Japan Breaks The 'Debt Causes Inflation' Narrative

I spent the past weekend as a participant in the annual Ron Paul Institute conference that takes place in the Washington area, in northern Virginia. This year the theme was “Front Row at the Revolution” and the circa 500 attendees that filled the Hilton Hotel ballroom certainly got what the gathering’s theme sought to deliver. The outstanding list of […]

Powerful Explosion Rocks Aleppo Ammo Depot In Latest Mystery Blast A terrifying blast erupted outside the major northern Syrian city of Aleppo overnight, which caused area residents to evacuate their homes, and with sustained explosions visible for miles around. The explosion happened at an army base in an outlying town, injuring at least four people, after which a series of blasts persisted, which unleashed shrapnel across the area. State media outlet SANA later cited Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management which indicated an ammunition depot was detonated. Amid local evacuations, emergency crews were...

Futures Wobble After AI Bloodbath As Brent Hits $114, France Braces For Moody's US futures are lower, erasing a modest overnight bounce, as markets scramble after Thursday's violent AI liquidation while oil rises again: Brent hit the highest level since May after the Houthis fired another missile at Riyadh and an IRGC official declared traffic of "illicit" vessels through Hormuz "completely stopped" (contradicted by a Bloomberg headline just minutes prior), while Thursday's haven bid fades; as a result Treasuries give back part of their biggest rally in more than two...