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Sigues escurriendo el bulto.1) No es Rusia, es el régimen infecto de Putin&Co.2) Y no. Putin&Co no es quién decide nada en otros países.Y 3) Fue Putin&Co. quién financió enclaves en Ucranua, transnustria y demás. Y quién finalmente, invadió con hombres de verde Crimea. Y después Ucranua por seis sitios a la vez.Y es Putkn&Co. quien se tiene que ir al carajo.Nadie se puede cree la patraña de que Putin&Co. se defiende. Es el agresor. Y el primo en esta mesa de poder. No Rusia, Putin&Co. Nadie quiere nada de Rusia. Nadie quiere colonias hoy en día, no salen a cuenta. Salvo para quién solo quiere robar y abandonar a su suerte el territorio en cuestión.Métete en la cabeza. Nadie habla de Rusia, sólo tú que eres idiota.
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Vance hopeful diplomacy will end Ukraine conflictUnited States Vice President JD Vance remarked on Sunday that he is optimistic about Washington's "energetic diplomacy" ending the conflict in Ukraine."We're going to eventually be successful, or we'll hit a brick wall. And if we hit a brick wall, then we're going to continue this process of negotiation, of applying leverage," Vance told NBC News."The president [Donald Trump] has been very clear," Vance insisted. "There are not going to be boots on the ground in Ukraine. But we are going to continue to play an active role in trying to ensure that the Ukrainians have the security guarantees and the confidence they need to stop the war on their end and the Russians feel like they can bring the war to a conclusion on their end."
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The US housing market's historic slump could send inflation plummeting in the coming yearThomson ReutersA deep downturn in the US housing market could cause inflation to fall close to 1%.Rosenberg Research said it believes the housing market is in its worst slump since 2009.That could fuel a drop in home prices, which could hit drive headline inflation figures lower.Inflation could be about to see a big drop, even with tariffs still looming over the economy.The US housing market will be a big driver of headline disinflation, according to Rosenberg Research, which foresees a major drop in home prices that could drag the pace of inflation close to 1% — well below the Fed's 2% price growth target.The firm, led by top economist David Rosenberg in 2020, said it saw evidence of a "big downturn" in the housing sector. In a note to clients this week, the firm pointed to its proprietary Housing Market Activity index, a gauge of how busy housing is based on eleven indicators of activity.The index is now showing that housing is mired in its worst downturn since 2009, around the time the subprime mortgage crisis plunged the economy into a recession, Robert Embree, a senior economist at the firm, said.Rosenberg Research's Housing Market Index shows that the sector is in its worst dowturn since 2009.Haver Analytics/Rosenberg ResearchTen of the 11 indicators that feed into the index are posting significant declines over the last six-month period, Embree added. Here are the five showing some of the largest drops in activity:Housing starts: down 23.9%New single-family homes sold: down 23.7%Existing homes sold: down 16.1%Quarterly New Tenant Rent Index: down 14.2% over the last two quartersPotential buyer traffic: down 7 points. This is the most important data point feeding into the index, Embree said.The only indicator that hasn't contracted over the last six months is home prices. The Case-Shiller 20-City Composite Home Price Index, which tracks house prices in 20 major metropolitan areas, is up 0.8% over the last half-year.But reduced activity will likely weigh on prices, as sellers will need to lower prices in order to entice buyers back to the market. On a six-month basis, the Case-Shiller Composite will likely enter negative territory "very soon," Embree said.That could lead to a big drop in inflation down the line — even as some economists worry that tariffs could stoke higher prices for consumers. Shelter prices make up around a third of the consumer price index."This housing downturn will have persistent disinflationary consequences into 2026 as today's low rents compress the shelter component of CPI with a predictable twelve-month lag," Embree wrote. "The massive drop in new rents implies a headline CPI reading of +1.2% to +1.8% YoY in 2026Q2, depending on the size of the tariff shock."Consumer prices rose by 2.7% year-over-year in July. At the lower end of Rosenberg Research's forecast, that implies the pace of inflation will more than halve in the next year.Percent change of the consumer price index from the previous yearConcerns about disinflation — which is when the pace of inflation slows — and deflation — when prices in the economy see an outright decline — are scant on Wall Street. Forecasters are generally more concerned about inflationary pressures from tariffs.In a separate report this month, Rosenberg said he saw a deflation shock hitting the US, thanks to pressures like Trump's immigration crackdown and the aging US population, which could curb consumer spending.Jay Hatfield, the CIO of Infrastructure Capital Advisors, said he also sees the makings of a deflationary trend in a recent note."The key drivers of inflation are excessive money supply growth and oil prices. Both of these leading indicators are down double digits Y/Y, which indicates we are headed for deflation on market based/real time measures of inflation," he wrote.Research firm Pantheon Macroeconomics predicts a decline in housing prices offsetting around half of the inflationary impact of tariffs.
