Trump threatens Iran as oil jumps 7% and stocks sink

President Donald Trump threatened a forceful response after Iran fired missiles at U.S. forces in Jordan, ending a brief pause in fighting and sending oil prices sharply higher. Trump vows retaliation after Iran missile attack Iran’s Revolutionary Guards fired several…

• President Trump threatened a strong response after Iran fired missiles at U.S. forces in Jordan, leading to a sharp increase in oil prices and a decline in stock markets.
• Oil prices surged due to renewed risks to Middle East supplies, while U.S. Treasury sanctioned companies involved in Iran-linked crypto payments to bypass sanctions.
• Bitcoin experienced a brief recovery after the Federal Reserve maintained interest rates, but further military actions could impact stocks and crypto negatively.

Topics: Asset types, Jurisdictions, Legal regulatory, Real assets, Cross jurisdictional policy, Enforcement actions litigation

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Social Security faces steep cuts. These senators want to bet on stocks and $27 trillion in debt to save it—but 'the gamble does not always pay off' | Fortune

"As a result, the most likely outcome is that in the 75th year, the government will end up with a big pile of debt, requiring large interest payments."

• A proposal by Senators Cassidy and Kaine suggests using a $1.5 trillion investment fund in stocks and $25.1 trillion in additional borrowing to cover Social Security's funding gap, aiming to avoid benefit cuts or tax hikes.
• Simulations by Boston College's Center for Retirement Research indicate this plan is risky, with a high probability (64%) of investment returns failing to cover the debt over 75 years, especially with lower-than-historical stock market return assumptions.
• Alternative ideas include allocating a portion of Social Security funds to stocks or 'Trump accounts' for children, which critics argue do not address the immediate funding needs of current retirees.

Topics: Public debt, Yield performance, Institutional adoption, Tokenized us treasuries, Global sovereign bond tokenization, Retail access govt debt, Performance vs tradfi

Tags: #socialsecurity #debt #stockmarket #investmentfund #cassidykaineproposal #bostoncollege #senators #trustfund #benefitcuts #trumpaccounts

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