Notes in the Margin

Steve Bannon, who has condemned "Austrian economics, limited government," also spent many hours chumming it up with Epstein. 

European economists regard Spain’s former central bank governor Pablo Hernández de Cos and his Dutch counterpart Klaas Knot as top picks to become the next ECB president.

Jerí, a 39-year-old lawyer, was elected to Peru’s Congress in 2021 for Somos Peru, a small conservative party. The removal follows allegations of collusion with Chinese businessmen. 

"An Israeli-American regime-change operation is underway in Iran."

"Her announcement follows the release of documents detailing her often chummy conversations with notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein." She had long claimed to barely know Epstein. 

"Ring’s decision to cancel its partnership with Flock comes as tech companies face growing pressure to reexamine their work with federal agencies."

Warsh wouldn't be offered the job if he were a departure from the usual model of Fed chairs. He'll inflate plenty, especially when recession hits. 

"The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) proclaimed that “the current violent death toll” in Gaza likely exceeded 100,000..."

Even though the US held elections in the midst of a civil war, the Ukrainians apparently can't manage any elections during a war in some eastern provinces of the country. 

New jobs report: "The U.S. economy created 862,000 fewer jobs in the 12 months through March 2025 than previously estimated."