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Jared Kushner’s Diplomacy Grift

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  —→End of Summer Sale:🔓 Unlock the full story. > For a limited time, you can tear down the paywall for just $1.05 per week . Get unfiltered, deep-dive political analysis from the sharpest strategists in the game when you upgrade now. Lock in 30% off forever Jared Kushner’s Diplomacy Grift Trump’s son-in-law is helping conduct U.S. diplomacy over war and peace while Senate investigators said his company collected $150 million in fees from foreign investors. The Intellectualist Oct 5 ∙ Guest post Brian Daitzman is the Editor of The Intellectualist. Subscribe to his Substack. Jared Kushner is helping conduct negotiations involving Gaza, Iran, Russia and Ukraine while continuing to run an investment firm financed overwhelmingly by foreign capital. White House records show that in September he and Steve Witkoff traveled to Moscow and Kyiv to meet Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy as part of an effort to end the Russia-Ukraine war. The Compilation of Presidential Documents...

Why Japan’s Currency Crisis Could Signal a Global Debt Reckoning

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  —→July Flash Sale:🔓 Unlock the full story. > For a limited time, you can tear down the paywall for 40% off —Just $6/month. . Get unfiltered, deep-dive political analysis from the sharpest strategists in the game when you upgrade now for just 16 cents per day! Why Japan’s Currency Crisis Could Signal a Global Debt Reckoning Japan’s currency and debt stress could raise U.S. mortgage rates and force investors to sell assets across global markets, potentially setting off a wider financial crisis. The Intellectualist Aug 10 ∙ Preview ∙ Guest post   Brian Daitzman is the Editor of The Intellectualist  Subscribe to his Substack Japan’s currency problem is not yet a sovereign-debt crisis. But on July 31, the United States joined Japan in buying yen, the first coordinated American-Japanese effort to support the currency in nearly 30 years. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reportedly sold euros and bought yen on behalf of the Treasury after the currency had fallen to it...

The U.S. Controls $13 Billion in Venezuelan Oil Money. Where Did It Go?

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  —→July Flash Sale:🔓 Unlock the full story. > For a limited time, you can tear down the paywall for 40% off —Just $6/month. . Get unfiltered, deep-dive political analysis from the sharpest strategists in the game when you upgrade now for just 16 cents per day! The U.S. Controls $13 Billion in Venezuelan Oil Money. Where Did It Go? Following the invasion, we don't know how much money reached Venezuela, where it was spent or how much remains. The Intellectualist Aug 2 ∙ Preview ∙ Guest post Brian Daitzman is the Editor of The Intellectualist.  Subscribe to his Substack. The Financial Times estimates that Venezuelan oil sales have generated more than $13 billion in revenue this year. The Energy Department has separately said that proceeds from those sales first settle in accounts controlled by the United States. But the White House and Energy Department records reviewed for this article, together with a State Department response reported by the Financial Times , do not pr...