Author: Herb Brewer

US retail sales rose significantly in July, government figures showed on Thursday. Sales rose 1.0 percent, a significant increase from June, when sales fell 0.2 percent after a revision. Earlier, a steady growth was reported in June. On an annual basis, retail sales rose 2.7 percent in July, significantly more than analysts had expected. A […]

economy•15 Aug ’24 12:00Teacher: Philip van den Hurck If elected president, Trump plans to implement a more protectionist trade policy. Therefore, Lize Nauta, researcher and economist at RaboResearch, thinks it is important to be more aware of the extent of the Netherlands’ dependence on the US. He has mapped trade flows with the US on […]

Senator Chuck Schumer, the current US Senate Majority Leader, recently expressed support for passing pro-crypto legislation. In fact, the target is to achieve this by the end of 2024. The initiative is part of his broader vision to position the United States as a global leader in crypto technology. Schumer Recommends Positive Crypto Legislation in […]

Dutch books about America are published every year, but not when presidential elections are around the corner. Only then can American voters learn more from reasonable foreigners. This year’s harvest has come too soon to include the last two rounds of campaigning: an attack on Donald Trump and the more or less voluntary resignation of […]

The long-awaited inflation rate in the US was announced yesterday. It was 2.9 percent in July, up 0.2 percentage points from a month ago. The increase is limited, but the relief is surprising, says macroeconomist Edin Mujakic. Mujakic says the relief comes because inflation is slightly lower than expected, which was 2.9 percent in July, […]

International•Aug 14 ’24 at 2:23 PMTeacher: PNR Web Editorial This is the 903rd day of the war in Ukraine. Follow the latest developments in this live blog. The Kyiv Kursk offensive is progressing, and the Kremlin is contradicting it Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Ukraine’s offensive in the western part of Russia’s Kursk […]

International•13 Aug ’24 at 15:26Teacher: Philip van den Hurck The United States (USA)’s tough economic sanctions against Russia make it very difficult to get Chinese yuan in Russia. As a result, Russians have to exchange currency at higher rates through yuan exchanges with the Russian Central Bank, which is very disadvantageous for companies. In July, […]

International•13 Aug ’24 at 15:26Teacher: Philip van den Hurck The United States (USA)’s tough economic sanctions against Russia make it very difficult to get Chinese yuan in Russia. As a result, Russians have to exchange currency at higher rates through yuan exchanges with the Russian Central Bank, which is very disadvantageous for companies. In July, […]

AFPTwo years after the assassination attempt on Soleimani, Iraq commemorates his death, image from 2022 NOS news•Wednesday, 06:23 A 46-year-old Pakistani man has been charged in the US with plotting to assassinate an American politician. The US Department of Justice has announced that a man believed to have ties to the Iranian regime has been […]

ANP NOS game•Yesterday, 9:24 PM The Dutch relay is for women ‘Best of the rest’ He won silver in the 4x400m relay. The American quartet was too strong for the other finalists from the first round. In the final, Femke Paul won the silver medal for the Netherlands. Boll finished off the good work of […]