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Apr 3, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Services Sector Contraction In March Screams Q1 Stagflation
Services Sector Contraction In March Screams Q1 Stagflation
Following S&P Global's Manufacturing PMI's better than expected print higher (signaling resilience in the face of March's war in Iran), the data released this morning showed the US Services Sector experienced a contraction of activity at the end of the first quarter of 2026.
The headline S&P Global US Services PMI Business Activity Index recorded 49.8 in March, down from February’s 51.7 and lower than the earlier ‘flash’ estimate of 51.1.
It was the first decline recorded in over three years amid the weakest...
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Mar 6, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Iran's Financial Hub, The UAE, May Freeze Billions In Assets Over Retaliatory Strikes
Iran's Financial Hub, The UAE, May Freeze Billions In Assets Over Retaliatory Strikes
The United Arab Emirates is pissed after Iran targeted Dubai and other US allies with over 1,000 drones and missiles in retaliation for US-Israeli attacks over the last week - and is now weighing freezing billions of dollars in Iranian assets held in the Gulf state, according to the WSJ, citing people familiar with the discussions. If that happens, it could sever one of Tehran's most vital economic lifelines.
A black plume of smoke rises from a warehouse at the industrial area of Sharjah...
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Apr 22, 2026 / Tyler Durden
China Loads Up On US Chip Tools Via Southeast Asia Amid Supply Chain Shift
China Loads Up On US Chip Tools Via Southeast Asia Amid Supply Chain Shift
China's imports of chipmaking equipment from Malaysia and Singapore rose sharply in 2025 to surpass those from the US, which sank to an eight-year low, an analysis by Nikkei Asia has found - even as American companies remain a vital source of advanced tools for the country.
While the Netherlands and Japan remain China's primary foreign sources of critical semiconductor manufacturing machines by shipment origin, imports from the two Southeast Asian countries reached record levels: $5.7 billion...
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