crowned champion at the test held in Moosup, Connecticut, USA, on Monday, October 2. Like Elrika, overall reserve champion Gruen: Ilisa from Stahl Hogwald Gruen AA (Sake 449 x Beard 411). AA and Grune on the same day Six-year-old Elrika started the inspection day with […]
Ports – LINK
Incoming and outgoing cargo at Dutch ports will increase by 1.2 percent to 622 million tons in 2022 compared to the previous year. Specifically, more goods were unloaded (+ 4.6 percent); Loaded goods actually decreased (-5.8 percent). Very little was supplied from Russia and most from the United States. This is clear from the new […]
Tens of thousands of healthcare workers have been laid off in the US
ReutersKaiser employees in Los Angeles NOS news•Today, 03:22 In the United States, about 75,000 health care workers have stopped work for three days. A strike has been called at Kaiser Permanente, a nonprofit that 13 million Americans rely on. Workers are striking for higher wages and greater protection against outsourcing. They point to, among other […]
Interest rates on EU and US government bonds are rising
economy•Oct 4 ’23 at 6:58 PM•Changed on 4 Oct ’23 20:56Author of the book: Bram van Eindhoven Interest rates on government bonds from the US and Europe have risen sharply in recent days. The yield on 10-year Dutch government bonds rose to nearly 3.3 percent. “I feel it’s an overreaction,” said Steven Brockmann, professor of […]
10,000 migrants reach US border daily, underscoring need to address root causes – 10/02/2023
About 10,000 migrants and asylum seekers arrived at the US-Mexico border last week, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Monday, amid record numbers heading north across the continent. About 6,000 people cross into southern Mexico each day, López Obrador said, and an even larger number reach the U.S.-Mexico border. “Last week, 10,000 migrants reached […]
Russia: ‘US will continue to support Ukraine’
International•Oct 2 ’23 at 6:50 PM•Modified on Oct 2 ’23 at 9:06 PMAuthor of the book: Remy Cock Russia simply assumes that the US will continue to support Ukraine. This was said by the Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. And, says Peter Wijninga, security expert at The Hague Center for Strategic Studies. Russia simply […]
Very few Russian goods in Dutch ports, more from America
ANPAn LNG tanker, liquefied gas, in the port of Rotterdam NOS news•Today, 02:05•Edited Today, 09:01 Cargo deliveries from Russia to Dutch ports have fallen sharply since last year as a result of the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Most came from America. A total of 622 million tons were loaded and unloaded in the Netherlands, 1.2 […]
Twice as much US gas unloaded at Dutch ports after Ukraine invasion | economy
Door onze economieredactie 03 okt 2023 om 00:18 Dutch ports will unload twice as much gas from the US in 2022 as they did a year ago. The supply of oil and petroleum products from Russia has actually decreased. The Russian invasion of Ukraine forced the Netherlands to look for alternatives to Russian gas. As […]
Anton Ferdinand recorded his first victory in America
Sunday, October 1, 2023 at 9:49 am Anton Ferdinand has his first win this winter. The 23-year-old cyclocross rider from Deschaut-Hence-Mays was the fastest on Saturday at the USCX Cyclocross in Baltimore, Maryland. The Belgian is the fastest of the three-man lead group. Ferdinand took care of home riders Andrew Strohmeier and Curtis White in […]