Fed Holds Rates Unchanged (As Expected), 'Dots' Signal Hawkish Bias As Warsh Takes Over

The 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has been extended for another three weeks, according to President Trump who said high-profile meetings in the Oval Office went “very well” and ended with a plan for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to meet in the coming weeks. Israeli FM Gideon Saar […]

The ceasefire and its extension seem to be doing very little to stop the firing in southern Lebanon, and the Lebanese Health Ministry has raised the death toll since the start of the Israeli invasion to 2,534 killed and 7,863 others wounded. The front continues to expand in the ongoing invasion as well, with the […]

Article 5 Looming: NATO Shoots Down Iranian Ballistic Missile Fired At Turkey There's looming fear that Trump's Operation Epic Fury is fast spinning into a broader regional war, even a possible WW3 scenario - though large powers like Russia and China are expected to remain on the sidelines.  Illustrating this potential, on Wednesday a ballistic missile launched from Iran and tracked across Iraqi and Syrian airspace before heading toward Turkish territory was shot down by NATO air defenses, according to Turkey's Defense Ministry. Open source file image: Launcher for Iranian Zolfaghar ballistic missiles NATO...