And neither slows down China...

...the bottleneck for THAAD production isn't money... the real bottleneck is physical production capacity - factories, skilled labor, rocket motors, electronics, and the critical minerals needed to build the interceptors.

• Iranian FM Araghchi said the MoU with the US is in effect and that Tehran wants to return to a peaceful solution, and added that Iran is not interested in continuing the conflict and looks forward to returning to a diplomatic solution.
• US equity futures gain, with the NQ outperforming following reports of a potential Intel-SK Hynix deal.
• DXY flat; GBP saw two-way price action as headline CPI returns above 3%.
• Fixed income benchmarks mixed; USTs await the FOMC policy announcement.

New tax rules and high-profile arrivals are giving Athens a foothold in global finance.

For years, the right across the West has noted that mass immigration has been a boon for left-wing parties, which are essentially importing a new voting base. Sweden's latest election appears to once again affirm this view...

Paris plan is a "reckless" policy...

The 'Russia did it' attribution landed in the last stretch of the Saxony-Anhalt campaign...

The Bank of England ​is set to announce this week that it will stop selling long-dated government bonds which ‌have been hit by a global selloff in debt markets, potentially freeing up some cash for finance minister John Healey.

Merz's future looks increasingly uncertain, with upcoming elections serving as a major test as to whether he can continue to lead the country...

Engineers still salvaging what they can from the two other battered zones & across the wider Emirati region.

Protester: "Even with the world sanctioning Assad, prices never reached this level."

"Momentum leadership is changing" and "we expect this prolonged selloff in the AI complex to have lasting impact in the makeup of momentum and as this trend continues, momentum will start decoupling from AI." - Goldman

condemns incident as an attempt to frighten worshippers and harm civilians...