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ISRAEL. PALESTINE. Another fruitless negotiation takes place.
UNITED STATES. Gold puts up a mirror to markets and politics.
CANADA. Carney gets no drubbing, but also no deal.
ECUADOR. An attack on the president throws fuel prices on the fire.
NIGERIA. As Washington condemns, Beijing sends engineers.
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ISRAEL. PALESTINE. Extend and pretend
Another fruitless negotiation takes place.
Hamas reiterated Tuesday it was “ready” for a deal war, but on condition that Israel fully withdraws from Gaza and that “no one has the right to cede the weapons of the Palestinian people”. Israel said it was “optimistic, but very cautious”.
INTELLIGENCE. Gaza needs a “day after” plan, but the problem of inserting one into ceasefire negotiations is that it can disrupt the preliminary steps. As Hamas and Israel spar about future disarmament and governance, a truce to release the hostages, or allow Gazans to rebuild, looks even more distant than it did before Tony Blair convinced Trump of a perfect-sounding deal. By making this the enemy of a messy compromise, the war may in fact end up being prolonged.
FOR BUSINESS. Trump continues to talk up the plan. Neither Hamas nor Israel want to be blamed for its collapse. Yet it seems unworkable, and on October 7’s second anniversary, much of the world saw anti-Israel protests, deepening the Jewish state’s isolation. This was not helped by Greta Thunberg saying she was “tortured” by the IDF, even if she diminished her claim by posting a photo of a “Palestinian prisoner” who was in fact an Israeli hostage.
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UNITED STATES. All about debase
Gold puts up a mirror to markets and politics.
Donald Trump threatened to invoke the 1792 Insurrection Act as hundreds of Texan troops gathered at a facility outside Chicago. Gold futures reached $4,000 for the first time. Ray Dalio said gold was “certainly” safer than the US dollar.
INTELLIGENCE. As the shutdown continues, and Trump deems his opposition as “like
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