About 38% of consumers reported that high prices were weighing down their living standards, up from 33% who said so last month...

There seems to be an enormous disconnect between what is actually happening in the real economy and the economic narrative that they are constantly pushing. 

"The BHP proposal is opportunistic and fails to value Anglo American's prospects..." 

The LGBT Equality Index ranks Palestine as 192nd worst out of 197 countries...

...just days after they got the cash from Biden.

 

Inflation is more stubborn than most expected.

“We have a precarious situation where the earnings of a few big companies are driving sentiment on the entire market. We have seen a bit of volatility driven by earnings as well as rate decreases being priced out and that’s likely to continue.”

What exactly did the Fed fix?

"As Ukraine gains more capabilities for the long-range fight . . . its ability to continue deep operations will become a feature."

Andrzej Duda inadvertently vindicated those Russian observers who long suspected that this transport megaproject right outside of Warsaw had dual military purposes, thus proving that they were right about Poland’s real plans all along...

...this appeal could delay lower court proceedings in President Trump’s Washington trial as well as his cases in Georgia and Florida.

JPMorgan said it faced "certain and irreparable harm"...

"We temporarily asked all of our employees at corporate and in-restaurants to select another protein option for their meals to preserve our supply."

Unstoppable commodities...

So far this is just a "normal" bounce post the sell off.

In a move that could reshape Europe's energy landscape, the European Commission is poised to propose new sanctions targeting Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports.

Very strong AI datapoints over the past 24 hours