The Bond Selloff Isn't Fiscal Armageddon, It's The End Of A Decade Of Financial Repression; Deutsche Bank

A senior Iranian official said the two sides remain far from a potential deal after US and Iranian officials held their first known indirect talks since the ceasefire collapsed in July. A senior Iranian official said on Wednesday that Tehran was reviewing Washington’s response to its peace proposals, but significant differences remain. The remarks followed […]

Report Says Cuba Mobilizing Militias As U.S. Invasion Fears On The Rise Weeks after Cuba's leader warned that any U.S. military action against the communist-controlled Caribbean island nation would be a "bloodbath" and risk destabilizing the region, local media reported that the regime had begun handing out weapons to ordinary citizens. Other reports, however, dispute that claim and suggest Havana is instead mobilizing its territorial militias. Either way, the signal is hard to ignore: Cuba is shifting into a higher defensive posture. Venezuelan news outlet Diario Versión Final reports: The Havana government...