Stocks, Bonds Slide As Ceasefire Hopes Fade

Iran has been exporting more oil through the Strait of Hormuz over the past week than it was before the US and Israel launched the war against the Islamic Republic on February 28, The Wall Street Journal has reported. The report cited data from Kpler, a tanker-tracking firm, which found that since February 28, seven […]

Nearly Half Of French Voters May Support National Rally, And Immigration Is A Major Concern Via Remix News, Last Friday, an Ipsos poll conducted for the Jean-Jaurès Foundation, Le Monde, and Cevipof indicated that 45 percent of French voters are now considering voting for the National Rally (RN) in the 2027 elections, meaning the anti-migration party’s candidate is favored to win the presidency. According to Antoine Bristielle, director of the Foundation’s Opinion Observatory, the poll shows that RN “has managed to unite very different electorates around a common foundation, but that its cohesion remains fragile...

The Private Credit Crisis Is Spreading Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance The private credit crisis is spreading to another corner of the market that I warned about back in October, when I wrote about 10 parts of the market I’d avoid. For years I’ve been warning that buy now pay later (“BNPL”) industry was built on a pretty fragile foundation. The quality of the loans was always the obvious problem. The entire business model revolves around extending instant credit with minimal underwriting to consumers making small purchases. Companies whose primary innovation is allowing consumers to...