Trump Signs Sweeping Russia Sanctions Bill Into Law, Shrugging Off Kremlin

Iranian Gasoline Shortages Grow As US Blockade Bites Propaganda has always been a problem when it comes to the fog of war.  The internet and social media add a new dimension to the confusion as conflicting information is allowed to spread like wildfire using civilians and media outlets as tools for propagation. The lack of confirmation is exploited, often by both sides, and the truth becomes lost in the mire.  That said, the facts on the ground will eventually see the light regardless of spin.  In the case of the war in...

From Forward Guidance To Market Guidance: Warsh's Reflexive Wrecking Ball? Authored by Nohshad Shah, Citadel Securities EMEA Head of Fixed Income, The Fed sounds hawkish... but markets are testing the reaction function Chair Warsh was unequivocal that there is “no soft inflation target”, that five-plus years of above-target inflation cannot be cured by nine weeks of better data, and that this Fed “will not waver”. Yet despite that language…and three members preferring an immediate hike…the FOMC again declined to move. Warsh instead repeatedly highlighted the large rise in nominal and real Treasury yields since June,...

Estradiol Hormone Patch Shortage Strains Pharmacies After Warning Lifted Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, Some U.S. pharmacies are scrambling to fill estradiol transdermal patch prescriptions as demand for the menopause treatment continues to soar following the Trump administration’s decision to remove what it determined was an outdated cancer warning. “Manufacturers have been unable to provide sufficient supply of hormone replacement therapies [HRT] over the last several weeks,” CVS pharmacy spokeswoman Roslyn Guarino told The Epoch Times March 9. In November, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) started the process of...