Ursula von der Leyen To Visit Armenia Next Week As Pro-EU Aspirations Ramp Up

Futures Slide As Brent Tops $100, 10Y Yields Rise Above 4.81% Ahead Of Expanded Treasury Buyback US equity futures are lower as oil continues its ascent, pushing Brent above $100 for the first time since July 24 and pushing 10Y yields to 4.81%. As of 8:15am, S&P futures are trading at session lows, down 0.5% and after erasing early gains, echoing a rally in Asian technology shares that lost momentum as the session progressed. Nasdaq futures are down 0.6% as Mag 7s trade mixed premarket: META +5% after saying early...

France Sending Soldiers To Saudi, Stating "Not Getting Involved In Any Conflict" Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk, Check out this Orwellian statement by French President Emmanuel Macron. France to Deploy Forces to Saudi Arabia Red The Wall Street Journal reports France to Deploy Forces to Protect Saudi Red Sea Oil Port "We are going to send military assets, that is, soldiers, radar systems, and defense systems to protect this site," Macron said in a TV interview on Thursday. However, he stressed that France was "not getting involved in any conflict," adding that the...

Contempt Of Court: Hakeem Jeffries Denounces the Supreme Court As "Illegitimate" Authored by Jonathan Turley, The Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais took 36 pages to explain why Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is about combating intentional racial discrimination, not allowing racial gerrymandering. However, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wrapped it up in one word: “illegitimate.” Jeffries was not speaking of the case, but the Court. The man who would become the next Speaker of the House if Democrats retake power in November has joined other radicals in denying the legitimacy of the...