This map explainer looks at Afghanistan from a structural point of view, delving into geography and population patterns.
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Take note of the horizontal, and in particular, the substantial amount of trading activity above.
Analysing a country’s military presence overseas is a good way to gauge its global influence. How do the permanent members of the U.N. Security Council measure up when it comes to bases abroad? Charting the geographic spread of military power can prove…
Despite the fact that more than half of the U.S. population and more than 60 percent of U.S. adults have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the latest surge in COVID-19 infections has left its mark on businesses across the country. According to fo…
Retail and food services sales in the United States declined by 1.1 percent in July, dropping to $617.7 billion on a seasonally adjusted basis. That’s according to advance estimates published by the U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday. While it’s easy to cha…
We’ve been here before. Hard to say where this is going, although in view of the Four Laws of Markodynamics, I have to give the benefit of the doubt to the upside. Key numbers are …
Monetary policy can be implemented through outright purchases or sales of securities, which permanently changes the size of the Federal Reserve’s System Open Market Account (SOMA) portfolio.
The small caps (as represented by the ETF symbol IWM, below) has been range-bound literally all year long. Charts.
CUSIP: 912796ZB8Term and Type: 57-Day BillCMB: YesHigh Rate: 0.065%Investment Rate: 0.066%Price: $99.989708Allotted at High: 64.63%Total Tendered: $135,927,771,000Total Accepted: $50,000,498,300Auction Date: 08/17/2021Issue Date: 08/19/2021Maturity Dat…
There arguably aren’t any staple foods more loved in Europe by so many than the potato. It’s versatility and longstanding place in culinary culture across the continent make the starchy tubers a must-have for most kitchens. Unlike rice, for example, th…