‘You’re Going To See a Lot More’: Trump Threatens More Attacks on Iranian Tankers

President Trump on Thursday threatened “leakers” with jail time over reports about dwindling US military stockpiles as a result of the Iran war, and claimed the US had plenty of munitions available. “The US has massive amounts of ‘munitions,’ especially of certain types. Additionally, large amounts are being manufactured and shipped to the US as […]

Futures Rise, Oil Drops As Market Prices In Iran Deal For Yet Another Day Futures rebounded from the post-FOMC selloff, and oil prices fell as Trump signed the Iran MOU two days early to end the war in the Middle East (in the symbolic Palace of Versailles of all place) and some energy shipments began to transit the Strait of Hormuz. As usual, tech led the parade higher. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures were up 0.6%, but off overnight session highs, partly unwinding a more than 1% decline after Kevin Warsh signaled the...

The Sunday peace deal announcement between the United States and Iran saw a relative reduction in the amount of Israeli killings in Lebanon on Monday, along with Israeli officials vowing they would neither end the Lebanon war nor withdraw from Lebanese territory. Tuesday points to the war beginning to return to the status quo, with […]