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morning
SAM572 USAF G5 departed Boston, Logan Int'l after an overnight....sw at 40k ft
Trudope heading for Rotterdam
RCAF CFC01 Airbus A310 MRTT departed Ottawa en
Trudeau to meet with Dutch PM in the Netherlands ahead of G20, COP26 summits
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-netherlands-g20-cop26-1.6223863
SPAR90 USAF G5 NATO AC departed JBA en
morning B
doing ok so far.
Longer walks and moar of them yesterday so getting better albiet way too slow for muh taste.
Inet went out for several hours in the late afternoon/early evening here yesterday.
South Korean President Moon arriving at Rome.
Korean AF KAF001 747 on descent for Rome from Seoul, SoKo depart
Moon heads to Europe for meeting with pope, G20 and COP26
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20211028000895&np=3&mp=1
U.S. economy slows sharply in third quarter; weekly jobless claims at new 19-month low
The U.S. economy grew at its slowest pace in more than a year in the third quarter as COVID-19 infections flared up, further straining global supply chains and causing shortages of goods like automobiles that almost stifled consumer spending.
Gross domestic product increased at a 2.0% annualized rate last quarter, the Commerce Department said in its advance GDP estimate on Thursday. That was slowest since the second quarter of 2020, when the economy suffered a historic contraction in the wake of stringent mandatory measures to contain the first wave of coronavirus cases. The economy grew at a 6.7% rate in the second quarter. The Delta variant of the coronavirus worsened labor shortages at factories, mines and ports, gumming up the supply chain. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast GDP rising at a 2.7% rate last quarter. Strong inflation, fueled by the economy-wide shortages and pandemic relief money from the government over the course of the public health crisis, cut into growth. Ebbing fiscal stimulus and Hurricane Ida, which devastated U.S. offshore energy production in late August, also weighed on the economy.
Consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of U.S. economic activity, grew at a 1.6% rate after a robust 12% growth pace in the April-June quarter. Though automobiles accounted for a chunk of the stagnation, the Delta variant also curbed spending on services like air travel and dining out.
But there are signs that economic activity picked up as the turbulent quarter ended. The summer wave of COVID-19 infections has subsided, with cases declining significantly in recent weeks. Vaccinations have also picked up. The improving public health situation helped to lift consumer confidence this month.
Fewer Americans are filing new claims for unemployment benefits. That improving trend in labor market conditions was confirmed by a separate report from the Labor Department on Thursday showing initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 10,000 to a seasonally adjusted 281,000 last week, the lowest level since mid-March 2020.
It was the third straight week that claims remained below the 300,000 threshold. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 290,000 applications in the latest week.
https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-economy/delta-variant-hampers-u-s-growth-in-third-quarter-labor-market-strengthening-idUSKBN2HI0D3
Vatican cancels live broadcast of Biden greeting pope
The Vatican on Thursday abruptly canceled the planned live broadcast of U.S. President Joe Biden meeting Pope Francis, the latest restriction to media coverage of the Holy See.
The Vatican press office provided no explanation for why the live broadcast of Biden’s visit had been trimmed to cover just the arrival of the president's motorcade in the courtyard of the Apostolic Palace, where a Vatican monsignor will greet him.
Cancelled was any live coverage of Biden actually greeting Francis in the palace Throne Room, as well as the live footage of the two men sitting down to begin their private talks in Francis’ library, at which time the cameras normally would have stopped running.
The Vatican said it would provide edited footage of the encounter after the fact to accredited media.
Biden, the second Catholic U.S. president, has met Francis three previous times, but this will be his first as president.
The audience was being closely monitored since U.S. bishops are due to meet in a few weeks for their annual fall convention, with one of the agenda items inspired by conservatives who contend that Biden’s support for abortion rights should disqualify him from receiving Communion.
Though any document that emerges from the bishops' conference is not expected to mention Biden by name, it’s possible there could be a clear message of rebuke.
Francis has strongly upheld the church's opposition to abortion, calling it “murder." But he has said bishops should be pastors, not politicians.
The Vatican has provided live television coverage for the visits of major heads of state for years and had scheduled such coverage Friday for Biden and before him, for South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who is also in Rome for a Group of 20 meeting this weekend.
Live broadcasts are particularly important because the Vatican hasn’t allowed independent photographers and journalists into papal audiences since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Vatican has continued to cite the pandemic as a reason to deny external media access to the beginnings and ends of papal audiences with visiting leaders, even though they are allowed into other papal events.
https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/world/vatican-cancels-live/SNZTR2GX7G2HYAM7COD4BDZ47E/
SAM572 USAF G5 KAF AC of interdast on final for Columbus Municipal Airport, Indiana
>>104132 pb
C202 US Coast Guard G5 departed NB Rota after a ground stop-inbound to Rota from Dhabi last night
SAM497 USAF C-40B inbound from Glasgow Airport overnight-this AC departed Cagliari, Sicily yesterday and arrived at Glasgow Airport >>104042 pb
02-5001 USAF C-32B departed Eglin AFB earlier this morning and looks like it is heading to Tonopah Test Range.
