The head of the RAF says the UK faces "unprecedented threats" from adversaries in space, as a new unit is created to defend Britain's satellites. Continue Reading »

The arrivals of two unescorted migrant boats mark the first uncontrolled landings recorded in the UK since 2025. Continue Reading »

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Masoud Pezeshkian's defiant speech to the UN comes after the US president threatened to "annihilate" Iran if a peace deal is not agreed soon. Continue Reading »

Daniel Thomas, known to his supporters as Danny Tommo, livestreamed a video of the alleged incident. Continue Reading »

Government debt costs leaped higher Wednesday, the product of multiple factors. Continue Reading »

The DOJ on Tuesday night cited national security concerns in justifying President Trump's ban of MS NOW, CNN and Politico from the White House. Continue Reading »

Trump’s meeting with Xi comes as U.S. automakers and lawmakers push to keep restrictions on Chinese vehicles and manufacturers. Continue Reading »

Altman is one of several tech executives who's argued that AI companies should temper the pace of AI development in order to manage potential risks. Continue Reading »

A diesel export ban would provide only brief relief before prices start to rise again as refiners cut production, experts say. Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Dylan GAMBA © 2026 AFP Les forces des autorités rebelles du Tigré ont pris mercredi le contrôle des aéroports de cet Etat régional et affrontent l'armée fédérale éthiopienne dans l'Etat régional voisin de l'Afar notamment, faisant ressurgir le spectre d'une nouvelle guerre à grande échelle dans le nord de l'Ethiopie.L'Union européenne et l'Union africaine, marraine de l'accord de paix, ont appelé en soirée, en des termes identiques, à une "désescalade immédiate". "Le respect du droit humanitaire international est impératif et non négociable", a souligné Bruxelles, s'inquiétant d'une "dégradation rapide de la situation".Un accord signé à Pretoria a mis fin en 2022 à deux ans d'une guerre extrêmement meurtrière et destructrice entre le gouvernement fédéral du Premier ministre Abiy Ahmed et le Front de libération du peuple du Tigré (TPLF), formation politique qui a longtemps gouverné l'Ethiopie et dirige de fait le Tigré.Les tensions ont ressurgi ces derniers mois: le TPLF n'est plus autorisé en Ethiopie depuis 2025 et Addis Abeba l'accuse de gouverner illégitimement le Tigré. Les deux camps ont massé des troupes des deux côtés de la frontière régionale, des combats les ont déjà opposées début 2026, et des drones éthiopiens ont visé une dizaine ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2026 AFP Onze personnes ont été tuées par deux assaillants qui ont attaqué une maison à Durban, dans l'est de l'Afrique du Sud, a annoncé mercredi le Premier ministre de la province du KwaZulu-Natal, Thamsanqa Ntuli.En Afrique du Sud, les armes à feu, détenues légalement ou illégalement, sont largement répandues et les fusillades fréquentes, notamment sur fond de rivalités entre gangs et de concurrence entre acteurs de l'économie parallèle."Les victimes, dont une femme enceinte, étaient rassemblées dans une maison peu avant 23H00 (21H00 GMT mardi) quand des assaillants armés ont fait irruption sur les lieux et ont ouvert le feu", a-t-il dit à l'AFP.Trois autres personnes ont survécu à l'attaque à KwaMakhutha, une commune située au sud de Durban, a indiqué la police.Le mobile de l'attaque n'était pas connu dans l'immédiat.La police a lancé une opération de 72 heures pour retrouver et interpeller les auteurs de l'attaque. "Il n'y a pas de place dans nos communautés pour de tels actes. La police doit agir avec fermeté, mobiliser tous les moyens disponibles et poursuivre les responsables jusqu'à ... Continue Reading »

Par Demet Korkmaz TV5 JWPlayer Field Oubliez l'Intelligence Artificielle, Donald Trump préfère parler de "Super Intelligence". Mais ce n'est pas seulement une question de vocabulaire. La raison est aussi économique. C'est ce que nous explique Demet Korkmaz dans 64 éco. TV5 JWPlayer Field Oubliez l'Intelligence Artificielle, Donald Trump préfère parler de "Super Intelligence". Mais ce n'est pas seulement une question de vocabulaire. La raison est aussi économique. C'est ce que nous explique Demet Korkmaz dans 64 éco. Continue Reading »

Par Florent Crebessegues TV5 JWPlayer Field Les Marocains votent ce 23 septembre dans un contexte économique et social difficile. Les électeurs sont appelés aux urnes pour élire leurs 395 députés. TV5 JWPlayer Field Les Marocains votent ce 23 septembre dans un contexte économique et social difficile. Les électeurs sont appelés aux urnes pour élire leurs 395 députés. Continue Reading »

