Katz Says Israel Could Be Back at War With Iran ‘Tomorrow’

Aluminum Supply Shock: Top Gulf Producer Halts Operations After Iran Strike, Price To Spike Over the weekend, both Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA) - the largest aluminum producers in the Gulf - and Aluminium Bahrain (ALBA) reported drone attacks damaging smelting facilities after hits on Iranian steel infrastructure last week. Neither company (at the time) confirmed whether supply will be impacted, but this morning the worst case appears to be confirmed with Reuters reporting that according to a Wednesday note by consultancy Wood Mackenzie "EGA's Al Taweelah facility in the United Arab Emirates halted...

"This May Be Iran's First Misstep - And Proof Leverage Isn't Total" Brent and WTI futures extended declines on Tuesday morning as momentum continued toward an end to the US-Iran conflict. The latest signs of de-escalation include a U.S. waiver allowing some crude and fuel sales from Iran, while Tehran said $12 billion in frozen funds had been released as part of ongoing talks with U.S. negotiators. Both sides have signaled progress so far this week, further eroding the war premium in crude markets as traders begin to price in...

Pollster Cited By NY Times, Other Outlets Admits It's Fake Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, A purported company whose polls were listed by a slew of outlets, including The New York Times, has said that all but one of its surveys were not real. Wedgewood Polling said in a statement on Oct. 20 that it was developed by people who previously worked in the poll sector and wondered how easy it would be for a fabricated polling firm to gain traction, be taken seriously, and "expose how little scrutinization...