Europe's Von der Leyen Wants To Put Private Bank Deposits Under State Direction

Russia Tightens Secrecy On Energy Exports Authored by Charles Kennedy via Oilprice.com, Refinery production figures, export contracts and tanker routes are now off-limits to public reporting in Russia, under a decree Putin signed Monday, Reuters reported. The Kremlin points to unfriendly actions by Washington and its allies as the reason, and the restrictions took effect on signing, with the government given 10 days to define exactly which product codes are covered. Data on refining volumes at Russian plants is now restricted, along with contract details, including product names, quantities, prices, buyers, sellers,...

Recent weeks have seen the number of new casualties in the ongoing Israeli invasion of Lebanon slow to a relatively low level, but Thursday marked an increase in operations and led to growing concerns that once again the IDF was preparing to escalate the conflict. Demolition operations were carried out in Ebel al-Saqi, a village […]

TACO Vs TAW: Fade This (Equity) Rally Authored by Peter Tchir via Academy Securities, Ceasefire? The U.S., via Pakistan, and apparently consistent with negotiations being carried out by Witkoff and Kushner, has delivered a 15 point agreement for a ceasefire. Markets responded with oil down (Brent futures, at 5:30 am are back down below $100, from a high of $105 on Tuesday). Stock futures and treasuries are rebounding as well (even the 2-year, after the drubbing it took after yesterday’s auction noticeable for an absence of “direct” bids). Many of the Polymarket Strait of Hormuz “prediction”...