Par Alexandre Malesson TV5 JWPlayer Field Après des mois de fortes tensions un accord a été signé ce mardi 22 septembre par le président américain Donald Trump, la Première ministre du Danemark Mette Frederiksen et le Premier ministre du Groenland Jens-Frederik Nielsen. Que contient-il ?  TV5 JWPlayer Field Après des mois de fortes tensions un accord a été signé ce mardi 22 septembre par le président américain Donald Trump, la Première ministre du Danemark Mette Frederiksen et le Premier ministre du Groenland Jens-Frederik Nielsen. Que contient-il ?  Continue Reading »

Germany’s Axel Springer is granting its highest award to Palantir founder Peter Thiel, in a celebration of the globalist surveillance state Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

RT’s America Now examines NATO research involving fake profiles, targeted ads and purchased social media engagement Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Journalism must remain independent and prioritize verification and accountability to retain public trust, Khairul Alam has told RT Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Russia will not allow Ukraine’s European backers to pause the conflict so Kiev can rearm, Sergey Lavrov has told the UN Security Council Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

An ambitious summit in Ukraine promised a new era for the Carpathians. Why did Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic keep their distance? Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

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Big Beautiful Bill Starting to Bite... (Top headline, 5th story, link) Related stories:10-year yield leaps to 19-year high...Mortgage rates surge above 7%...MCDONALD'S CEO: HIGH INFLATION HERE TO STAY...POLL: Trump approval hits lowest of career... Continue Reading »

The ruling seals six years of legal battles after Weinstein’s initial conviction for sexually assaulting TV assistant. Continue Reading »

Experts warn the UN faces crises of funding, relevance, and Security Council gridlock. Continue Reading »

Manchester United's debt remains over 1 billion pounds ($1.3bn) despite record revenues that are unable to prevent loss. Continue Reading »

A star-studded opening to AFCON 2027 qualifying sees Real Madrid's Yan Diomande lead Ivory Coast against depleted Ghana. Continue Reading »

Ukrainian president urges world leaders to keep choking Russia's revenues to impede its war efforts. Continue Reading »

Col. A., a veteran fighter pilot and former Ramat David Air Base commander, says civilian-risk assessments are built into every stage of strike planning and disputes the documentary’s claim that an attack was approved despite an estimated toll of 500 civilians Continue Reading »

Police say the 24-year-old Nablus resident was driving a stolen car when he struck a cyclist near Herzliya beach; officers arrested him at the scene and found an ignition computer, hammer and window-smashing tools inside the vehicle after the crash Continue Reading »

Trump says Tehran wants to make a deal to end the war and claims direct contact; US again bars Abbas from New York as Axios reports Trump will meet Gulf leaders on postwar plans Continue Reading »

Yom Kippur’s empty roads can be deceptive: crashes still occur, especially before and after the fast as traffic patterns shift rapidly, with many victims children and teens Continue Reading »

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles says she is cancer-free after six months of breast cancer treatment, thanking her doctors and Trump for his 'unwavering support' Continue Reading »

President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country would not give up its civilian nuclear program, but left the door opened for diplomacy with the United States. Continue Reading »

The home of Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham has joined rival networks in suspending its coverage of pooled presidential events. Continue Reading »

The compromise, if confirmed, would be the latest in a string of cybersecurity failures at the F.B.I., which said it was investigating the matter. Continue Reading »

Despite the rivalry between the United States and China, President Trump has repeatedly found ways to give President Xi Jinping of China a pass, portraying him more as a personal friend than a competitor. Continue Reading »

As Xi Jinping visits President Trump in Washington, his country lags behind the United States on A.I. development in key areas — but Beijing has advantages elsewhere. Continue Reading »

The Chinese upstart says it has trained high-performing AI models cheaply, without using the most advanced chips. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek, SoFi and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek is called “amazing and impressive” despite working with less-advanced chips. Continue Reading »

The LinkedIn co-founder is starting Manas AI with “The Emperor of All Maladies” author Siddhartha Mukherjee. Continue Reading »

Apps can add flexibility and freshness to your routine. Just try not to get injured. Continue Reading »

Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage releases was broken. Continue Reading »

Troubles at Vanke raise questions about the continued spread of the property crisis and whether the Chinese state will step in. Continue Reading »

Some of the women were held alone for extended periods and spent eight months in tunnels, an Israeli medical official said. Continue Reading »

The alliance mounted its first coordinated response to a suspected sabotage campaign against critical infrastructure after another cable was severed in the Baltic Sea. Continue Reading »

Residents of Goma reported gunfire and shelling after rebels overran Congolese troops. U.N. officials estimated that more than one million displaced people were now inside the city. Continue Reading »

It’s a sign that White House officials are trying to stem frustrations from battleground and farm-state Republicans ahead of the November election. Continue Reading »

The memo comes at a key time for Rep. Mike Collins. Continue Reading »

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A broad offensive against Democrats could further alienate lawmakers the industry may soon need to revive its agenda. Continue Reading »

His comments follow Senate candidates Ashley Hinson and Mike Rogers breaking from Trump on the conflict, as GOP panic grows over high prices. Continue Reading »

The memo comes at a pivotal point for his Senate campaign as he works to convince GOP leaders and outside groups that he can narrow Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff’s lead. Continue Reading »

