THE GREAT DEBASEMENT / MACLEOD FINANCE

The great debasement It was happening anyway, but the attack on Iran has brought forward the collapse of the fiat currency system. The key t...

IRAN EARNS OIL WINDFALL AS U.S. TURNS BLIND EYE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Iran earns oil windfall as US turns blind eye Treasury secretary Scott Bessent says White House is prepared to tolerate the trade to avoid s...

DONALD TRUMP WARNS NATO FACES "VERY BAD FUTURE" IF ALLIES FAIL TO HELP U.S. IN IRAN / THE FINNACIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Donald Trump warns Nato faces ‘very bad future’ if allies fail to help US in Iran US president tells the FT in an interview that China summi...

THE IRAN WAR MAY BE ABOUT TO ESCALATE / THE ECONOMIST

Hormuz spillovers The Iran war may be about to escalate Gulf states could join the conflict Photograph: AP FORGET REGIME change, a nuclear d...

A DANGEROUS PLAYBOOK IS BEING REVIVED FOR THE GIANT HOUSING AGENCIES / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

A dangerous playbook is being revived for the giant US housing agencies Increased buying of mortgage securities by Freddie Mac and Fannie Ma...

INEQUALITY WILL MAKE THE NEXT PANDEMIC WORSE / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Inequality Will Make the Next Pandemic Worse Crowded living conditions, frontline occupations, and poverty all fuel the spread of pandemics,...