Ukraine Government Schemed To Funnel War Aid To Biden Campaign

Futures, Global Stocks Soar To All Time HIgh, Oil Plunges On Endless "Iran Deal" Drumbeat US equity futures jumped and global stocks rose to record highs as crude oil fell after officials signaled - once again - that the US was nearing a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restore oil flows. The dollar weakened while precious metals and crypto bounced from Friday's drop. While the US and Iran closed in on a deal, Trump said he won’t “rush” into an agreement. The deal is still a work in...

Global Food Prices Hit Three-Year High As War, Chokepoint Chaos And El Nino Spark Perfect Storm The UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s Food Price Index climbed to a three-year high in July, extending its upward trajectory as conflicts across Eurasia (the Black Sea and the Hormuz chokepoint) disrupt critical trade routes and mounting El Niño risks threaten global harvests. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices of a basket of globally traded food commodities, averaged 131.09 last month, up...

Bessent Announces EU 'Officially Joined' Operation Economic Outcast Against Iran US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on X Friday that the EU has "officially joined" Operation Economic Outcast, the sweeping US sanctions campaign to cut Iran out of the international banking system and completely isolate it from the global economy. "The European Union has officially joined Operation Economic Outcast and we appreciate their strong and early stance," Bessent wrote; however, the European Commission seemed to actually reveal no change in the bloc's measures. The European Union has officially joined Operation Economic Outcast and...