The leading congressional progressives would establish severe penalties for companies or individuals that seek to develop advanced AI outside federal oversight. Continue Reading »

Carter, the current vice chair, has long been the favorite to take over the powerful caucus next term. Continue Reading »

Sen. Chuck Grassley may go to the floor and force a colleague to register opposition if he can’t reach consensus. Continue Reading »

Senate Majority Leader John Thune hasn’t made a call yet about cutting the session short to get lawmakers back on the campaign trail or keeping them in Washington to try and address growing voter unease. Continue Reading »

Xi Jinping’s growing diplomatic muscle may leave President Donald Trump with a less flexible negotiating position when the leaders meet Thursday. Continue Reading »

There were subtle indications among the world’s leaders that while Trump must still be reckoned with, some are going their own way. Continue Reading »

The Iran war has boosted China’s clean energy exports and strengthened its leverage in global energy markets, giving China little incentive to yield to President Donald Trump’s demands. Continue Reading »

President Donald Trump said another meeting would be scheduled for the “very near future.” Continue Reading »

The British delegation said the Hong Kong dissident could live in the United Kingdom, a person familiar with the situation said. Continue Reading »

President Donald Trump's approval rating has taken a noticeable step backward after more than a month of gains, according to a new national poll, while Democrats opened a double-digit advantage on a key midterm election question. The results arrive as New Jersey voters prepare for another high-stakes election cycle and political leaders on both sides of the aisle look toward 2027 statewide contests. Continue Reading »

A New York judge on Wednesday sentenced Harvey Weinstein to 15 years in prison, marking the latest chapter in the tangled legal saga of the disgraced Hollywood mogul. Weinstein was convicted by a jury last year of one count of criminal sexual act for forcing oral sex on "Project Runway" production assistant Miriam Haley two decades ago. After three criminal trials in New York, over the course of six years, the single count involving Haley is Weinstein's only remaining conviction in the state. His legal team plans to appeal. Continue Reading »

Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 15 years on Wednesday after being convicted of sexually assaulting former TV production assistant Miriam Haley in 2006 at his Manhattan apartment. Haley appeared in court on Wednesday morning and delivered a victim impact statement. Continue Reading »

Convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein grovelled for "mercy" during his sentencing in a Manhattan courtroom Wednesday — where prosecutors revealed his alleged plot to pay a podcaster $1.75 million to smear his victims. The decrepit 74-year-old ex-Miramax mogul had no visible reaction as Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Curtis Farber slapped him with 15 years behind bars, calling Weinstein a "sexual predator" who took advantage of his "insatiable appetite for sexual dominance." "I am not a perfect person. I am a person who has made mistakes," the disgraced Hollywood honcho claimed, before learning his fate on his 2025 conviction for sexually assaulting former TV production assistant Miriam "Mimi" Haley two decades ago. Continue Reading »

This cannot be real life, but it is: a lesbian bar, Last Ditch Bar and Arts Venue, in Greenfield, Massachusetts, relaxed its masking rules on August 31, and all hell broke loose. You think you're reading a parody, but no. The owner was accused of being ableist and, at worst, a pure eugenicist. Some hoped the establishment would be firebombed for putting the immunocompromised at risk. The online mob beat down the bar into issuing an apology, but that poured more fuel on the fire. Why? Because it didn't provide a way for the visually impaired to read it — I'm not kidding. It started with three women at the helm, though only one, Jackie Matellian, remains. The bar was struggling to stay afloat, so they decided to relax this masking rule, in concert with the state's gay Chamber of Commerce, which I had no idea existed. It was meant to draw more customers... Continue Reading »

The August 31 Instagram post from Last Ditch Bar and Arts Venue, a lesbian bar in Greenfield, was upbeat, teasing a new DJ lineup and a volunteer meetup. But partway down the rainbow-hued post labeled "UPDATES!" was a sentence that would splinter the queer community in this small Pioneer Valley city and beyond. "It is with love we inform our immunocompromised disabled divas we will be opening Saturday nights as mask optional," wrote Last Ditch. Previously, patrons were required to wear a well-fitted KN-95 mask "or better" at all times... Continue Reading »

'Last Ditch Bar' made Saturday nights mask-optional from 31 August, while keeping masks required on other days. The change was reportedly intended to boost business after financial strain. In a social media announcement on 31 August, the venue wrote: "It is with love we inform our immunocompromised disabled divas we will be opening Saturday nights as mask optional." The decision prompted anger from some members of the local queer community, including calls to boycott... Continue Reading »

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Saturday night, Ukraine attacked the Kapotnya refinery in Moscow. At a time when the supply chain is already stretched, the news is extremely unwelcome. Here are some things we can do to mitigate increased energy costs. If you have bothered to fill up a diesel tank lately you cannot help but notice that things have gotten really expensive. Diesel is selling at all-time highs, with the national average about $6.30 per gallon. California is even worse, averaging $8.00 per gallon. Ships, trucks, and trains rely heavily on diesel and if it gets more expensive, nearly everything else does. Continue Reading »

