ROB WARZYNIAK wades knee deep through a pile of ‘dead canaries’ of Trumpist policies which exacerbated the horrors of US capitalism domestically
EARLIER this month, the euro-US dollar (EUR/USD) exchange rate fell about the same time that sterling fell after the Bank of England raised its main interest rate by 0.75 percentage points to 3 per cent. This brought borrowing costs to the highest level since 2008.
The exchange rate shift has also resulted in a slowdown in employment growth.
This is a direct result of the US Federal Reserve tightening its policy earlier this year around longer-term interest rates that have moved significantly higher, where stock prices have declined sharply and the dollar has increased in value.
Growing instability in the US economy and financial markets could have serious consequences worldwide because of the central role of the US dollar and financial system, argues MICHAEL BURKE
The right-wing media has launched a smear campaign to suggest that widespread solidarity in Britain with the Palestinian people is a dangerous Chinese communist plot, writes Carlos Martinez
As the dollar falters and US power turns predatory, Britain and Europe must abandon transatlantic illusions and build a collectivist alternative before the system implodes, writes ALAN SIMPSON



