France Seizes Another Russia-Linked Oil Tanker as Ukrainian Drones Hit Russian Oil Depots

It is damn obvious that Washington has lost Donald Trump’s idiotic war on Iran. After all, it is now five months since the opening salvos of Operation Epic Fury on February 28, which was advertised to last only 3-4 weeks. Instead, the conflict has settled into a grinding, inconclusive stalemate at best, and, more importantly, […]

UMich Sentiment Surges To Pre-War Highs; AI Fears Becoming "Salient" Having rebounded from record (46 year) lows in June, University of Michigan's final July Sentiment survey was expected to show further improvement MoM, but a slight decline from the preliminary print as gas prices started rising again following the apparent end of the MoU-driven MidEast ceasefire. However, from 49.5 final for June, UMich headline print rose to 54.4 preliminary and has now jumped further to 55.2 (54 exp) final - the highest since February. Both Current Conditions and Expectations sub-indices also rose with...

US Prepares To Board Iran-Linked Ships Globally Following Iranian Gunboat Attack On Tanker In Hormuz Summary:  Two Iranian gunboats Open Fire on a tanker near Oman; 2nd tanker hit by 'unknown projectile' Pentagon prepared to expand anti-vessel action, signals prepared to board Iran-linked ships globally Friday: Hormuz Open; Saturday: Hormuz Closed  Trump: Iran wanted to close up Strait again, can't blackmail us Strait of Hormuz traffic returns to normal by end of April? Yes 28% · No 72%View full market & trade on Polymarket *  *  * US Prepares to Board Iran-Linked Ships Globally According to the latest...