With diesel regularly notching up record highs, President Donald Trump has called for a temporary ban on exports of the fuel from the United States. He was reminded that several Republican senators had called for a diesel export ban at the U.N. during a joint press conference with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. "Well, I've called for that too. I've said, let's not send out the diesel," Trump said on Sept. 22... Continue Reading »

The number of U.S. military fatalities linked to the Iran war has increased to 19 after the death of a female officer, it has been reported. The service member had a fatal medical emergency while flying to Saudi Arabia on a military flight, an unnamed defense official told the military publication Task & Purpose... Continue Reading »

As GLP-1s grow in popularity, so do the lawsuits against drugmakers for the health risks associated with taking them. More recent lawsuits against Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk allege the companies' weight-loss drugs cause permanent eye damage. What the complaints say The lawsuits claim GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound, Mounjaro and Trulicity can lead to a specific condition called non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, or NAION. The condition can cause vision changes and loss that can quickly result in blindness. The complaints allege Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk knew their products could cause NAION but failed to warn users by not putting the risk on GLP-1 labels... Continue Reading »

From this day forward, a new vision will govern our land," President Donald Trump declared in his inaugural address in January 2017. "From this moment on, it's going to be America First." An insular, populist nationalism, coupled with an antipathy toward globalist ideas and institutions, became the central theme and the clarion call of both his terms in the White House. President Trump has spent considerable energy lambasting the United Nations, an institution the United States helped create 80 years ago and has shaped ever since. He has derided it as an "unelected, unaccountable, global bureaucracy," and little more than "a talking shop."... Continue Reading »

By his mid-30s, John Green had done pretty well for himself. His debut novel, Looking for Alaska, had won a prestigious award for young adult literature. He and his brother, Hank, had launched a popular YouTube channel, where they regularly posted videos about their lives. With their combined incomes, Green and his wife were able to cobble together a living, buying a house and starting a family in Indianapolis. And then, in 2012, he published The Fault In Our Stars. "The week that book came out, it sold more copies than all of my previous books had sold in hardcover combined," Green recalled in a recent interview with the Guardian podcast Stateside with Kai and Carter... Continue Reading »

The United States was set on Tuesday to sign an agreement about Greenland, the Arctic island that has been one of President Trump's obsessions. Mr. Trump said last week that after months of negotiations between the United States, Denmark and Greenland, a semiautonomous Danish territory, his administration had reached a deal to expand the U.S. security presence on the island. Continue Reading »

U.S President Donald Trump has confirmed that the United States will build two military bases on Greenland as part of the deal he signed Tuesday with the leaders of the Arctic island and Denmark. During a signing ceremony at the United Nations, Mr. Trump had nothing but praise for Greenland and his two counterparts − Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen of Greenland and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. Continue Reading »

The U.S., Denmark and Greenland formally signed President Donald Trump's new Greenland security agreement on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly Tuesday, cementing permanent U.S. military rights on the strategically vital Arctic island after months of negotiations over Trump's push for greater American control. Trump, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark and Prime Minister Jens-Frederick Nielsen of Greenland met Tuesday morning for a trilateral signing ceremony, where the three parties praised each other's defense cooperation over the past 75 years, through World War II and the Cold War. Continue Reading »

As Xi Jinping arrives in the United States this week for a state visit, China's advances in artificial intelligence will be in the air. Less discussed: China's economy in its worst shape in decades. Continue Reading »

Stanford's Residential & Dining Enterprises (R&DE) has come under fire after using artificial intelligence to digitally alter the race, sex, and appearance of students in promotional photos. Continue Reading »

Stanford University acknowledged Tuesday that artificial intelligence was used to alter a photograph of three students for promotional materials, replacing a male student with a Black woman and making another student appear thinner. Continue Reading »

Only 7% Of Voters Rank Data Centers As A Top Political Issue; New Survey Finds Authored by Bryan Hyde via American Greatness, A new poll from the Rainey Center for Public Policy shows just 7 percent of registered voters view data centers as a top-three national political issue, confirming that fewer than 10 percent prioritize them at the federal level. The Washington Examiner reports that the survey of 1,004 registered voters found that found that national concern over data centers remains low with artificial intelligence itself drawing just 12 percent support as a top issue. The poll was conducted between Sept. 10 and 14, after former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon quit his role and warned of the existential threat of AI, sparking a nationwide conversation about AI regulation. Voters have a clear ask: build it right. 71% support requiring data-center operators to sign community benefits agreements - covering things like jobs, tax revenue, and grid upgrades - before construction begins. Read our September Policy Survey: Summary of Findings - link in... pic.twitter.com/gb1O7nDMUx — Rainey Center (@RaineyCenter) September 20, 2026 Fifty-seven percent of survey respondents listed "grocery prices, gas and household utilities" as the most salient ... Continue Reading »

