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Heard on the Street: Kevin Warsh, President Trump's nominee to lead the Fed, once warned that continuing to expand the central bank's balance sheet would carry “significant risks”
WSJ· 2026-02-02 10:30
Core Viewpoint - Kevin Warsh's perspective on 'regime change' at the central bank suggests potential tightening of monetary policy, which could lead to challenging conditions for financial markets [1] Group 1: Central Bank Implications - Warsh advocates for a shift in the central bank's approach, indicating that current policies may not be sustainable in the long term [1] - The proposed changes could result in increased interest rates, impacting borrowing costs and overall market liquidity [1] Group 2: Market Reactions - Financial markets may experience volatility as investors adjust to the anticipated changes in monetary policy [1] - The potential for tighter monetary conditions could lead to a reassessment of asset valuations across various sectors [1]
U.S. tanker seizures target Maduro oil lifeline, MCC Global’s Michelle Caruso-Cabrera
CNBC Television· 2025-12-22 12:44
easy to look at right now. Oil prices up about one and a half percent. Um what are the broader implications of this for oil in particular if the US continues to blockade Venezuela and sees these tankers.>> So in the short term it removes oil from the markets, right. Which is helpful because we've seen the prices coming down. Um they don't produce that much, roughly a million barrels per day and they were less than 1% of exports.So it's not a huge impact, but it does reduce the amount of oil over the long te ...
Senator predicts House will act early in the near year on extending ACA subsidies
MSNBC· 2025-12-18 15:19
One thing we didn't hear from President Trump last night was anything about Venezuela. He's continuing though to put pressure on Karacus building up US military presence in the region, striking boats and ordering a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving the country. He has largely justified these moves as a way to combat drug trafficking.But now the president is acknowledging another possible motive. totally a blockade. >> Just a blockade.Not going to let anybody going through that shouldn' ...
'Iraq War 2.0': Sen. Ruben Gallego compares Trump's Venezuela escalation to past conflict
MSNBC· 2025-12-17 01:49
If you look at the facts, it clearly is regime change movement. Look at the amount of people they're using, the amount of manpower, staff, the amount of aircraft carriers, platforms to go after, you know, maybe $10,000 boats. You have, you know, F-35s, the most uh exquisite platform we have in uh in Latin America right now.It makes zero sense. This is a whole movement largely led by Marco Rubio to topple Venezuela. So that is one more thing.So you go and topple Cuba. That's it. And so they're trying to pres ...
‘They owe us an answer’: Sen. Coons to Trump, Hegseth over threats to Venezuela
MSNBC· 2025-12-16 04:04
Joining us now is Democratic Senator Chris Coons of Delaware. >> Senator, your response to this letter from um uh Senator Kelly's lawyers. >> Well, look, I think Senator Kelly's on very solid ground here.He's a decorated combat veteran, an astronaut, a friend, and a colleague, and he participated in a video that just restated current law. And frankly, now that we've seen a whole series of suspect strikes in the southern Caribbean on drug boats, where there is some real question about a second strike back in ...
'It's a dark day': Slotkin reacts to health care bills failing in the Senate
MSNBC· 2025-12-11 22:30
International Relations & Security - Discussion surrounding a potential second strike on survivors of an alleged drug trafficking boat, raising questions about the legality under the law of armed conflict and the justification for the action [1][2][3][4] - Senator Slacken calls for transparency and the release of video footage related to the strike, similar to previous instances [5][6] - A bipartisan effort in Congress to withhold the Secretary of Defense's travel funds until the video is released [9][10] - The US has issued fresh sanctions on Venezuela, adding six crude oil tankers to the sanctions list, potentially leading to more seizures [11] - Concerns raised about the increasing US military presence in the Caribbean and off the coast of Venezuela, with Senator Ran Paul calling the seizure of an oil tanker an initiation of war [12][13][14][15] - The cost of moving US military force into the Caribbean is estimated at $1 billion [15] - Discussion on regime change in Venezuela, with concerns about repeating past experiences like the Iraq war [15][16][17][18] Domestic Policy & Healthcare - Two healthcare votes in the Senate failed, including a Republican plan for HSAs and a Democratic plan to extend subsidies by three years [19] - Concerns about healthcare costs potentially doubling for 500,000 Michigan residents with healthcare.gov plans [20] - Senator Slacken expresses willingness to negotiate on healthcare and calls for a bipartisan reimagining of the system [22][23][24][25] - The President's social media post against Senator Slacken led to credible threats and increased security measures [26][27][28][29]
BREAKING: U.S. seizes sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela
MSNBC· 2025-12-10 22:22
We've just uh seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela. Large tanker, very large, largest one ever seized, actually. And uh other things are happening.So, you'll be seeing that later and you'll be talking about that later with some other people. >> All right, that's some breaking news right there. The president uh is ramping up the pressure on Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro, saying they've seized an oil tanker.Uh joining us, New York Times chief White House correspondent and MS Now contributor Peter ...
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The Economist· 2025-12-07 23:00
Is Donald Trump serious or bluffing? “This is an exercise in gunboat diplomacy to force regime change,” says @shashj. Intervention in Venezuela on “Checks and Balance” https://t.co/vNQOQrMDqs ...
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The Economist· 2025-12-07 16:10
“You’d have a major security problem in the aftermath of the collapse of the government,” says @philgunson. The perils of regime change in Venezuela, on “Checks and Balance” https://t.co/g92P86robz ...
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The Economist· 2025-12-05 18:25
Geopolitical Risk - Regime change in Venezuela could lead to a major security problem [1] Expert Opinion - @philgunson highlights the potential security risks associated with the collapse of the government [1]