Underground if youre watching in the u. K. Or on stay with us for school. Im actually times are we going on the ground as a British Armed israel bombs besieged gaza and the syrian capital of damascus while facing the prospect of a 3rd election in a year amid strong trumps decision to defy global consensus on the theft of Palestinian Land coming on the show are israel and the us a rogue states when it comes to International Law well thats israels former moment washington down the aisle on the new film gaza fights for freedom documents israeli mass killings by bullets and poison gas we talk to the films director files are all the people going to have a days going on the ground 1st which countries have privileged trading relationships with the European Union cited as a key issue in britains general Election Campaign well he is one country famous for repeated violations of International Law. Or and one that has been bombing damascus and reportedly killing civilians in syria this week israe
The reason i wanted to look at that index ahead of the Fourth Quarter volatility last year, months in advance, the skew index had been elevated sharply while the vix was basically sleeping. A big tell on the volatility we sought to the downside. Then the Fourth Quarter happened, stocks fell, the vix spiked higher. This year we see volatility indexes basically stuck in a range as the s p 500 is at or near its alltime high. We have the skew index back on the rise. The reason i point this out, it was rising well in advance of the asked years volatility. Something to keep an ion, especially when we have basically been in a period of strong complacency. Sarah i have been watching the all telling yield curve. When you look at the spread we are seeing a flattening today for the 6th straight day. That is the longest streak of flattening since all the way back in august of 2018. Not even those most this most recent august. If you look at the spread right now, roughly 15. 5 basis points. Still h
Youre watching R T International im or is on a lot could welcome to the program. We start with this the u. S. Secretary of state might pump a. O. Has announced a major policy reversal regarding israeli settlements in the west bank saying they do not necessarily file 8 International Law. Establishment of israeli civilian settlements in the west bank is not per se inconsistent with International Law conclusion that we will no longer recognize israeli settlements as per se inconsistent with International Law is based on the unique facts history and circumstances presented by the establishment of civilian settlements in the west bank a decision today does not create prejudice or decide legal conclusions regarding situations in any other parts of the world of composer announcement comes 8 months off to washington recognized his release of rennet sea over the Golan Heights that territory was seized from syria in 1967 and formally annexed in 1981 under the trumpet ministration the us has also
To. Welcome you watching the weekly here on r. T. International bringing you all the latest world news along with a roundup of the stories the shape the week but 1st has seen a week of deadly unrest since the resignation of president evo morales the ousted leader is now in mexico where hes claimed asylum and supporters are calling for his return and refusing to recognize the new interim leadership brazil clashes have been raging in several cities and the death toll has now reached 23. 00 since the october election. Our. Political level class here we must recover democracy with a lot of patience and peaceful fights ago we must pacify builder and then if im useful in anything but can bring with us to believe that we will do it it was great wasnt bullets of the morale as was ousted senator janine anya as proclaimed herself interim president of bolivia when experts say the move is illegal and goes against the constitution and she wasnt in line to be the next leader crucially though most of
Specially the way it has been shifting during the last 3 years. They know that. Has told them so many lies about whats going on in the region in the middle east in syria in yemen. They know theyre there. But they know what the truth so i think its time to talk about this truth 3rd i mean so many interviews with the media. They dont try to get the information they try to get the scoop. They dont try to object have to do to bring the audience whats happening in the world thats why i stopped doing interviews for 4 youth well look it will be a journey from damascus to reconstruction but how many civilians how many soldiers have been killed wounded. Or displaced from your country. Just 20 level. That you so during the last 24 hours in damascus you see you arrive to to damascus is the result of the sacrifice of more than 100000 syrian soldiers who are martyred whole war and so many lives of course its along the 1000 or maybe tens of thousands of civilians or innocence whove been killed by mo