Trump Says He May Bomb Iran’s Kharg Island Again ‘For Fun’

A senior US military officer has asked analysts to come up with “new” ways to “punish” Iran, CNN has reported, as President Trump’s war and recent airstrikes have failed to force the country into capitulation. “We are looking for new creative and unconventional ways to pressure and punish Iran,” an officer in US Central Command’s […]

US New Home Sales Soar For 2nd Straight Month As Prices Plunged In March After collapsing in January (-17.6% MoM - worst since July 2013 amid weather disruptions), US New Home Sales have risen strongly for two straight months - up 8.9% MoM in February and up 7.4% MoM in March... Source: Bloomberg This lifted new home sales by 3.3% YoY, but the total SAAR remains below Dec 2025 levels... Source: Bloomberg New home sales have really gone nowhere in three years. Median new home prices plunged in March from $407k to $387.4k - its...

JPMorgan Backs US Crypto Bill, But Puts Warning Label Front & Center As Senate Eyes August Deadline Authored by Micah Zimmerman via BitcoinMagazine.com, JPMorgan threw its support behind federal digital asset legislation Monday, but the bank’s message to Congress was as much a caution as an endorsement: get the framework right, or risk recreating the financial vulnerabilities regulation was designed to prevent. In a joint op-ed, Umar Farooq, global co-head of JPMorgan Payments, and Peter Muriungi, CEO of Digital Assets and Blockchain Solutions, argued that the United States has a genuine opportunity to lead...