Ukrainian Official: Impossible to Say How Long It Will Take to Produce Patriot Missiles

US Consumer Prices Are Rising At Their Fastest Pace In 3 Years Bearing in mind the one-off impact of BLS correcting for shutdown-related distortions (in rent/shelter) from last October., this morning's CPI was expected to come in hot as the impact of the Iran war starts to spread (energy, airfares, transport) and the melt-up in memory costs (unrelated to war) as the token wars continue. As a reminder, March saw headline CPI in line (energy) while Core CPI actually printed cooler than expected. and we suspect most attention will be on the...

On Friday, April 17, 2026, President Donald Trump posted a flurry of optimistic messages on Truth Social (and referenced in interviews) framing the US-Iran war as largely over or nearing a swift resolution. His claims centered on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, progress toward a broader peace deal, and US leverage. Most of what Trump […]

Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday that the US was making “unreasonable demands” that are being shaped by Israel, comments that come after President Trump rejected Tehran’s latest proposal to end the war. “We did not demand any concessions. Our demand is legitimate: demanding an end to the war, lifting the blockade and piracy, and […]