It's hard to take a joke when our entire economy and financial system is the joke.

The EU is on the brink of a sovereign debt crisis.... climate policy, overregulation and state intervention are paralyzing the European economy. Ursula von der Leyen odders a solution: the activation of EU citizens’ bank deposits by government decree.

"Another rocket. Another step toward independent access to space..."

The forces encouraging yields to move upwards are unlikely to disappear but at least we’re in the ballpark of normal again...

"Thus, the populist BSW, with its 5 seats, has a key role to play in the upcoming coalition negotiations as potential kingmakers." 

• Yemeni Houthis confirm that they hit a Saudi Aramco oil refinery and targeted an air base in retaliation for recent Saudi strikes.
• Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on US goods took effect as scheduled, while US President Trump called for a halt to US sales of Bombardier aircraft.
• US equity futures trade lower as participants return from holiday; Novartis suffers after key drug misses primary endpoints.
• USD helped by higher energy prices; JPY continues to firm, helped by strong growth and wage data.

Even the mainstream US media is increasingly turning against him...

"What fear is there in the population that we may have underestimated?"

...he had 330 million reasons to abandon blighty...

Brent crude reaches 6-week high...

Indefinitely perpetuating the Ukrainian Conflict through these means indefinitely delays the full implementation of the US' planned "Pivot (back) to (East) Asia"...

"The automotive industry faces significant challenges, with technological change amidst intense competition and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty."

Greenland's icecap is doing just fine... It's still much larger than it has been for most of the last 10,000 years and if it is shrinking at all, it is doing so no faster than a century ago.

• Iran warned that economic warfare will be met with a maritime exclusion zone from the Persian Gulf to the blockade perimeter, and said it has the ability to strike ships participating in the US blockade.
• Yemeni forces reportedly launched ballistic missile and drone attacks on targets in Saudi Arabia, including around Khamis Mushait, Abha airport and King Khalid Airbase.
• Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on US goods took effect as scheduled, while US President Trump called for a halt to US sales of Bombardier aircraft.

“The value rotation in Asia is set to expand and extend as semiconductor’s downtrend is not yet finished. The market has clearly entered a new phase as funds will favor those names with solid growth and track records.”

Abdullah Muhaysini, a Salafi-jihadi cleric from Saudi Arabia, was frequently seen on camera directing young suicide bombers in Syria...