Morgan McSweeney has given evidence to MPs about Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador. Prime Minister Keir Starmer's former top aide described finding out about the closeness of Mandelson's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein as…
Discomfort from closure of the Strait is slowly amplifying. The US 10yr break-even inflation rate is edging towards 2.5%. Far from catastrophic, but if it were to break above, it would be a growing problem, for both Treasuries and the…
rises modestly ahead of this week’s ECB rate decision. is in wait-and-see mode ahead of central bank meetings.DAX Rises Modestly Ahead of this Week’s ECB Rate Decision and Despite Oil Prices RisingThe DAX, together with European…
Another data center-related stock that beat this week was Comfort Systems (FIX), which announced that its first-quarter revenue rose 56.8% to $2.87 billion compared to $1.83 billion in the same quarter a year ago. Also notable in the…
Most people don’t think about liquidity until it’s gone. By the time equities are falling and risk assets are getting repriced, the plumbing has often been tightening for weeks. The question is what to watch on the way in.
This piece is…
US police say the suspected gunman at the White House correspondents' dinner had multiple weapons on him when he charged a security checkpoint.Surveillance video released by Donald Trump shows the suspect running past metal detectors as…
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has described the rollout of malaria vaccines across Africa as the fastest in its history, signalling a critical moment in the fight against one of the continent's deadliest diseases. 25 countries in Africa…
Every few years, someone discovers that the United States government owes a very large amount of dollars and concludes that Rome is about to fall. A recent piece in RealClearMarkets by Nash, Thomas, Lang, and Rastin does exactly this.…