East shares: New opportunities! Andreas Männicke as a guest in the MM Club
Failed military coup attempt in Russia by the Wagner Group – and now?
On 24 June, there was an internal power struggle and confrontation between the feared Wagner group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin and the Russian military leadership. A bloodbath and open confrontation in Moscow could only be avoided by President Lukashenko giving in and ordering Prigozhin to withdraw. However, Prigozhin showed how vulnerable the Russian system is and also what weaknesses the military leadership has. This should give Putin food for thought for a long time to come. Ukraine, meanwhile, reported gains in terrain on a day when Russia was preoccupied with itself. Nevertheless, the Ukraine war continues with unabated ferocity and with it the unnecessary deaths of soldiers on both sides.
ESTV 213 – Failed military coup attempt in Russia by the Wagner Group – and now?
Insider reveals: What’s really going on in Russia?
Something is in the air
NATO’s largest air manoeuvre, “Air Defender”, will start on 12 June, causing considerable delays in air traffic. The exercise will be rehearsed with many NATO countries in the event that Russia attacks a NATO country. Meanwhile, the real (proxy) war is raging in Ukraine. Selinskyi is on the attack and is now launching a major offensive. But this also increases the potential for escalation now in summer, as the blowing up of the dam near Kherson already indicates. The grain agreement with Ukraine could be terminated in 1 month, which would cause wheat prices to rise again Ex-NATO chief Rasmussen now even recommends sending NATO soldiers to the war zone. Poland would be ready to do so immediately. Fighter jets are also to be sent to Ukraine in the autumn. The more NATO gets actively involved in the Ukraine war, the greater the danger that “Air Defender” will become reality and we will all suddenly find ourselves in World War 3.
ESTV 212 – Something is in the air
US banks and US government under stress – and now?
Die Notenbanken FED und EZB haben Anfang Mai erwartungsgemäß die Zinsen erneut um jeweils 0,25 Basispunkte erhöht und zwar in den USA auf 5 Prozent und in Europa um auf 3,75 Prozent. Die Inflationsraten sind immer noch jeweils zu hoch und gehen vor allem in Europa nur langsam zurück. In den USA sank die Inflationsrate im März um einen Prozentpunkt auf 5 Prozent, In der EU verharrten Sie im März aber auf 8,3 Prozent. Dabei haben die zentralosteuropäischen Länder wesentlich höhere Inflationsraten als der EU-Durchschnitt mit Ungarn an der Spitze von 25 Prozent.
ESTV 211 – US banks and US government under stress – and now?
The dangerous balancing act of the central banks
As expected, the Fed and the ECB raised interest rates again at the beginning of May by 0.25 basis points each, to 5 per cent in the USA and 3.75 per cent in Europe. Inflation rates are still too high in each case and are declining only slowly, especially in Europe. In the USA, the inflation rate fell by one percentage point to 5 per cent in March, but in the EU it remained at 8.3 per cent in March. The Central Eastern European countries have much higher inflation rates than the EU average, with Hungary at the top of the list at 25 per cent.