Friday, November 18, 2022 What’s Next After The Midterms? Ro Khanna & Robert Reich Discuss Democrats will retain control of the Senate. Republicans captured the House. There was no red wave. But there was no…
Canadian Retail Sales Fall More Than Expected on…
Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg Canadian retail sales fell by the most in seven months in November on lower gasoline prices and automobile purchases. Receipts fell 0.9 percent from October, Statistics Canada said Wednesday…
Putin Doesn’t Have the Clout to Make a…
Photographer: Alexey Druzhinn/AFP/Getty Images Photographer: Alexey Druzhinn/AFP/Getty Images The window of opportunity for Russia and Japan to officially end World War II with a peace treaty narrowed again after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to Moscow on Tuesday…
Thailand to Hold First General Election Since Coup…
Thailand will hold a general election on March 24 for the first time since a coup in May 2014. The date was set by the Election Commission in Bangkok on Wednesday, a few hours after…
There Actually Is a Brexit Consensus Among U.K.…
What they really, really want. Photographer: TOLGA AKMEN/AFP/Getty Images Photographer: TOLGA AKMEN/AFP/Getty Images It has become cliche to say that Brexit has divided the U.K., but political circles now bitterly disagree over the depth and…
Pound Strengthens as Delay to Exit Gains Traction:…
Parliament is inching toward a plan to delay Brexit as a way of preventing a chaotic no-deal departure. The pound rose. Key Developments Labour Party is likely to support lawmaker plan to delay Brexit and…
Lebanons Bond Buyer of Last Resort Gets Hint…
Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al Thani Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg Qatar threw a $500 million lifeline to Lebanon because of what it sees as its mission to be the Middle East’s emergency lender to…
How Huawei Became a Target for the U.S.…
Photographer: Jaap Arrien/Getty Images Photographer: Jaap Arrien/Getty Images Huawei Technologies Co., one of China’s most-global companies, is increasingly in the cross-hairs of the U.S. government and its Western allies, just as it’s pushing for a…
Venezuelans Ask ‘Is It Real This Time?’
Want to receive this post in your inbox every day? Sign up for the Balance of Power newsletter, and follow Bloomberg Politics on Twitter and Facebook for more. Venezuela’s opposition will attempt to flex its muscles today by rallying supporters to the streets…