'Mr.Gold' Warns Higher Rates Will Blow Everything Up Via Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com, Financial writer and precious metals expert Bill Holter (aka Mr. Gold) has warned for years about what happens in the end when a debt bubble pops.  Mr. Gold explains, “This bubble is like any other bubble in mankind’s history..." "  In the 1920s, credit was extremely easy.  When credit tightened, it was the wealth effect in reverse.  We saw this again in the early 1970s.  We saw this again in the 1987 crash.  Interest rates went from 7% to over 10% . . . and that bubble popped.  We had the emerging market debt problem back in the early 1990s, Long Term Capital in 1998, the Dot Com bubble in 2000, the 2007-2008 Great Financial Crisis, and all you have to do is look at a chart of bond yields and you’ll see that each time yields spiked, those bubbles popped.  Right now, interest rates are spiking, and this is the biggest bubble.  This is the everything bubble.  Everything is in a bubble.  The only things that are not in a bubble are gold and silver because they are real ... Continue Reading »

"This Nor'easter Is Going To Be An Ordeal" The US East Coast has avoided any tropical development so far this year, but a developing nor'easter in the Atlantic just off the North Carolina and Virginia coast could still deliver hurricane-force winds and heavy rain, with the greatest impacts expected in the Northeast later this week and into the weekend.  "Oh, this Nor'easter is going to be an ordeal. This storm will be a monster and will be lashing the coast for several days. Thank your lucky stars this isn't January because it would be the most epic blizzard," meteorologist Ryan Maue wrote on X, adding, "Maybe it's a harbinger of 'bomb cyclones' to come this winter?" Oh, this Nor'easter is going to be an ordeal. This storm will be a monster and will be lashing the coast for several days. Thank your lucky stars this isn't January because it would be the most epic blizzard. Maybe it's a harbinger of "bomb cyclones" to come this winter? pic.twitter.com/gxOADbTznO — Ryan Maue (@RyanWeather) September 22, 2026 The nor'easter formed earlier today off North Carolina and Virginia and is forecast to strengthen as it moves north along the coast, potentially bringing ... Continue Reading »

China's Quad-G Plan For Global Hegemony Involves The UN And AI Authored by Anders Corr via The Epoch Times, The regime in China denies that it has plans for "hegemony or expansion," but its history - from the peasant land seizures of the 1920s to claims on the entire South China Sea today - is replete with land grabs and territorial expansion. Starting in 2021 with its first of four global initiatives, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has used ideas for such initiatives and Beijing-led international organizations as engines to extend its expansion toward its long-held goal of global hegemony. The CCP's four global initiatives are ostensibly related to development, security, civilization, and governance. They are meant to seem palatable to the international community while integrating the United Nations and other forms of global governance into the CCP's own system, with itself in the lead. The initiatives are currently expanding and strengthening. On Sept. 12, China expanded the digital element of its Global Development Initiative (GDI) by inviting additional countries to join its World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO). The organization was founded in July and is headquartered in Shanghai. CCP leader Xi Jinping ... Continue Reading »

Kalshi's $5,499 Question: Wash Trading, Or A Subsidized Volume Machine? Kalshi's Ethereum perpetual futures contract has a favorite trade size, and it's $5,499. A CoinDesk analysis published Monday pulled 3,450 trades in the contract, a futures product with no expiry that tracks the spot price of ether, from 23 one-hour windows between September 17 and 20. Of those, 1,406 landed within $2 of $5,499. That's $7.7 million of the $13.5 million sampled, or 57% of the dollar volume. Bitcoin perpetuals showed the same thing with different numbers: trades near $2,500 and $5,000 made up 54% of the $8.5 million sampled. Going back to June 19, CoinDesk found a recurring size on 43 of 46 sampled days, with the magic number migrating from $4,999 to $9,999 to $3,999, $4,499 and $5,499. The fight started when Beni, a pseudonymous quant and co-founder of Stealth Neolab, posted that Kalshi's ether perp was printing $539 million of 24-hour volume against $3.1 million of open interest, a ratio of 174 to one, and called the repeating $5,500 prints "undeniable proof" of wash trading. He also waved around an Artemis chart of prediction-market share, which is a ... Continue Reading »

More US Homebuyers Apply For Riskier Mortgages As Interest Rates Top 7% Authored by Andrew Moran via The Epoch Times, Higher interest rates pushed prospective homebuyers toward riskier mortgages last week, new industry data show. The total volume of mortgage applications declined almost 2 percent for the week ending Sept. 18, according to a report released by the Mortgage Bankers Association on Sept. 23. This represented the third consecutive weekly drop. Applications for a mortgage to purchase a home fell 1 percent and were down 11 percent from the same time a year ago. Refinancing applications also fell to their lowest levels since February 2025, down 3 percent monthly, and were 62 percent lower year over year. "Applications for both refinance and purchase loans declined further last week, noting that the comparison is to the week that included the Labor Day holiday," Mike Fratantoni, the group's senior vice president and chief economist, said in a news release. Last week's decline aligned with the sharp increase in interest rates. Because fixed-rate mortgage costs have accelerated in recent weeks, borrowers sought riskier adjustable-rate mortgages - also known as ARMs - Fratantoni added. "With fixed rates much higher, more ... Continue Reading »