U.S. 20-year, 30-yields briefly invert in technical move
Yields on the U.S. 20-year and 30-year bonds briefly inverted on Thursday, with traders attributing the move to technical factors amid the overall backdrop of yield curve flattening across the board in anticipation of Federal Reserve rate hikes next year.
At one point, U.S. 20-year yield was above that of the 30-year. The 20-year yield was last at 1.9613%, while the 30-year was 1.9631%
https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-bonds-inversion/u-s-20-year-30-yields-briefly-invert-in-technical-move-idUSL1N2RO21Q
Nope nuffin to see here....
Saudi Finance Official Is Missing From Conference He Hosts
This week, as Saudi Arabia held its annual investment conference in Riyadh, a boisterous event that attracts business leaders and political officials from around the world, the big mystery was what happened to the host.
Yasir al-Rumayyan, the Saudi official who oversees the kingdom’s $450 billion sovereign wealth fund, was missing from the annual investment conference he typically presides over. He did not deliver opening remarks in the conference ballroom, as he had been scheduled to do, and he did not show up at a panel discussion with the chief executives of Goldman Sachs and the money management company BlackRock. He was even absent from the week’s signature evening get-together: an opulent dinner for scores of event speakers at his home in Riyadh, the capital. The organizers of the event, the Future Investment Initiative, referred questions about Mr. al-Rumayyan’s absence to the Saudi government. Kevin Foster, the Public Investment Fund’s global head of communications, did not respond to a request for comment.
There is likely a mundane explanation. Four attendees with close ties to Mr. al-Rumayyan said that he had been diagnosed with Covid-19, an account that was widely whispered about in sideline conversations at the conference. The New York Times could not confirm those reports. But the lack of an official explanation inadvertently highlighted one of the biggest concerns investors have with the Saudi fund.
By not acknowledging Mr. al-Rumayyan’s sudden absence from an event intended to demonstrate Saudi investment and growth, the fund only reminded investors that it still operates according to its own rules — under which transparency is not always a priority. “Every organization is struggling with how to be present, how to be visible, and then these things happen,” said Karen E. Young, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, a research institute in Washington that focuses on American relations with the Middle East. “I think it’s where we all are, unfortunately. Sometimes government and government entity communications, they don’t necessarily always go smoothly with each other.”
The Public Investment Fund, which is led by Saudi Arabia’s effective ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, wants to be taken seriously internationally.
https://vervetimes.com/saudi-finance-official-is-missing-from-conference-he-hosts/
AF1 USAF 747 departed JBA for Rome
Here's who Biden will meet with when he goes to Rome and Glasgow this week
https://www.npr.org/2021/10/28/1049296752/heres-who-biden-will-meet-with-when-he-goes-to-rome-and-glasgow-this-week
The Nightwatch (E-4B) shold be departing soon as well as the support AC
SAM497 USAF C-40B inbound from Glasgow Airport overnight to JBA
Din't guarantee AF1 returning but would habs placed a sizable bet on it.
09-0016 USAF C-32A out and ne as escort and usually the second 747 tail #92-9000 is/has been the escort for overseas trip(s)..it was missing on the last trip to Cornwall, Brussels and Geneva and has not been seen since Nov. 2020
And it is still missing
it's nao SAM46...
yw B
These are the current 'issues' with the AF1, AF2 and No Nightwatch Sec. of Defense
AF1 has been given on two int'l trips for Lesco Brandon-G7 Cornwall/Queen visit/Brussels/VP Summit and taken away as it returned from Geneva
AF2 has been taken away from kneepads on two int'l trips-Mexico and then Singapore/Vietnam-given back on the return flight to JBA from Mex. City for the Mexico trip and then back as AF2 prior to arriving at Hickam AFB after departing Hanoi.
Secretary of Defense did NOT take a Nightwatch (E-4B) on the last trip to Tblisi, Kiev, Bucharest, Brussels
In 2014, Kaul moved back to Wisconsin and joined the law firm Perkins Coie's Madison office.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Kaul
which should 'hook up' with the LaPalma volcano when it arrives in a few days-and the other ones currently erupting.
GRIMM99 USAF E-4B Nightwatch departed JBA ne
>The Nightwatch (E-4B) shold be departing soon as well.