Hegseth Threatens: Cuba Seeking Weapons Invites Confrontation

Another Poor, Tailing 20Y Auction: Is This One Of The Last Ones The week's lone coupon auction took place at 1pm and amid speculation of fireworks at the next Treasury Refunding Announcement in two weeks, when Citi is confident Bessent could announce the end of 20Y auction, it could very well be one of the last sales of 20Y paper for the US. The auction, as most recent 20Y sales, was mediocre: it stopped at a high yield of 5.469%, the highest on record for the tenor, up 49bps from September,...

Initial Jobless Claims Remain Near 57-Year Lows The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the first time held below 200k again last week... ...basically hovering at its lowest since 1969... Continuing jobless claims ticked up, just above 1.8 million Americans... After ADP's disappointing job additions, it appears the 'low hire, no fire' economy is entrenched. Will tomorrow's payrolls print confirm that? Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2026 - 08:40

President Trump on Wednesday told reporters to expect more US attacks on Iranian tankers, comments that came after Iran’s forces struck US bases in Jordan and targeted multiple commercial ships in the region in retaliation for US Central Command bombing five Iranian tankers. Trump made the remarks while speaking with reporters at Joint Base Andrews […]