Deeper Analysis
May 2026 in Figures
May 29, 2026
For many weeks now, Trump administration officials have been saying that a peace deal may be just around the corner, but the conditions for such have so far proven elusive. That hasn’t mattered. Repeat something long enough and people will come to believe it, and so financial markets in the third month of the Middle […] More
New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
Waiting for the War to End
May 29, 2026
The verbal message that a peace deal in the Middle East, which began very soon after the conflict’s outbreak, may be getting stale but nonetheless continues to temper the reaction of financial markets. The Strait of Hormuz remains largely shut. Fighting in Lebanon continues. The U.S. has still not signed off on the reported deal […] More
