Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Week ending 9 June 2008

News from 30/06/08 to 09/07/08


US planned nerve gas tests on Australian soldiers


U.S. escalating covert operations against Iran: report


The Shrinking Influence of the US Federal Reserve
Officials with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have informed Bernanke about a plan that would have been unheard-of in the past: a general examination of the US financial system. The IMF's board of directors has ruled that a so-called Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) is to be carried out in the United States. It is nothing less than an X-ray of the entire US financial system.

BMD Focus: Medvedev's missile pledge
Russia's new President Dmitry Medvedev has pledged to maintain the top-priority modernization of the Russian Strategic Missile Forces designed to be able to swamp America's ballistic missile defense systems.

[UK] Government asks stores to stockpile food to overcome hauliers strike


Unprecedented capital inflows test Chinese regulators
According to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), as of the end of May, forex reserves stood at 1.797 trillion U.S. dollars.

Dow ends flat but suffers worst 1st half since '70


Russia says Georgia could spark new war in Abkhazia: agency

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