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An Iranian spokesman said Tehran has the right to target US bases in any countries that are used to attack Iran. “There is no justification for any country to fear Iran unless that country opens its territory to the United States for aggression against Iran,” Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said on Monday. “It is […]

Supreme Court Temporarily Restores Nationwide Access To Abortion Pill Update (05/04/2026): The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday issued a temporary order that restores full nationwide access to the abortion medication mifepristone, including through mail-order, telehealth prescriptions, and certified pharmacies, until at least May 11. The emergency ruling pauses a May 1 decision by the conservative 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that had reinstated a nationwide requirement for in-person dispensing only. That lower-court order had threatened to sharply restrict medication abortion access across the country, even in states where abortion remains...

A Bumpy Ride Via Rabobank, Following the slightly hotter US CPI print on Wednesday – headline inflation was in line with expectations, but core accelerated a bit more than anticipated - producer price inflation accelerated significantly more than expected. Last month, US producer prices rose 1.3% m/m. Yet, rates were down on the day, not up. Maybe traders found some comfort in the fact that most of the inflationary pressure remains concentrated in energy prices. Or, perhaps, the PPI print underscored the pressure on US producers. If they are unable to pass...