Merz Says Tackling Germany’s Economic Woes Tougher Than ExpectedFriedrich Merz speaks at the state party conference of the CDU Lower Saxony, Aug. 23.Photographer: Hauke-Christian Dittrich/picture alliance/Getty ImagesGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz said tackling the country’s economic challenges is proving to be a far greater undertaking than he initially anticipated.“I say this also self-critically — this task is bigger than one or the other may have imagined a year ago,” Merz said in a speech in the northern German town of Osnabrueck on Saturday. “We’re not just in a period of economic weakness, we are in a structural crisis of our economy.”Europe’s industrial powerhouse and biggest exporter is struggling with persistently high energy costs in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the turmoil of US trade tariffs. Data published on Friday showed the German economy contracted in the second quarter by more than initially estimated.“By this week at the latest, no one should be under any illusions about how deep and far-reaching the challenges that face us are,” Merz told members of his Christian Democratic Union party in Lower Saxony, the home state of carmaker Volkswagen AG.He pointed to the 36% slump in Volkswagen’s second-quarter earnings after tax as just “one of many messages.”“Large parts of our economy are no longer truly competitive and that’s a question of price competitiveness,” Merz said, without naming any firms. “The quality is still good and company leaders recognize these challenges. But the underlying conditions in Germany simply haven’t been good enough for the last decade.”Since taking office this year, Merz has pledged sweeping reforms aimed at cutting red tape, modernizing infrastructure and stimulating domestic demand. His government plans hundreds of billions of euros in investments for roads, bridges and the armed forces to bolster productivity.On Saturday, he highlighted new tax incentives for business investment and reiterated his opposition to raising taxes for medium-sized companies.He also acknowledged that the US’s 15% tariffs on German exports will be a burden on the economy, although he cautioned that an outright trade war with Washington could have been far worse.
EU’s Von der Leyen Defends ‘Strong, If Not Perfect’ Trade DealUrsula von der LeyenPhotographer: Kiyoshi Ota/BloombergEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen defended the bloc’s trade deal with the US, arguing that it brings stability and avoids escalating tensions with a key ally.A trade war between the European Union and the US would have been “celebrated” by Russia and China, von der Leyen wrote in a guest commentary for German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung published on Sunday.“Instead, we agreed on a strong, if not perfect deal,” she said, warning that retaliatory tariffs risked fueling a costly trade conflict with “negative consequences for our workers, consumers, and our industry.”Unlike other US trade partners, who’ve been handed new base rates on top of existing tariffs, the EU faces a 15% tariff that is “all inclusive,” von der Leyen said. “That allows European goods to access the US market under more favorable conditions, which gives EU companies a significant advantage.”The preliminary agreement, struck with US President Donald Trump in Scotland last month, has drawn criticism from European lawmakers and industry groups. Last week, the two sides moved toward formalizing the pact, detailing plans to reduce levies on European automobiles and potentially opening the door to future discounts on steel and aluminum.European officials say they will keep pressing for lower tariffs on products such as wine and spirits after failing to secure exemptions.German Chancellor Friedrich Merz also defended the deal on Saturday, saying that while the tariffs will weigh on Germany’s economy, a full-blown trade war with Washington could have been far worse.
BOJ's Ueda expects tightening job market to push up wagesGovernor of the Bank of Japan Kazuo Ueda attends the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's 2025 Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, “Labor Markets in Transition: Demographics, Productivity, and Macroeconomic Policy,” in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, U.S., August 23, 2025. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart Purchase Licensing RightsSummary*Wage growth spreading to small, medium-sized firms*Labor market to remain tight, push up wages*BOJ will monitor wage, job dynamics in guiding policyJACKSON HOLE, Wyoming, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said wage hikes are spreading beyond large firms and likely to keep accelerating due to a tightening job market, signaling his optimism that conditions for another interest rate hike were falling into place.The remarks are likely to reinforce market expectations that the central bank will resume a rate hike cycle, which was put on pause due to concern over the fallout from U.S. tariffs on the export-reliant economy, later this year.Despite Japan's dwindling working-age population, wage growth remained stagnant for decades due to "entrenched deflationary expectations" that discouraged companies from raising prices and pay, Ueda said at a panel held on Saturday during the Federal Reserve's annual conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.Now, wages are rising and labor shortages have become "one of our most pressing economic issues," as global inflation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic served as an external shock that broke Japan out of a deflationary equilibrium, he said."Notably, wage growth is spreading from large enterprises to small and medium enterprises," Ueda said."Barring a major negative demand shock, the labor market is expected to remain tight and continue to exert upward pressure on wages," he said.Ueda spoke as part of a panel including Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey and European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde addressing labor market challenges developing in their economies.Japan has seen three straight years of high wage increases in annual spring wage negotiations between companies and unions.Labor mobility has also risen from historically low levels as the younger generation in particular searches for better-paying jobs, forcing companies to increase pay as they compete for workers, Ueda said."In sum, demographic shifts that began in the 1980s are now producing acute labor shortages and persistent upward pressure on wages," Ueda said."They are also driving significant adjustments on the supply side of the economy - through higher participation, increased mobility, and capital-labor substitution," he said.Such forces will complicate the relationship between labor market conditions, wages and prices, he added."We will continue to monitor these developments closely and incorporate our assessment of evolving supply-side conditions into the conduct of monetary policy," Ueda said.After exiting a massive, decade-long stimulus last year, the BOJ raised interest rates to 0.5% in January on the view Japan was on the cusp of durably achieving its 2% inflation target.The BOJ kept rates steady in July but revised up its inflation forecasts and offered a less gloomy outlook on the economy, keeping alive market expectations for a rate hike this year.While consumer inflation has exceeded the BOJ's target for well over three years, Ueda has vowed to go slow in hiking rates as underlying inflation - or price rises driven by domestic demand - remains short of 2%.But stubbornly high food inflation and prospects of sustained wage growth have led some BOJ board members to warn of second-round price effects that could warrant another rate hike, a summary of the bank's July meeting showed.Nearly two-thirds of economists polled by Reuters in August expect the BOJ to raise its key interest rate by at least 25 basis points again later this year, up from just over half a month ago.
