US, Iran Agree To Meet For Talks In Pakistan Friday As Both Declare 'Victory'; Saudi East-West Pipeline Hit By Drone

Contaminated Meat From Brazil Hits The EU, As Mercosur Opponents Are Proven Right Via Remix News, Opponents of Brussels’ deal with Latin American countries to import agricultural products are being proven right, unfortunately. Meat containing a banned growth hormone has shown up in the EU, a Dutch authority has reported, leading Polish authorities to order urgent inspections by the relevant inspectorates. EU farmers and multiple groups warned that the lack of safety regulations in use across the Mercosur countries would lead to such outcomes. The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority announced...

Iran Blowback: At Least 22 Killed Trying To Storm US Consulate In Pakistan Mass anti-American protests have broken out in areas of the Middle East especially with large Shia Muslim populations. This is happening in parts of Pakistan, but also across Iraq - given the majority of Iraq is Shia, and shares deep sympathies with the Iranian religious establishment. The blowback to the Trump-ordered attacks on Iran has begun, especially in Pakistan, where at least 22 were killed after rioters tried to storm the US consulate in the Pakistani city of Karachi.  Outside the US...

Debt, tariffs, and money printing: Mark Thornton explains how the policy machine rewires markets, and why metals and commodities react first.