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The benchmark interest rate for lending is now 4.75 to 5 percent, following the Federal Reserve's long-awaited announcement of a rate decrease on Wednesday, Sept. 18. After the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, held eight times a year, the organization that serves as America's central bank unveiled a 0.5-percent
China Suspected of Censoring Data to Cover Up Grain, Corn Supply Shortages
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has come down heavily on independent experts that publicize honestly...
Businesses in China’s Guangdong Province Plagued by Continuing Power Restrictions
Manufacturing industries in China’s southern province of Guangdong are reeling under power shortages...
Rooibos: Extraordinary Herb Receives Due Distinction
A proud inheritance of South Africa, Rooibos tea has become the very first food in Africa to be approved...
China Says Crypto Crackdown an Effort to Curb Money Laundering
Authorities in mainland China have arrested over 1,100 people involved in laundering illegal funds using...
China’s New COVID-19 Outbreak Risks Worsening Shipping Crisis
In May, the Chinese province of Guangdong saw a sudden outbreak of a new wave of COVID-19 infections...
US Media Accepting Millions to Publish China’s Propaganda, Justice Department Warns
Multiple American agencies have accepted millions of dollars from China Daily, a Chinese state-run news...
US Mint Backtracks on ‘Global Silver Shortage’ Claims, Stoking Supply Fears
On May 27 the United States Mint sent an email to customers that greatly alarmed silver bulls and proponents...
Growing ‘Lying Flat’ Movement Threatens to Derail China’s Ambitions
A growing sentiment in mainland China known as “lying flat” is threatening Beijing’s political and economic...
Enbridge Defies Michigan Order, Line 5 Pipeline Dispute Continues Despite Passed Deadline
A deadline to suspend operations of Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline, imposed by Michigan Governor Gretchen...