They're Telling Us A Major War Is Coming...

One Day Until Trump's Self‑Imposed 5-Day Deadline On Iran But Markets Appear Increasingly Numb By Molly Schwartz, Cross Asset Macro Strategist at Rabobank More persistent inflation Yesterday, Iran rejected the US-proposed 15-point plan, instead laying out its own conditions in a 5-point plan; (1) halt the killing of Iranian officials; (2) means to make sure no other war is wage against it; (3) reparations for the war; (4) an end to all hostilities; and (5) Iran’s “exercise of sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.” The probability that Washington would accept these terms in...

The ceasefire in Lebanon seems as tenuous as ever, with Israeli troops carrying out a flurry of strikes across southern Lebanon, leaving at least 14 people dead and 31 others wounded, and bringing the overall death toll since the Israeli invasion began to 3,666 killed. The largest number of casualties reported were in the city […]

Crestfallen Commie Mamdani Abandons Planned Property Tax Hike On New Yorkers Looks like NYC's communist mayor has had second thoughts about extracting more taxes by raising New Yorkers' property taxes - something he vowed to do to help close a two-year deficit. According to Bloomberg, the decision to drop the tax hike will be included in Mamdani's executive budget released today, which will mark the latest version of his spending plan for the fiscal year beginning July 1.  This is separate from a tax on second homes (the so-called pied-à-terre) that was initiated by...