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US food groups plead for relief from Donald Trump’s tariffsPiecemeal approach leaves seafood and produce sectors fighting to win individual carve-outs Imports account for about 90% of US shrimp supply © Jim Watson/AFP via Getty ImagesUS food industry groups are pushing for exemptions from Donald Trump’s tariffs, arguing that products from fish to cucumbers cannot be affordably grown at home. The advocacy comes as the US president hit dozens of trading partners with sweeping duties this month, driving the US’s effective tariff rate to its highest level in decades in a move that threatens to reorder global trade.Industry groups warn that the food sector is uniquely vulnerable to tariffs because some affected countries grow ingredients that will never be produced in quantity in the US. But lobby groups are taking a piecemeal approach by pleading for exemptions rather than attacking tariffs overall. “There are so many voices, so many products that say, ‘Well, we just need an exemption, because we’re unlike others’,” said Gavin Gibbons, chief strategy officer at the National Fisheries Institute, a US seafood trade association. Most food consumed in the US is produced domestically by its vast farm sector. But about a fifth is imported, according to the US agriculture department. Gibbons said seafood was “fundamentally different” from other food types as 85 per cent of US consumption is fed by imports. American waters are already being fished to their maximum sustainable yield, while regulations make domestic aquaculture difficult to expand. The nation’s seafood trade deficit stood at $24bn in 2022, US commerce department data showed. Imports account for about 90 per cent of US shrimp supply, Gibbons said, and India raises more than a third of it. Trump plans to lift US tariffs on India to 50 per cent on Wednesday as punishment for its oil purchases from Russia. “We would like an exemption for all [seafood],” Gibbons said.US fresh fruit and vegetable imports total $36bn, with Mexico the largest supplier overall, followed by Peru for fruits and Canada for vegetables, according to the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA). “We are asking for fruits and vegetables to just be out of the tariff conversation,” said Rebeckah Adcock, vice-president of government relations at the IFPA.Nicole Bivens Collinson, managing principal at law firm Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, said an exclusion process for food could be complicated, given there was no set process in place to apply for tariff relief.In a letter to US trade representative Jamieson Greer late last month, the National Restaurant Association warned that menu prices would jump if tariffs were attached to fresh ingredients that were only cultivated seasonally in the US. “We agree that our trade deficits with other countries should be more balanced, but as food and beverage products do not significantly contribute to these deficits, we are hopeful that these products can be exempt,” Sean Kennedy, an executive vice-president at the association, said in the letter. US fresh fruit and vegetables imports total $36bn, with Mexico the largest supplier overall, according to the International Fresh Produce Association © Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesSome food products may be exempted from Trump’s tariffs in the future. A trade framework agreed with Indonesia contains a provision that addresses unavailable natural resources. The text of the US trade deal with the EU contains a similar provision, but does not elaborate on what goods might qualify. A 50 per cent tariff imposed on Brazil this month excluded products such as orange juice and Brazil nuts but not coffee. Food traded between the US, Mexico and Canada also faces much lower tariffs. Trump has offered a reprieve from his higher rate tariffs on Canada and Mexico for any goods that comply with the terms of the 2020 USMCA trade deal.US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick last month suggested that natural resources — such as coffee, mangoes and pineapples — that are not produced in the US could be given an exemption from Trump’s tariffs.Andy Harig, a vice-president at the Food Industry Association (FMI), a grocery trade group, said that without exemptions, prices would increase considerably.“Tariffs are designed to raise prices. Some of these are significant enough that they will raise prices by a very noticeable amount,” said Harig, whose association’s membership includes Walmart and Albertsons. A recent FMI analysis pointed to cucumbers, a vegetable where the share of US supplies coming from imports rose from 35 per cent in 1990 to nearly 90 per cent. Cultivating 90 per cent of cucumbers domestically would require them to be grown in greenhouses for much of the year, forcing prices up. “There is still a desire to be able to ask for exemptions, and try to turn these tariffs into a more targeted and focused kind of approach to addressing both reshoring production in the US and supporting US jobs,” Harig said. Despite the cost of tariffs, it would be foolish and misguided “to just sort of call for the complete restoration of ’90s era free trade”, said Tom Madrecki, vice-president of supply chain resiliency at the Consumer Brands Association, which represents packaged goods companies such as PepsiCo and JM Smucker. “Philosophically, politically, that era has passed.”