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The US has issued several hardline demands for Iran and is offering minimal incentives for Tehran to agree to a deal. President Donald Trump is threatening to attack Iran if Tehran does not sign an agreement that rolls back its nuclear program.  According to the Wall Street Journal, the US is demanding that Iran dismantle […]

Trump Orders Halt To 'Woke' Anthropic Technology Across All Federal Agencies Update (1603ET): An hour before a 5PM ET deadline, President Donald Trump directed 'EVERY Federal Agency in the United States Government to IMMEDIATELY CEASE all use of Anthropic’s technology," posting on Truth Social that "We don't need it, we don't want it, and we will not do business with them again."  According to Trump: There will be a six month phase out period for agencies already using Anthropic products If Anthropic isn't 'helpful' during the transition, Trump will pursue civil and criminal charges Defense secretary Pete...

Core US Factory Orders Better Than Expected In December While sentiment is sagging to multi-year lows, 'hard' data is helping support growth forecasts (GDPNOW) and holding stocks at record highs. This morning we get a fresh glimpse at America's manufacturing segment - hard data - with Orders data (which is expected to drop MoM in December). After surging higher in November (+2.7% MoM), analysts expected US Factory Orders to drop 0.6% MoM in December but the actual print disappointed, dropping 0.7% MoM Source: Bloomberg Interestingly, Core Factory Orders rose 0.4% MoM - better than...