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Watch Live: Fed Chair Warsh Explains Why He Hiked Rates Into Stagflation The FOMC just (unanimously) hiked rates for the first time since July 2023 despite recent inflation prints slowing... Additionally, recent macro surprises are clearly signaling stagflation - the central banker's nemesis... So, a hike for credibility... but Warsh’s biggest challenge will be communicating his outlook without reverting to forward guidance, even as markets seek clarity on whether today’s likely move is one-and-done, or the start of a broader tightening cycle. With investors forced to extract more signal from his language, the press...

Norway Wants To Lead A "Viking Bloc" For Containing Russia In Northern Europe Authored by Andrew Korybko, It can simultaneously threaten Russia along the increasingly interconnected Arctic and Baltic fronts. Russian Ambassador to Norway Nikolai Korchunov gave a brief interview to TASS about bilateral relations. He warned that Norway is integrating new NATO members Sweden and Finland into the bloc’s regional plans. More American military bases and NATO facilities are opening up there too. To make matters worse, 32,500 troops from 14 NATO countries in last March’s “Cold Response” military drills in Norway and Finland’s northern regions, which...

More than 200 US troops have been wounded in the Middle East since the US and Israel launched the war with Iran on February 28, a US Central Command spokesman said on Monday, as the conflict continues to rage across the region. CENTCOM spokesman Capt. Tim Hawkins told The Washington Post that US troops have […]