US Faults Israeli Defense Minister Over Plans for Long-Term Lebanon Occupation

Gaza’s Health Ministry said on Monday that Israeli forces killed at least seven Palestinians and injured 17 over the previous 24-hour period, marking an escalation of IDF attacks in the Strip amid the US-Israeli war against Iran. The Quds News Network reported that just after midnight, an Israeli strike hit a tent in the Nuseirat […]

Global Oil Demand Growth Completely Wiped Out By Gulf Energy Shock The global demand destruction playbook we outlined last month, describing how the Gulf energy shock would spread across continents, is now materializing on a large scale. The International Energy Agency said in a Tuesday update that global oil demand will decline this year for the first time since 2020. "The Iran war has thoroughly upended the global outlook for oil consumption," the IEA wrote in its Oil Market Report. "Demand destruction will spread as scarcity and higher prices persist." The IEA...

Fed Plans To Release Sweeping Bank‑Capital Rule By Late March: Top Regulator Authored by Andrew Moran via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Long-awaited banking regulation—also known as the Basel III Endgame framework—will be released next month, said the Federal Reserve’s top banking regulator. Michelle Bowman, vice chair for supervision of the Federal Reserve Board, in Washington on July 22, 2025. Ken Cedeno/Reuters Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman, appearing at a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Feb. 26, confirmed that regulators are expected to release an updated Basel III proposal at the...