US Diesel Craters, EU Prices Skyrocket As Politico Reports White House Preparing Plan For 90-Day Export Ban Summary:  New Politico Report Suggests White House Preparing For Diesel Export Ban "Definitely Doesn't Work": U.S. Energy Sec Rejects Diesel Export Ban, Risks Creating Bigger Supply-Squeeze Later Politico Reports White House Prepares Plan For 90-Day Diesel Exports Ban Diesel is certainly top of mind in the White House as a global refining crisis has sent prices at the pump for the industrial fuel to record-high levels, so high that Apollo's chief economist, Torsten Slok, warned earlier that it could spark a core inflation shock. Policy maneuvering by the White House is limited, and what has been floated by Trump and some top Republicans is a diesel export ban, while top desks on Wall Street have warned that it's a terrible idea and could exacerbate prices around the world. Earlier, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright was at odds with Trump's call for a diesel export ban; Wright said, "The blunt tool of banning diesel exports definitely doesn't work." Around lunchtime in New York, a new Politico report said the White House was preparing a potential 90-day ban on diesel exports ahead ... Continue Reading »

Bonds Crash Most Since Liberation Day After Catastrophic 5Y Auction; 2nd Biggest Tail On Record Coming into today's 5Y auction, the bond market was collapsing, with yields across the curve soaring but especially the 5Y exploding a crazy 15bps heading into today's auction (of 5 Year treasuries), a massive concession which we thought would lead to "lots of demand" for today's offering.  *TREASURY 5-YEAR YIELD RISES 15 BASIS POINTS ON DAY TO 4.99% At least there will be lots of demand for paper in today's 5Y auction — zerohedge (@zerohedge) September 23, 2026 Boy, were we wrong: moments ago the Treasury published results from today's auction and there were absolutely disastrous. The sale of $70 billion priced at the first 5%+ yield since 2007, 5.033% to be specific (which means the first 5% cash coupon for today's buyers in 19 years), up from 4.391%. But the kicker is that the When Issued traded at 5.001%, meaning the auction tailed by a massive 3.1bps, which is the 2nd highest tail on record. The bid to cover was ugly: down to 2.212 from 2.371, and the lowest since December 2018.  The internals were even worse: Indirects plunged to ... Continue Reading »

CFTC Chair Pushes Tokenization As SEC Opens Door To Onchain Stocks Authored by Ezra Reguerra via Cointelegraph, US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Michael Selig said financial markets should prepare for "mass tokenization" as regulators adapt existing frameworks for blockchain, artificial intelligence and onchain markets. In remarks delivered Tuesday at the US Treasury Market Conference, Selig said tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs) could become the foundation of a more efficient financial system, enabling near-instant settlement and real-time collateral movement between clearinghouses, intermediaries and users. "Just as the transition from hand signals to electronic trading advanced our financial system, I believe tokenization can do the same for all asset classes," Selig said, adding that the CFTC would pursue principles-based rules as tokenization and onchain finance evolve. Selig said in August that the CFTC would move ahead with crypto rules under its existing authority if Congress did not pass the CLARITY Act. The Senate failed to advance the bill on Sept. 15. On Sept. 17, the CFTC submitted a regulatory action covering crypto asset transactions and markets for White House review. The filing is still at the "prerule" stage and does not detail the planned ... Continue Reading »

Brazil's Socialist Lula Cries 'Foreign Interference' At UN As Bolsonaro Ties Him In Runoff Polls "Flávio Bolsonaro has moved marginally ahead of Lula in a potential run-off, with the race effectively tied," Daniel Lavarda, HSBC's head of Brazil macroeconomic research, wrote in a note to clients on Tuesday.  Lavarda said, "Worsening approval ratings weigh on Lula's prospects, reducing probability of re-election to 18% (per to our model)," adding, "With the race tied up, the outcome will hinge on late-campaign developments, turnout and ability to mobilize voters."  Lavarda's latest note on the Brazilian election continues the theme that the right-wing challenger, Bolsonaro, has a real chance of defeating the unhinged socialist, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. That theme largely began when Polymarket's election odds flipped to a Bolsonaro lead on September 10. Lula (Left); Bolsonaro (Right)Now, the Polymarket bet, with nearly $154 million traded, shows Bolsonaro leading at 59% versus Lula's 41%. On Tuesday at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Lula cried foul, saying that countries shouldn't interfere in the internal affairs of other nations. "We will not allow the enemies of democracy, whether domestic or foreign, to undermine popular will. Brazilian democracy ... Continue Reading »

