Beirut Rocked By Israeli Airstrikes After Month Of Quiet, 14 Dead

"Trump administration officials ⁠acknowledged ⁠in closed-door briefings with congressional staff ⁠on Sunday that there was no intelligence suggesting Iran planned to attack U.S. forces."

Whose-muz? By Michael Every of Rabobank Whose-muz? Oil leaped 9%, the largest move since 2020. Today, it’s up another 2.5% to $85 at time of writing. It’s a good job we also have the Cleveland Fed’s trimmed-mean inflation measure out as well, right? Obviously, oil was driven by developments in Hormuz - or rather Whose-muz? There, besides reimposing the naval blockade of Iran, President Trump stated those using the waterway will now pay 20% of the value of cargo as compensation to the US, the strait’s new guardian. While the proposed Iranian toll the...

US Lawmakers Renew Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Push With ARMA Bill Authored by Brayden Lindrea via CoinTelegraph.com, US lawmakers have renewed efforts to codify a US strategic Bitcoin reserve with a new bipartisan bill on Thursday that seeks to acquire around 1 million Bitcoin over five years.  The American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026 would establish a Strategic Bitcoin (BTC) Reserve and Digital Asset Stockpile for other federally held cryptocurrencies, which would be held by the US Treasury Department, said the bill’s sponsor, Representative Nick Begich. ARMA, sponsored by 16 members of Congress, builds on the...