"Seeds Of Political Change": Nomura Sees Europe Lurching Right, And Markets Are Fine With It

Goldman Highlights Global Nuclear Progress Across SMRs And The Fuel Chain March saw the submission of multiple construction permits for new reactors, while new designs like India's thorium reactor, obtained their first criticality. Microreactors in the US also progressed through DOE regulatory pathways as they approach a criticality deadline in July.  Last month also saw multiple headlines in the US across the nuclear fuel chain. Uranium pricing in the spot market was relatively flat after the significant pullback in February. GS updated their uranium supply demand model to account for some...

Bus-Bomb Plot By Marxist 'Mad Max' Foiled Ahead Of Trump-Backed Colombian President's Inauguration Less than a week after Colombian authorities blamed a Marxist-Leninist terrorist group for detonating a truck bomb outside police headquarters in the border city of Cúcuta, injuring 11 officers, security forces intercepted a bus carrying a massive bomb. The local outlet Blu Radio reported that an intelligence operation by the National Police thwarted a "terrorist attack" when authorities intercepted a bus carrying 1,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate in Santander de Quilichao, about 30 miles from Cali. President-elect Abelardo de...

The Fed Will Invent New Inflation Numbers Out Of Thin Air Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance The Federal Reserve is rapidly approaching the point where every available option becomes politically toxic, economically destructive, or both. Inflation remains stuck around 3.8% CPI, well above the Fed’s stated 2% target, and that number alone should theoretically eliminate any serious discussion of aggressive easing. Treasury yields are rising as bond investors demand compensation for persistent inflation, uncontrolled fiscal deficits, and the growing realization that Washington’s debt load is becoming increasingly unstable. The American consumer, meanwhile, is clearly running on...