KOSPI / Big redemptions in Blackstone private credit fund / EU Nat Gas! / U.S urges citizens to leave 12 ME countries

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Markets : U.S calls for all US citizens to evacuate the region.., Joint declaration of President Macron and Chancellor Friedrich Merz, US 'stonewalling' requests by Gulf states to replenish interceptors, KOSPI reopens -8%, Embassy in Riyadh, air base in Bahrain: Full list of US facilities in Middle East targeted in fresh drone attacks today (Thread), The Strait of Hormuz is a military problem - but above all, it's an insurance issue. And it's worsening, Saudi ground forces have entered Bahrain to crush the uprising as they did during the 2011 Bahrain uprising, Amazon says drone strikes damaged 3 facilities in UAE and Bahrain, France offers to deploy nuclear deterrent across Europe for first time, seems Iran was mightily underestimated... >>> Blackstone flagship private credit fund hit with wave of redemptions, 100% of insider trades are a SELL - still (Insiders continue to dump stocks at a record pace since the pandemic), EU NatGas specifically weighing on european stock markets !, US manufacturing grew, input costs soared before Iran attack, EURO should move lower in tandem, USD stays bid (risk-off), remain super defensive, usual winners and losers during such times, volatility will bring opportunities, prepare!
A Saudi official told Al Jazeera that the US has abandoned the Gulf states, focusing its defense systems on protecting Israel and leaving these countries at the mercy of Iranian missiles and drones, despite the presence of American military bases in their territories
A German lawmaker who oversees the country’s parliamentary intelligence committee warned that Iran could try to carry out attacks in Europe-NYT >>> if Iran is ready to bomb all Gulf states, it can also activate sleeper cells to carry out domestic terror in Europe or elsewhere...be vigilant!!
Iran : Trump should be very worried. This is not a centralized leadership they can assassinate or decapitate anymore….it's a fragmented, resilient network that keeps firing even without a head. Escalation could get unpredictable fast/THREAD
Blackstone flagship private credit fund hit with wave of redemptions
Investors pull net $1.7bn out of vehicle over first quarter as industry strains intensify
If Europe no longer fully trusts the US security guarantee, the global order is shifting
European gas prices jumped near 50% after Qatar Energy halts LNG production