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Furkan Yildirim wrote that the US Treasury could auction fewer long-term government bonds as early as November and possibly discontinue the 20-year term altogether. According to Yildirim, Citigroup expects Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent to announce a $3 billion reduction in auctions for 20- and 30-year bonds each on November 4. The financing gap is to be closed with government securities maturing within a year at the latest. The department may also ask large banks next week whether pension funds now prefer bonds from Amazon, Meta, and Alphabet to those of the state. The 20-year bond was reintroduced in 2020 after a 34-year hiatus and now offers nearly 5.7 percent interest, more than any other US maturity. At the end of 2020, its yield was just under 1.5 percent. At the same time, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Oracle, and SpaceX had already issued dollar bonds amounting to more than $180 billion in 2026; according to Yildirim, Amazon's bonds extend to 2076. According to asset manager TwentyFour, which Yildirim cited, Japanese investors are now receiving enough interest at home to invest their money there. Citi strategist Jason Williams wrote that pension funds may currently be more inclined than usual to invest in long-term corporate bonds of good quality. However, BNP Paribas strategists doubted that smaller auctions would reduce the government's financing costs. Yildirim also pointed out that the yield on 10-year US bonds serves as a basis for mortgages and many other loans, and Bessent had referred to it as an important measure of his success. With an annual deficit of nearly $2 trillion, the debt burden continues to grow as competition for long-term buyers increases. #Finanzen #Anleihen #Wirtschaft (translated)

The author of the article wrote that Focus journalist Sascha Adameck reported that nine CDU members had stated to him that they had abstained in the election of the AfD parliamentary president in Saxony-Anhalt. Since there were only five abstentions in total, the author concluded that four of the CDU members had lied. He also questioned whether Friedrich Merz had control over his party. #CDU #SachsenAnhalt #Politik #DE (translated)

NIUS reported that the new President of the State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt, Tobias Rausch (AfD), might soon be without an official car after BMW unexpectedly withdrew a previously submitted leasing offer. The situation is also significant in light of recent statements by BMW CEO Milan Nedeljković, who spoke out against "right-wing populism and nationalism" to the FAZ. https://t.co/cgMYNeemQX #SachsenAnhalt #AfD #BMW (translated)

Kolja Barghoorn wrote that he had reviewed the 102-page bill from the federal government on the "Law Against Digital Violence." In his assessment, the draft could enable courts to order the disclosure of names, addresses, phone numbers, and IP data for certain punishable statements without prior criminal conviction. According to Barghoorn, in the case of a serious violation of personal rights and an existing risk of repetition, an entire account could be temporarily suspended. Platforms should also prevent suspended users from opening new accounts; phone numbers and email addresses could be used for recognition. The draft also includes larger closed messenger groups without specifying a specific minimum number of members. According to Barghoorn, user data could already be secured legally before a final decision on their disclosure is made and transmitted to law enforcement agencies. Additionally, the refusal to provide a demanded penalty-bearing cease-and-desist declaration could also serve as an indicator for a possible account suspension. He acknowledged that the draft includes judicial reservations and further prerequisites. At the same time, he asked what could happen if the instruments were specifically used against uncomfortable critics to lift their anonymity and limit their reach. A democracy must also be able to withstand sharp, uncomfortable, and anonymous criticism, he wrote. #Digitalrechte #Meinungsfreiheit #Datenschutz (translated)

NIUS reported that around 2,000 files containing child pornography and sexual acts with animals were found with Maja S. The recordings allegedly showed extreme violence against children, according to investigators. NIUS also wrote that Maja S. was assigned male at birth and was previously called Heiko. Gunnar Schupelius commented on the case. https://t.co/QAj3PnWuHo #Kinderschutz #Recht #Kriminalität (translated)

Henning Rosenbusch described the Hamburg case as particularly explosive. According to him, there are 423 employees working at the local immigration office, which is also responsible for naturalizations, including 13 EU foreigners and 24 non-EU nationals. Fourteen of the employees from non-EU countries only have a temporary residence permit. There are no restrictions on residency decisions there, Rosenbusch wrote, referring to a statement from the city, which stated that all caseworkers are allowed to make and sign decisions within the framework of their assigned tasks. https://t.co/ea6VWsgw57 #Migration #Einbürgerung #Aufenthaltsrecht (translated)

Markus Haintz referred to a post by Auf1 on Telegram and wrote that AfD member Hans-Thomas Tillschneider had been elected as the first vice president of the new parliament of Saxony-Anhalt. In a secret ballot, he received 44 yes votes, five more than the AfD could have mustered alone with its 39 members. According to Haintz, the BSW had announced before the meeting that they would not vote for Tillschneider. Deputy faction leader Claudia Wittig stated: “Rausch yes, Tillschneider no.” If the BSW stuck to this, at least five votes must have come from members of the CDU, SPD, Greens, or Left Party. However, due to the secret ballot, it could not be determined who voted for Tillschneider, Haintz wrote. He assessed the result as a sign that the so-called firewall had already failed to hold during the first parliamentary session. Besides parliamentary president Tobias Rausch, Tillschneider was also elected to the presidency with votes from outside the AfD. #SachsenAnhalt #Landtag #Politik (translated)

The author wrote that, according to new media reports, about half of the new CDU parliamentary group in Saxony-Anhalt does not support Sven Schulze. It is speculated that abstentions could make Ulrich Siegmund the Minister President. He rated this possibility with enthusiasm. #CDU #SachsenAnhalt #Politik #DE (translated)

The author wrote that Hesse's CDU Minister-President Boris Rhein has spoken out against a ban procedure against the AfD. Furthermore, Rhein advocated giving the AfD committee chairmanships and ending their exclusion. The author commented that, given the 30 percent support for the AfD, suddenly many things seem possible. #Hessen #CDU #AfD #DE (translated)

According to a current report, Donald Trump may be planning a controversial oil deal with Vladimir Putin, in which the foreign business of the Russian company Lukoil could be sold to US investors, which would be particularly explosive due to the connections between the bidders and Trump's environment. #Trump #Putin #Lukoil (translated)

Heimatgefühl stated that relatives of the Left politician Ferat Koçak had been tenants of the Remmos. In his view, this contradicted Koçak's statements that he did not know the Remmos. Furthermore, Heimatgefühl referred to greetings to Issa Remmo with the words "Greetings with respect" and noted that Koçak had referred to Firas Remmo as "brother." Heimatgefühl accused Koçak of lying and connections to clan milieu and urged him to resign from his Bundestag mandate immediately. #Koçak #Remmo #Bundestag (translated)

A president of the constitutional protection agency must be politically neutral. This is THE foundation of his office. And this is precisely why the statements in the Thuringian investigative committee are so explosive. The accusation is that political considerations by Stephan Kramer may have played a role in decisions made by the constitutional protection agency. The fact that he cannot be an apolitical figure is already demonstrated by the following fact: Stephan Kramer was appointed president of the Thuringian constitutional protection agency in 2015 under the then Thuringian Interior Minister Poppenhäger (SPD) and the Minister-President Ramelow (Linke). His appointment was controversial from the beginning because the Thuringian constitutional protection law requires that the president should generally have the qualifications for the judiciary – which Kramer does not possess. The Interior Ministry referred at that time to the discretionary scope of the statutory requirement. A rogue thinks ill of it. If the court confirms that he has violated his duty of neutrality, the next question inevitably arises: How reliable are the agency's previous decisions? #Verfassungsschutz #PolitischeNeutralität #Thüringen (translated)