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'Soft' Data Soars To 2-Year Highs As Chicago PMI Smashes Expectations Market News International's Chicago Business Barometer smashed expectations this morning, print 57.7 - the highest since May 2022 - and above the highest analysts' expectation. This is the second straight month above 50 (signaling expansion) with new orders and employment surging (but prices also rising)... Prices paid rose at a faster pace; signaling expansion New orders rose at a faster pace; signaling expansion Employment rose and the direction reversed; signaling expansion Inventories fell and the direction reversed; signaling contraction Supplier deliveries rose at a faster...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that control of the Donbas is the major sticking point preventing a deal to end the war with Russia. He claimed the Ukrainian people would not forgive him or the US if they were forced to cede additional territory to Russia.  “Emotionally, people will never forgive this. Never. They will […]

Germany, France Hold Secret Talks On Continental Nuclear Shield In Pivot From US Has Europe really embarked on a nuclear reset, rethinking its US-led deterrent architecture? For the first time since the Cold War, major European capitals are openly debating the need for an independent nuclear deterrent - an emerging theme on clear display this week at the Munich Security Conference. We've reported before that the turning point came in March, when Washington temporarily halted battlefield intelligence sharing with Ukraine - a move that forced allies to confront the prospect that...