Araghchi Says Nuclear Talks With US To Begin After MOU Signing Ceremony in Geneva on Friday

The US began a series of airstrikes against Iran’s coast on Tuesday, attacks that came after Axios reported that President Trump was considering a Hormuz Strait bombing campaign aimed at disrupting Iran’s ability to target commercial shipping that one US official described as “mowing the lawn.” Iranian media has reported explosions in Iranian cities and […]

Hormuz To Year-End: Bullish Or Bearish? With hopes of a permanent truce being continually undermined by minor skirmishes and blockade infringements, it remains unclear whether this war is close to ending. And while oil prices gyrate from one Trump Truth post to the next, two weeks of Brent above $100/barrel (only just inching below as of this morning) suggests the market is not buying into the quick resolution narrative. Though it is worth asking the question, what if the peace talks are truly different this time? Joining ZeroHedge tonight at 7pm ET...

German Industrial Orders Up: Massive Boost From Arms Spending Submitted by Thomas Kolbe Was this the turning point of the summer, a kind of summer-sun Merz-turnaround? Latest figures from the Federal Statistical Office show a significant jump in industrial orders in Germany: The order volume of companies across all sectors rose by 2.5 percent in July compared with the previous month – the third consecutive increase. These are good numbers for the Chancellor, who is desperately looking for supporting arguments for his political course ahead of the state elections in eastern Germany. The...