Sen. Graham Urges Congressional Iran Vote...On Approving Peace, Not War

McGlinchey: Has America Thrown Its Service Members Into An Unjust War For Israel? Via Brian McGlinchey at Stark Realities President Trump’s decision to join Israel in launching a regime-change war on Iran has so far cost the lives of at least 13 American service members. More than 200 have been wounded, dozens seriously enough to require evacuations to military hospitals in Europe and the United States. Among them are individuals who’ve suffered traumatic brain injuries, burns and shrapnel wounds. One was facing potential amputation of an arm or leg. As much as these service members and their families are...

North Korea test-launched several ballistic missiles. According to Japan, one of the munitions appeared to be a hypersonic missile.  Jang Do-young, spokesperson for South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, said North Korea fired several missiles from near Pyongyang into its eastern waters. Seoul reported one of the missiles traveled more than 900 km. Japanese officials […]

Key Events This Week: Central Banks Galore, PPI, And The War In Iran After Friday's revelation that it was the first consecutive monthly Friday 13th for 11 years, DB's Jim Reid writes that today's nearly-as-impressive revelation is that this week sees the Fed, ECB, BoJ and BoE all meet in a single calendar week for the first time since December 2021. So a "super week" for central banks. All of them will have a very complex backdrop to deal with, shaped by geopolitical risk, volatile energy prices, and unsettled inflation...