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Recent Briefings
The deaths of two American soldiers and a strike on an Iranian nuclear site mark a dangerous escalation as the U.S.-Iran conflict enters its eighth day. Beyond the widening Middle East crisis, a sharp…
A seventh day of military strikes between the U.S. and Iran has crossed a new threshold, with attacks now hitting critical civilian infrastructure in Kuwait and disrupting Gulf shipping. On the domest…
Global energy markets and U.S. mortgage rates are both feeling the strain of the widening conflict between Washington and Tehran, which has just entered its sixth night of direct strikes. In the groce…
As American and Iranian forces trade a fifth consecutive day of strikes—now expanding to targets near Tehran and U.S. Gulf allies—the threat to global energy markets is intensifying. Beyond the Middle…
The crisis in the Gulf is pulling in new territories today, with Washington's reinstated naval blockade on Iran triggering retaliatory strikes on American bases in Bahrain and Kuwait. While that fourt…
An unexpected drop in U.S. inflation is providing a brief window of economic relief, driven by a sharp decline in energy prices. But those gains face immediate pressure from the Middle East, where Was…
The U.S.-Iran conflict is widening into a broader regional war, with American forces launching over 140 new strikes and Tehran expanding its retaliatory fire into neighboring Gulf states. While geopol…
The Strait of Hormuz has been declared closed after Iran and the U.S. exchanged direct military strikes, plunging the Middle East into a severe new crisis. Beyond the geopolitical escalation, we are l…
Today on The Golden Hour: The standoff between the U.S. and Iran has entered a dangerous new phase of direct personal threats. We're also tracking a relentless Russian missile assault on Kyiv, the pas…
Today on The Golden Hour: A clear consensus is forming around the U.S. housing market, with major forecasters officially dialing back their price growth projections for the rest of the year. Overseas,…