🇸🇦🇮🇷 Saudi-led defense alliance gives Iran LAST CHANCE at diplomacy
Saudi, Pakistani, and Turkish security officials met Iranian leaders in Tehran as attacks on the Kingdom fuel fears of a wider regional war.
The 3 countries' “collective action” defense pact faced its first major test, but the talks produced NO announced deal to stop Houthi attacks.
With Trump threatening renewed strikes on Iran, the alliance is reportedly using diplomacy to pressure Tehran before potentially launching a joint military response.
Tehran is running out of time to avoid a regional faceoff in the midst of a global crisis.
🇮🇷🇸🇦 The IEA’s boss doesn’t think energy markets will be back to normal next year.
Oil shot up to $117 a barrel on Friday after more Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, the highest in almost 6 months, and it’s still about 59% pricier than before the war.
He says these prices might be manageable for some countries in Europe, but for a lot of others, oil near $120 is hitting their trade deficits hard.
And winter’s coming, so diesel demand for heating goes up just as several refineries go through their usual maintenance.
Europe’s gas supply is getting squeezed too, since it cut Russian imports and Qatar and the UAE can’t export as much as before.
So it’s gonna be a cold, pricey winter for plenty of countries.
🇮🇱🇮🇷 Netanyahu is telling Israeli voters that re-electing him could mean RESTARTING the war with Iran.
On the eve of Israel's election, Netanyahu touted his relationship with Trump and pointed to the president's message urging Israelis to vote for him because “we have to finish the job that we started.”
Netanyahu went further, saying Trump is prepared to take action that could “finally” remove the Iranian threat, but suggested that partnership depends on him remaining prime minister.
He also said he has instructed Israel's military and Mossad to “bring down” Iran's regime.
Netanyahu's closing pitch is increasingly explicit: keep him in power, keep Trump as a partner, and FINISH the war against Iran.
🚨🇧🇷 Brazilian markets are bracing for an HISTORIC selloff after Lula's surprise election victory...
Some Brazilian stocks are getting absolutely crushed before Wall Street even opens...
The iShares MSCI Brazil ETF is down 27% premarket, on course for its worst day in its 26-year history.
Brazilian financial giant XP is down more than 40%, while state-controlled oil producer Petrobras has plunged 25%.
MercadoLibre is down more than 10%, and Spanish banking giant Santander, heavily exposed to Brazil, has fallen over 3%.
Investors had piled into Brazilian assets after market-friendly Flávio Bolsonaro won the first round. Lula's comeback victory caught them badly off guard.
Now Brazil's stocks are plunging, and analysts expect the real and government bonds to come under pressure next.