Sunday: RAGE Against the War Machine in San Francisco

An Israeli airstrike killed three Palestinians in Gaza City on Sunday, the head of the al-Shifa Hospital told Reuters, as Israeli attacks continue to hit the Strip amid the US-Israeli war against Iran. According to medics, the Israeli attack struck western Gaza City near a crowded tent camp, killing three men, including a paramedic. Several […]

Surging Services Costs Spark Unexpected Surge In US Producer Prices In January US Producer Prices came in hotter than expected in January, with the headline PPI rising 0.5% MoM (vs +0.3% exp), higher than the revised +0.4% MoM in December. This left Producer Prices up 2.9% YoY (hotter than expected but below December's +3.0%)... Source: Bloomberg Under the hood, we see a surge in Services costs (not tariff related) dominated the rise in PPI (while Energy saw deflation) Final demand services: The index for final demand services advanced 0.8% in January, the largest...

The completely unprovoked attack on Iran initiated by the United States and Israel has, after a little more than a week of military action, opened a new depth of geopolitical insanity. As suspected, the attack was all about protecting Israel while also minimizing the damage to US military, intelligence and diplomatic facilities in the Persian […]