Coffee's on. It's done: parliament completed al-Zaidi's cabinet with eleven new ministers, and he says the work phase starts now. The same day, the US Treasury sanctioned the Iraqi Development Bank, and Maliki's bloc is warning the Framework that new arrests of officials could come within hours. On the money side, a legendary Swiss bank is thinking the unthinkable and Tesla's flying Roadster wowed Wall Street. Another tanker is on fire in Hormuz as Trump talks about a non-nuclear Mother of All Bombs, Zelenskyy is back to hitting Russian refineries, riots spread from France and Belgium to Albania, Britain is heading for crisis, and a judge threw out John Brennan's lawsuit. Here's the drop.
Iraq & the Dinar
- Iraq's parliament completes the cabinet with eleven new ministers — Iraq Business News
- Al-Zaidi after completing the cabinet: the work phase begins now — Al-Mada (Arabic)
- US Treasury imposes sanctions on the Iraqi Development Bank — 964
- Maliki's bloc warns the Framework: new arrests of officials looming within hours — Alssaa (Arabic)
Money & Markets
- Legendary Swiss bank “thinks the unthinkable”: report — ZeroHedge
- “Engineering flex”: flying Tesla Roadster wows Wall Street, but production waits until 2028 — ZeroHedge
Oil, Energy & the Wider Board
- Another tanker ablaze as Iran digs in and Trump talks a non-nuclear “Mother of All Bombs” threat — ZeroHedge
- Defiant Zelenskyy resumes drone strikes on Russian refineries — ZeroHedge
Around the World
- Europe is falling: riots spread from France and Belgium to Albania — ZeroHedge
- Britain is accelerating toward crisis — The Daily Sceptic
Home Front
- Federal judge throws out John Brennan's “speculative” lawsuit against the Trump administration — American Greatness
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