Merz Warns Right-Wing Victory Will Hurt Germany, But Nomura Says Investors Aren't Buying It

24 States To Sue US Postal Service Over Mail-In Ballot Restrictions When did "election integrity" become such a contentious issue in the US?  Perhaps it was election night in November 2020 when Joe Biden and the Democrats received an impressive "hockey stick" spike in votes after most Americans went to bed.  Most of these votes came from absentee mail-in ballots, an event which inflated Joe Biden's numbers to 81.2 million - The greatest number of votes any candidate has ever received in US history. That's right, the candidate who was rarely...

Traders Are Shorting Oil As If The Hormuz Crisis Is Over Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, Oil traders are increasingly betting on lower prices, with short positions in Brent crude tripling since late March despite the loss of roughly 13 million bpd of supply from the Middle East. Physical market fundamentals are tightening rapidly, as global inventories have fallen by about 250 million barrels and key storage hubs like Cushing are approaching critically low levels. Analysts warn the market may be underestimating supply risks, with even a reopening of the Strait of...