Market Warning Signs And The 'Perfect' Hedge Via Crescat Capital, We showed in prior letters that the US stock market has recently reached all-time high valuations across a variety of dimensions. Now, the market is flashing warning signals of a potential major market top based on a variety of divergent technical and cross-market indicators. We show four of these in this letter: New 52-week Highs vs. Lows Chart Normally, when a stock market index moves up and down, the underlying stocks reaching new 52-week highs minus those hitting new 52-week lows go up and down, in sync. One can see that relationship most of the time in the NASDAQ Composite chart below over the last year. Recently, however, it’s been the opposite. This index just closed at a marginal new all-time high, while the underlying stocks hitting new lows have exceeded those hitting new highs for 17 days straight. Weak, non-confirming market internals can signal a major market top. In this case, a narrow group of large stocks has driven the overall index return to new highs without confirmation from its underlying components. Widening CCC vs. BBB Credit Spreads Credit markets are generally quicker to ... Continue Reading »

Spain Clears Way For US Extradition Case Against Cox Media Heir Turned Communist Financier The Spanish government has begun a process that could soon lead to the US extradition of Jim "Fergie" Chambers, the communist centimillionaire and heir to the massive Cox media fortune. Bloomberg reported Tuesday that Chambers moved a step closer to extradition to the US after Spain's Cabinet allowed the case to proceed to court. Chambers has been detained since his July 10 arrest in Ibiza and is wanted by the US on money laundering, riot and riot conspiracy charges linked to 2023 pro-Palestinian demonstrations and transfers to a company in Tunisia, where he previously lived. Government spokeswoman Elma Saiz confirmed to the outlet that Spanish courts would now review the request. If judges approve extradition, the final decision returns to Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's Cabinet. We profiled Chambers in July, shortly after he was arrested, and noted that he was a major funder of America's radical left and had been described by pro-Palestinian activist Laith Marouf as "the new Soros." Chambers founded the Babochki Collective and is a major backer of Stop Cop City, Palestine Action US (later renamed Unity ... Continue Reading »

Traders Have Modest Hopes For A Trump-Xi AI Deal While we will provide a more detailed preview of the Trump/Xi summit in a subsequent post, there are signs that President Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, may emerge from their upcoming summit with an agreement about the artificial-intelligence industry, an increasingly prominent flash point between the world’s two biggest economies. But, as Bloomberg's Jacob Gu  notes, fund managers say it’s unlikely to be significant enough to provide a sustainable boost to AI-related stocks. Over the weekend, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, after hours of talks with Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York, said the two sides agreed to create what he called a “US-China AI dialogue” about the technology’s benefits and threats. The following day, Liao Min, the Chinese Vice Finance Minister, and a key member of the delegation, told Bloomberg that staff from the two countries were working together toward the details of a potential agreement on AI, investment and trade. Bessent will present Trump with an AI agreement to review before his meeting with Xi, Fox Business reported. The importance of AI at the US-China talks is being highlighted by the expected presence of Sam Altman and other industry ... Continue Reading »

Where Will This All/Diesel End Up? By Michael Every of Rabobank Underlining how markets are now driven by geopolitics and geoeconomics, it’s all big names, big games, and big trades today. The UN general assembly is in session as the Wall Street Journal notes, ‘World leaders almost all agree on one thing: the UN is failing.’ Xi will also visit Trump: will those talks achieve anything substantive? Oil is down on hopes for ‘peace in our time.’ The Saudi east-west pipeline will start again at lower capacity, China warned the Houthis not to block the Red Sea, Trump negotiators held a “very productive” three-hour meeting with the Iranians in New York, Iran floated reopening Hormuz in seven days if the US lifts its blockade, and Ukraine’s Zelenskyy stated Kyiv and Washington want that other war to end “before winter” and is ready for an “energy ceasefire.” Yet elsewhere the question looks like ‘war at what time?’ Iran has hardened its demands for ending the war, and Trump just publicly threatened it with “annihilation”, then met with the Arab states expected to attack Tehran alongside it if that were to occur. Qatar ... Continue Reading »

Oil Holds Highs After Total Crude Stocks Rose, US Production & Gasoline Demand Dipped Oil prices reversed initial losses (Brent back above $100) on Wednesday amid persistent Middle East supply risks, as investors weighed the prospect of improved Saudi export flows and U.S.-Iran diplomacy against the potential for further disruptions. Saudi Arabia has begun testing its East-West pipeline for structural integrity and pressure, a step toward restoring oil flows after attacks knocked out the route earlier this month. Crude exports from the Red Sea port of Yanbu could restart within a couple of days if the tests are successful, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. U.S. envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff said in a post on X that American officials engaged in lengthy talks with the Iranian delegation through mediators on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. The mediators shuttled between the two sides throughout the day and completed a round of discussions that the U.S. hopes will prove constructive and promising, he said. Reports of fresh attacks this morning didn't help any diplomatic optimism, but expectations (driven by last night's API report) ... Continue Reading »

