Market Lesson: Why Panic Is A Costly Mistake

Is Europe Sliding Towards Stagflation? Authored by Daniel Lacalle, Europe is not yet in recession, but the latest business and consumer surveys show that the risk is no longer remote. The euro area’s flash composite PMI fell to 48.6 in April from 50.7 in March, moving below the 50 threshold that separates expansion from contraction and signalling a quarterly GDP decline of around 0.1 per cent after a 0.2 per cent gain in the first quarter, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. At the same time, the European Commission’s flash consumer-confidence indicator dropped to -20.6 in the...

President Donald Trump is considering sending US troops to Kharg Island to seize Iranian oil assets.  According to officials speaking with Axios, the President is considering ordering US troops to seize the Iranian oil assets on the island. Kharg Island is about 15 miles off the coast of Iran, and is home to the seaport […]

Rare Wartime Protests Across Ukraine As Zelensky Moves To Oust Defense Chief Rare wartime protests have broken out in Ukraine in the wake of President Zelensky sacking his popular Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov - which is reportedly in process but not finalized yet. The 35-year old defense chief was only six months into his tenure, and is widely hailed as a reformist innovator who has turned the tide of war, having overseen a strategy of punishing wave after wave of devastating drones on Russian energy infrastructure. via Associated Press The NY Times on Thursday...