Gitmo and Torture Revisited

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that he spoke with Vice President JD Vance after the US-Iran talks in Pakistan and described the call as part of a daily report the Trump administration provides him. “I spoke yesterday with Vice President J.D. Vance. He called me from his plane on his way back […]

Core CPI Prints Cooler Than Expected Despite Biggest Jump In Energy Prices Since 2005 While PCE showed some signs of higher energy prices leaking into inflation prints, it was still February data. As we previewed, today's CPI data is for March and will bear the full brunt of the Iran War's impact on energy costs after Core CPI fell to its lowest in four years in February. The headline CPI soared 0.9% MoM (as expected) and while it was a big MoM jump, Consumer Prices rose 3.3% YoY (up from +2.4%...

NATO 3.0: Report Details 'Fundamental Restructuring' Of US Commitments Via The Cradle The US is moving forward with a "fundamental restructuring" of its commitments to European security, transitioning from the traditional "burden sharing" strategy to that of "burden shifting," according to a Der Spiegel report published on May 26. Under the new vision dubbed "NATO 3.0," Washington expects European allies to assume responsibility for the continent’s entire conventional defense. Source: Dunya In this new framework, the US will primarily provide a nuclear deterrent rather than the broad military support it has historically guaranteed. This transition, which the report notes...