Pezeshkian Lashes Out In UN Speech: The Nuclear Bombs Are In Israel, But Inspectors Sent To Iran Summary: Pezeshkian Addresses UN As expected, the United States delegation immediately walked out as Iran's president began speaking, in front of what was not a very well attended address to begin with. He listed out a series of war crimes by the US aggressor but an accompanying theme was Iranian defiance while under the bombs. He also featured the Minab girls school attack by the US, underscoring that innocent children were killed - but contrasting this with Iran's response, saying it did not hit civilian populations Iran's enemies have been make to learn we will not surrender, Pezeshkian declared. "They imposed the war on us, but we proved that we are not afraid of fighting a war, one that is defensive in nature." Another theme was the ongoing hypocrisy over the fact that "atomic and nuclear bombs are in the hands of the Israeli regime, but the inspectors are sent to Iran." Pezeshkian further recalled that Iran while behind the table of negotiations came under the surprise bombs of US and Israeli warplanes. He repeated that ... Continue Reading »

San Francisco Sues Truth Social Over Early Access To Trump's Posts Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, San Francisco filed a lawsuit Sept. 22 against the parent company of Truth Social over President Donald Trump's posts, claiming the company created a corrupt business scheme through its $100,000-per-month Truth API plan that allows subscribers to get his posts before they become public. City Attorney David Chiu claims in the lawsuit, filed in San Francisco Superior Court, that Trump Media and Technology Group created financial gain for Trump Media and the president through the new service. The paid access, launched on Aug. 1, allows subscribers to pay up to $100,000 a month for early access to 10 high-profile Truth Social accounts, including Trump's. Chiu alleges the operation monetizes preferential access to information derived from Trump's position and access to information unavailable to the general public, allegedly violating the public trust and California's Unfair Competition Law. "Trump Media has unlawfully created, priced, marketed, and operated a commercial mechanism that knowingly and willfully facilitates Trump's use of nonpublic information for private profit," Chiu wrote in the lawsuit. The claim also alleged Trump Media violated other federal laws ... Continue Reading »

10Y Yield Spikes Above 5.00% After Blowout Beats For US PMIs With 'hard' economic data still somewhat muted, expectations were for a modest retracement in US PMIs from recently optimistic levels in preliminary September data. Instead, the 'soft' survey data soared: Flash US Services PMI Business Activity Index: 58.7 vs 55.8 exp (August: 56.5). 59-month high. Flash US Manufacturing PMI: 57.0 vs 53.7 exp (August: 53.9). 52-month high.  The headline flash S&P Global US PMI Composite Output Index rose from 56.0 in August to 58.4 in September, registering the fastest expansion since July 2021 and an acceleration of growth for a fourth successive month. Growth was driven by the service sector, which reported the steepest rise in output for over five years, but a welcome development in September was an accompanying acceleration of manufacturing output growth to the fastest since April 2022. New order inflows also gathered pace in both sectors, with growth reaching the highest since March 2022 in the service sector and the highest since April 2022 in manufacturing. In both cases, demand was buoyed principally by the domestic market, as goods export volumes continued to fall and services exports rose only ... Continue Reading »

OpenAI, Anthropic To Brief UN Security Council On AI Risks Authored by Ezra Reguerra via Cointelegraph, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are expected to brief the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday as the body examines artificial intelligence risks and their implications for international security. According to CNBC, the UN confirmed Altman and Amodei's participation. Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue and Yoshua Bengio, co-chair of the UN's Independent International Scientific Panel on AI, are also expected to take part. Reuters reported that the Security Council meeting will examine growing concerns over AI's impact on international security. Chinese AI companies DeepSeek and Moonshot have been invited to make statements at the meeting, according to Reuters. DeepSeek is expected to participate, though its founder Liang Wenfeng does not plan to attend, the report said, citing a source familiar with the matter. The Security Council first formally discussed artificial intelligence in 2023, Reuters reported, as governments began examining its security implications. France is convening the Security Council meeting on Wednesday. Reuters reported that the discussion comes amid growing concerns about increasingly capable AI systems and the potential loss of human control. Cointelegraph reached out to Anthropic, OpenAI ... Continue Reading »

Zelensky Ready For Reciprocal Energy Ceasefire Ahead Of UN Speech Major Russian drone attacks pummeled the Ukrainian capital overnight, resulting in two people killed and at least 23 wounded, also unleashing large-scale fires and damage, with plumes of black smoke seen hovering over the city. Other locations came under attack, which has been a nightly phenomenon, including in southeast Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia and the Black Sea port of Odesa - the latter where the captain of a cargo ship was tragically killed. Prior drone assault on Kiev from earlier in the war, via Reuters.Also, the country's rail system continues to be under threat, with Ukrainian Railways chief Oleksandr Pertsovsky saying the rail network in the capital area was "under fire" - for which he urged "maximum" vigilance from passengers. Amid ongoing Russian attacks on Ukrainian exports and imports, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday: "The recent attacks on commercial vessels in the Black Sea are unacceptable, regardless of who is responsible." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is meanwhile readying to address to UN General Assembly in New York, with the speech set for the late afternoon session on Wednesday. He's ... Continue Reading »