Brazil’s Central Bank Chief Says Fiscal Prudence Crucial Amid Political Protests and Inflation

  Backlink: VISIONTIMES Brazil’s central bank chief Roberto Campos Neto emphatically defended the need for fiscal balance on Friday, Nov. 11 following up statements by leftist President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that soured the markets by downplaying the issue’s importance.       […]

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Chinese regime has zero tolerance for unofficial religious activity

  Backlink: THE BL A call to prayer circulated last week among China’s house churches to demand the release of two Christian missionaries who have been detained since July in Shandong province. Pastor Qin Sifeng and Sister Su Minjun allegedly crossed some “red line” for the communist regime that aims to completely eradicate any kind […]

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The Chinese ‘elite’ continuously scold the CCP as life gets unbearable

  Backlink: THE BL On November 5, several prominent Chinese Communist Party (CCP) figures, including Hu Xijin and Zhou Xiaoping, publicly expressed dissatisfaction with the regime’s extreme epidemic prevention policies. Some people even termed the CCP “bastards.”       […]

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Texas Judge Strikes Down Biden’s ‘Unconstitutional’ Student Loan Forgiveness Plan

  Backlink: THE EPOCH TIMES President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan that would cancel hundreds of billions of dollars in student loan debt for Americans was struck down by a federal judge in Texas on Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman, a Trump appointee, said in a 26-page ruling (pdf) that the plan is “an unconstitutional exercise of Congress’s legislative […]

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New home prices halved in 31 second-tier cities amid pandemic

  Backlink: THE BL According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, the price of new houses in Harbin fell month-on-month, and second-hand homes fell by 9.5% year-on-year, reports New.qq.com on November 8. Statistics of the First Financial Reporter also said that among the 31 second-tier cities, 17 cities where new house prices fell year-on-year in the past […]

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The Chinese market’s big hole: 99% of stock funds lose

  Backlink: THE BL Foreign investors continued to be pessimistic about China’s economic outlook, and international investors accelerated selling yuan-denominated bonds. The U.S.-China Chamber of Commerce said that investment confidence in U.S. companies in China has fallen to a record low. In addition, the European Union is planning to follow the example of the United States and impose export […]

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PHOTOS: Sleepy Bear Chills Out Floating in Alaska Lake With Paws Behind His Head

  Backlink: THE EPOCH TIMES Paws behind his head and toes peeking out, a bear chilled out as he floated along in a lake in Alaska. Wildlife photographer Khanh V. Le captured these awesome images of the bear soaking up the sun in Moraine Creek Katmai National Park and Preserve.       […]

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Missing Chinese journalist: Is her body on display at the macabre Body Worlds exhibition?

  Backlink: THE BL This week, a story several years old and considered by many to be an “urban legend” resurfaced with a vengeance after a Korean TV show exposed the subject. The plot, which features a powerful CCP member, his influential wife, and a beautiful Chinese TV presenter, is about love, betrayal, mystery, and the discovery […]

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Investors Face Uncertainty Over US Midterms, Spending & Regulation

  Backlink: VISIONTIMES Investors on Wednesday, Nov. 9 said they were weighing a surprising outcome in the U.S. midterm elections, as a better-than-expected showing by Democrats muddies the outlook for issues such as fiscal spending and regulation. Control of Congress, which is currently held by President Joe Biden’s Democratic party, remained up for grabs early […]

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