The News-to-Death Ratio Strikes Again

BOJ Keeps Rates On Hold In Rare 6-3 Vote Split As It Warns Of Looming Stagflation In the first G5 central bank announcement of the week, overnight the Bank of Japan held its benchmark interest rate in a 6-3 vote, despite forecasting a sharp rise in inflation as the war in the Middle East sends commodity prices higher and clouds the global economic outlook while testing Japan's given its exposure to rising energy prices. While the decision on Tuesday to keep rates at about 0.75% was in line with market expectations,...

US-Iran MoU Deal Signing 'Hours' Away As Pezeshkian Touts Acceptable, Positive Results For Iran Summary Iran's president issues pro-MoU signing statement as Tehran is boasting of great and solid results for its side. There are reports this includes a significant release of billions in its frozen assets in the West. White House still suggesting an electronic MoU deal to be signed with Iran on Sunday, which leaves nuclear negotiations to further date, only with commitment that Iran not pursue a nuke. Trump: new strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs "should not have happened" and given...

The US launched another airstrike in Somalia on April 13, US Africa Command said in a press release on Wednesday, as the bombing campaign continues with virtually no US media coverage. AFRICOM said the strike targeted al-Shabaab in the village of Mido, approximately 55 miles northwest of the southern port city of Kismayo in Somalia’s […]