Day: August 21, 2026

HSBC Warns Global Zinc Market Is Flashing Signs Of Tightness HSBC’s Global Commodity Team warned Thursday that the zinc market is flashing warning signs of extreme tightness: Global zinc mine supply remains tight: HSBC’s Global Commodity Team expects global mine supply to fall 2.1% y-o-y to 12.5mt in 2026, driven mainly by lower production in… Continue reading HSBC Warns Global Zinc Market Is Flashing Signs Of Tightness

Country music stars Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean stopped by the White House on Thursday for a little lighthearted fun ahead of their co-headlining “Double Down Tour” date at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. Bryan reportedly spent some time with Vice President J.D. Vance earlier in the day and was joined by Aldean for a… Continue reading Country music ‘legends’ make surprise appearance in White House briefing room

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Photo: U.S. Department of the Treasury Please follow us on Truth Social, X, YouTube, Minds, Telegram, Rumble, GETTR, Gab, Instagram According to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, this morning the United States announced the toughest sanctions in history on Iran. A formal press conference will be held on Monday, August 24 to… Continue reading Bessent Tells China To ‘Get With The Programme’ — Toughest Iran Sanctions In History Drop Monday

UK Home Office, London. Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Geograph (CC) Please follow us on Truth Social, X, YouTube, Minds, Telegram, Rumble, GETTR, Gab, Instagram Asylum seekers are being given a nine-page booklet produced by the UK Home Office which outlines such basic norms of a Western country as the fact that rape is against the… Continue reading Britain’s Home Office Publishes ‘Don’t Rape’ Guide For Asylum Seekers — And Parliament Erupts