19 augusti. Japan bring down the world economy? Ukraine. Natalie Harp.
Could Japan bring down the world economy?
Japan’s vast hoard of financial assets means that problems in its economy can reverberate across the globe. What caused this mess? Is America right to intervene? And could Japan cause a crisis in the global financial system?
The Economist Recorded on Aug 14th · 41 min
https://www.economist.com/insider/inside-economics/could-japan-bring-down-the-world-economy
Elections in Ukraine?
Former Ukrainian defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov has launched a sweeping political broadside against Volodymyr Zelenskyy, warning the president that rampant corruption is undermining the country’s ability to fight Russia and calling for extraordinary wartime elections.
Financial Times 18 August 2026
https://www.ft.com/content/7bf79169-f84f-44a2-b64d-c1a3d1fb7d08?syn-25a6b1a6=1
The popular former Ukrainian defense minister, whose firing by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy triggered nationwide protests, strongly hinted at his political ambitions with a late-night video calling for wartime elections.
Bloomberg 18 August 2026
Ocean Heat Waves Threaten to Supercharge Storm Season in Europe
“When we have very warm sea surface temperatures, it provides added energy to storms so it can keep going for a lot longer,” said Catherine Gregory, a researcher at the University of Bern in Switzerland and a co-author of the report.
“It’s a bit of a newer area of research, but it’s probably one of the most important impacts when we talk about how marine heat waves affect humans,” she said.
Bloomberg 19 August 2026
Natalie Harp, a 35-year-old aide to Trump who has become an object of fascination for both the left and the right.
Though she rarely speaks, she is an omnipresent figure at Trump’s side, standing just off camera during Oval Office events, traveling with the president around the country and the world, and tapping out his social-media posts.
Videos and photos of her interacting with the president have racked up millions of views online, becoming a new form of Trump-era clickbait.
Wall Street Journal 18 August 2026
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/who-is-natalie-harp-trump-aide-c11634c3
Harp was thrust into the spotlight after it was reported that she was one of the few people who accompanied Trump on a secret flight out of Turkey last month even as Cabinet secretaries, senior advisers, military personnel and journalists were unwittingly left traveling on another plane due to unspecified Iranian threats.
Dagen innan
https://englundmacro.blogspot.com/2026/08/18-augusti.html
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