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SNEAK PEEK — Why Tether’s investment in the Twenty One Capital spac is a stabilization play. — What if Xi fails? Xi’s grip on
This is a guest post by Bruce Packard, a former banking equity analyst turned financial columnist. In this piece, Packard examines the collapse of AIM-listed
SNEAK PEEK — Will India and Pakistan’s conflict escalate into a full-blown war? — Damning testimony by Israeli spy chief lays bare deep faultlines at the heart of
It happened exactly like in the opening of an apocalypse movie. Chaos crept in slowly – then all at once. I was enduring the gym’s
SNEAK PEEK — How central bank gold swaps may be linked to the current rally. — Why Elon’s Robotaxi dreams lack basis in economic
SNEAK PEEK — US-Iran nuclear talks appear to be progressing adequately, with fascinating consequences. — The Serbian/Srpskan kerfuffle is plodding along mysteriously. — The discovery of a
SNEAK PEEK — How Trump’s tariffs could turn China’s grey markets into America’s secret weapon. — The ECB is panicking about the rise of
SNEAK PEEK — Why the 90-day pause and exemptions on U.S. tariffs don’t represent capitulation but are rather classic “art of the deal”. **(Updated)**
Greetings subscribers, I’m actually off on Easter school hoildays this week, but before I turn to family matters I thought I would jot down a
SNEAK PEEK — THE ULTIMATE MAGA TARIFF Q&A: You’ve seen the mainstream take on Trumpian tariffs. We answer all your questions about the counter
Yes, don’t laugh. But this coming Palm Sunday, as Christians around the world mark the day Jesus drove the moneylenders from the temple, a different
SNEAK PEEK — Why the two most salient agreements that could emerge from talks between Germany’s CDU and SPD do not mean what you