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Moscow says it could use nuclear arms if NATO isolates Kaliningrad; Rutte tells Russia to stop the threats.

Where does money actually come from, and how does credit turn into debt? A short walkthrough of how money, credit, and debt move through an economy - the three jobs money does, how credit creates purchasing power before savings exist, why every credit transaction creates a matching debt, and the line between sustainable borrowing and a debt spiral.

General Intuition (US): Raised $220M at a $6.2B valuation to build world models trained on gameplay footage.

Why do economies repeat the same boom-and-bust pattern roughly every 5–8 years? A short walkthrough of the short-term debt cycle - how expanding credit drives spending and confidence to a peak, why rising rates and tighter lending turn the tide, and how the contraction and trough finally clear the way for the next recovery.

Helix Digital Infrastructure (US): The KKR-founded AI data-center builder got a $1B investment from Samsung and five affiliates.

A three-judge Court of International Trade panel weighed a challenge to Trump's 10-12.5% Section 301 tariffs on 86 countries, covering 99% of US imports; no ruling date is set.

Why do some booms run for decades and some busts haunt entire generations? A short walkthrough of the long-term debt cycle - how debt accumulates across multiple short-term cycles until interest payments swallow incomes, why a deleveraging is the only way out, and how deleveragings have actually played out in the 1920s, the post-war boom, and the run-up to 2008.

Fed October rate hike odds fell to about 35% after soft data and dovish remarks from the New York Fed's Williams, leaving Friday's payrolls report as the next test.

The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield briefly topped 5.3%, the highest since 2002, as a stronger Q2 GDP revision and fund selling lifted interest rates.

Jeeves (US): Raised a $110M equity round led by CoinFund for its stablecoin-native banking platform for global enterprises.

Why does productivity matter more than credit for long-run prosperity? A short walkthrough of the engine behind sustainable growth - what productivity actually measures, where it comes from (education, innovation, capital, institutions), why the post-2000 slowdown is squeezing wages, and what happens to debt-fuelled economies when productivity stalls.

Efficient Computer (US): Pittsburgh chip startup raised a $97M+ Series B at a $650M valuation, led by TQ Ventures, for energy-efficient processors.

The US and China will cut tariffs on $30 billion of goods each and open an AI dialogue after Xi's Washington visit, while arms-sale remarks unsettle Taiwan.

How do heavily indebted countries actually get out from under their debts? A short walkthrough of currency debasement as the long-term cycle's typical endgame - why governments choose inflation over deflation or default, how reserve currencies buy themselves extra time, and why every debasement quietly transfers wealth from savers to borrowers.

France's 10-year yield near 4.8% versus Germany's 3.6% as oil, inflation and budget worries hit bonds.