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TONIGHT: The show begins in the Federal Reserve building in DC then moves to the Biden re-election. From London to Havana ;from Guatemala City to Lima; from Brasilia to Mexico City, from Buenos Aires to sierra Leone and West Africa. Much attention to the

The John Batchelor Show

John Batchelor

Society & Culture, Arts, News, Books

4.52.8K Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2023

⏱️ 8 minutes

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TONIGHT: The show begins in the Federal Reserve building in DC then moves to the Biden re-election. From London to Havana ;from Guatemala City to Lima; from Brasilia to Mexico City, from Buenos Aires to sierra Leone and West Africa. Much attention to the Ukraine-wavering EU/NATO voices of Central Europe; and to the same doubts in the US Congress. And asking if the Federal workforce will return to the office?

1915 J.P. Morgan headquarters.

CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR

FIRST HOUR

9-915

#Markets: Gasoline spiking as directed by Riyadh and Moscow. Liz Peek The Hill. Fox News and Fox Business

https://on.ft.com/45X6sxL

https://www.ocregister.com/2023/09/18/la-area-gas-prices-rise-52-times-in-57-days/


915-930
#Markets: Loyal doubts about POTUS re-election. Liz Peek The Hill. Fox News and Fox Business

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2023/09/13/david_ignatius_biden_should_not_run_again_in_2024_were_running_out_of_time_to_find_a_replacement.html

930-945

#LondonCalling: In case of another 2008 credit event. @JosephSternberg @WSJOpinion
https://www.wsj.com/articles/if-the-economy-collapses-do-you-back-biden-or-trump-for-2024-politics-election-president-voters-738939bb?st=syyyhgfzrsh1sj5&reflink=article_gmail_share
945-1000

##LondonCalling: John Bull turns away from the EV aspiration. @JosephSternberg @WSJOpinion

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/a49a7e16-5659-11ee-aed5-2d6419a1ef3d?shareToken=200ccf11c0903b8c7fa0234eff95c862

SECOND HOUR

10-1015

#NewWorldReport: G-77 meeting at Havana. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis


https://www.reuters.com/world/un-secretary-general-calls-equality-global-south-cuba-g77-summit-2023-09-15/

1015-1030

#NewWorldReport: Guatemala election interrupted; Peru disrupted by crime. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis


https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-calls-end-intimidation-efforts-guatemala-ahead-presidential-transition-2023-09-19/


https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/peru-declares-state-emergency-parts-capital-after-crime-spike-2023-09-18/

1030-1045#NewWorldReport: The Hiollywood inspired mummy at the Mexico City. Congress Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis


https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/close-encounter-with-alien-bodies-mexico-2023-09-16/

1045-1100
#NewWorldReport: Libertarian over Buenes Aires! Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis


https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/wielding-chainsaw-huge-dollar-bill-argentine-radical-taps-into-voter-fury-2023-09-15/

THIRD HOUR

1100-1115

#SierraLeone: After the successful election/coup, President Bio Comes to America. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/09/s-leone-president-says-us-pressured-him-to-interfere-in-vote/
1115-1130

#Ukraine: Lord Michael Ashcroft reports the futility of the counter offensive, 75 meters at a time. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs

https://www.lordashcroft.com/2023/09/on-the-front-line-with-the-drone-war-warriors/

1130-1145

#Australia: Migrants without resources, skills or languages burden governments world wide. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs

1145-1200

#KingCharlesReport: Prince of Wales in waders in the Long Island Sound. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2023/09/18/prince-william-earthshot-prize-un-assembly-new-york/

FOURTH HOUR

12-1215

#EU: #Slovakia:#Germany: What's in it for us? Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Editor-in-Chief: Strategic Europe, in Berlin.

https://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/90555

1215-1230

#France: #ECOWAS: #Niger: The violent remains of the French colonial empire. Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Editor-in-Chief: Strategic Europe, in Berlin.


https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-new-france-africa-policy-reduce-troops/


1230-1245

#Ukraine: Zelensky beseeches s doubtful Congress for more of everything and money. Cliff May, @FDD Press

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/18/world/europe/zelensky-ukraine-defense-shakeup.html

1245-100 am

DC: Back to the office not so much. Francis Rose #Fedgovtoday.com
https://fedgovtoday.com/2023/09/13/3537/

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi Anna!

0:01.0

Hi Anna!

0:02.0

Do you have a dilemma that makes you feel totally alone?

0:05.3

Well, the good news is, it's not just you.

0:08.7

I'm earning more money than him now and I don't think he likes it.

0:11.5

We've been sleeping together for the past few weeks, but she has a boyfriend.

0:14.9

I am a virgin, I'm 25 and I'm just not sure if it's normal.

0:19.6

I'm Anna Richardson and this is it can't just be me when no topic is off limits.

0:25.1

Find it wherever you're listening to this or on it can't just be me.co.uk

0:30.1

Good evening.

0:31.0

Tonight on the show I begin with a conversation about the Federal Reserve Board meeting in

0:35.6

Washington, an announcement within these next hours by the chairman Jerome Powell.

0:41.6

Whether there will or will not be an interest rate hike, we've had 11 since the spring

0:46.4

of 22, will there be a 12th?

0:49.7

The consensus I speak with Liz Peak, my colleague.

0:53.0

She's at Fox News and she writes a column for the Hill and Fox News and Fox Business.

0:58.4

The consensus is there will be another pause, no rate hike in September.

1:03.6

There are a few more meetings before the end of the year.

1:06.8

The question I also put to Liz is, will Jerome Powell raise interest rates in the election

1:13.4

year of 24?

1:15.3

The answer is depends upon the numbers.

1:17.6

We're waiting for more information always so as the Federal Reserve is inflation taming

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