Mario Nawfal

#BREAKING: Deutsche Bank shares slide 8%, and are now down over 20% this month. - Deutsche's AT1 Bonds also sold off sharply - CDSs spiked from 142 to 173 basis points - Investor concerns around EU banks persist Is Deutsche the next domino? t.co/FFo5ofTGmy

#BREAKING: US launches air strikes against Iranian IRGC and affiliates targets in Syria in retaliation for an earlier Iranian affiliated drone strike that killed one US contractor and injured five soldiers. Initially everyone thought the attack was Israel. US service members casualties by Iran in Syria is rare. US strikes against Iranian groups or affiliates is very rare.

#BREAKING: DeSantis says Putin will not be victorious In DeSantis’ interview with Piers Morgan he made the follow remarks: 1) Crimea will lead to a stalemate 2) The war will not end with Putin being victorious 3) The Ukrainian government will not be toppled by Putin and this is a good thing Will a vote for DeSantis result in the Russia-Ukraine war continuing?

#BREAKING: Stormy Daniels’ letter denying her affair with Trump was posted by Trump on Truth Social. In the letter: 1) She denies the affair 2) She explains that she also denied the affair in 2006, 2011, 2016, 2017 and 2018. 3) She explains that she is not denying her relationship with Trump due to being paid hush money, but because it never happened. Is this indictment an agenda against Trump?

TikTok CEO Grilled over Surveillance of Americans Cathy Rodgers a Republican made the following comments at the TikTok hearing: 1. TikTok collects data points that includes people’s location, what they type, who they talk to and their biometric data. 2. TikTok uses surveillance techniques on us all. 3. China uses this as a tool to manipulate America. 4. TikTok will not embrace American values of freedom, human rights and innovation. 5. TikTok should be banned. 6. When questioned by Ms Rodgers, the TikTok CEO was non-committal on whether China would have access to the information from TikTok 7. He was also non-committal on whether surveillance techniques would be used on journalists and Americans.

Has Michael Cohen been exposed for lying? Micheal Cohen claimed on CNN he did NOT wave attorney-client privilege. But then his former legal advisor, Robert Costello, showed on FOX proof that he DID wave attorney-client privilege. Trump wants the case against him dropped immediately. Is he right?

#BREAKING: Trump just posted this letter written by Michael Cohen’s attorney, on Cohen's behalf, while Cohen worked for Trump In the letter he said that Trump was NOT a party to the payment to Stormy Daniels. Does this exonerate Trump? t.co/0BtQfdrNQg

🚨FOMC decision in 5 mins, meeting in 35 mins. Bullish or bearish?

President Xi tells President Putin: “Change that hasn’t happened in 100 years is coming and we are driving this change together.” Are they planning the end of US dominance? t.co/InSJhCPjoF

Some things just don’t add up… t.co/b4o1PABJ57

What are your expectations tomorrow? t.co/baER5NN0SH

#LIVE: Lev Parnas back on stage to debate yesterday's allegations with Rudy Giuliani's only client other than Trump

#BREAKING: Special counsel claims Trump deliberately misled his attorneys about classified documents, judge wrote. According to sources verified by ABC News, the judge said there could be indications of criminal violations. U.S. Judge Beryl Howell wrote last week that prosecutors in special counsel Jack Smith's office had made a "prima facie showing that the former president had committed criminal violations," and that attorney-client privileges invoked by two of his lawyers could therefore be pierced. Has Trump committed crimes or are these more politically charged allegations?

#BREAKING: About half of Americans believe the NY investigation into Trump IS politically motivated. However, a large majority find the allegations believable. Here's some numbers: - 54% of respondents (80% of Republicans and 32% of Democrats) said politics was driving the criminal case - 70% of respondents (inc half of Republicans) said it was believable that Trump paid hush money to Stormy Daniels - 62% of respondents (inc a third of Republicans) said it was also believable that Trump falsified business records and committed fraud Most people believe Trump paid hush money to Stormy Daniels but at the same time this investigation is politically motivated. Source: Reuters/Ipsos poll

#BREAKING: Putin and Xi Jinping sign documents on Russia-China strategic cooperation. Putin made the following comments: 1. China is clearly Russia's top trade and economic partner. Trade and economic cooperation is a priority for our relationship” 2. Russia is prepared to increase its oil and LNG supply to China 3. Russia is helping to build atomic stations in China 4. The Ukraine-Russia peace plan was also discussed 5. Putin: “Russia and China strongly oppose violating interests of other countries to gain our own advantage” Should the US be afraid of the strengthening relations between Russia and China?

If you were part of the 10-hour space today, you witnessed one of the most surreal experiences imaginable It started with Giuliani joining to discuss the Trump indictment and ended with his once-close friend Lev Parnas dropping bombshells re Trump, Ukraine and the Biden laptop A day to remember…

#LIVE: Former Congressman Joe Walsh: "Both things can be true. Maybe Trump committed a crime, and maybe this will help him in the election" The narrative seems to be that no matter whether the indictment is politically motivated or not, Trump will most likely benefit politically t.co/m3Z3T7FMti

#LIVE: Rudy Giuliani LIVE ON STAGE. What should we ask? t.co/jmFkYeeqZp

#BREAKING: White House responds to Trump's call for protests, asking supporters to be "peaceful" Sen Warren says “there’s no reason” to protest House Speaker McCarthy agreed: “I don’t think people should protest this" Do you think Trump supporters will listen to calls for calm?

#BREAKING: Donald Trump facing more Criminal Chargers Georgia prosecutors are preparing to bring criminal charges against Trump for racketeering and conspiracy in relation to attempts to overturn the 2020 election. Is there an agenda to stop him running in 2024?

#BREAKING: Trump Defamation Trial in Manhattan A federal judge rejected a request by Trump and Carroll to hold a single trial on whether they defamed former Elle magazine columnist by denying he raped her. Although they are awaiting a decision from Washington, D.C. appeals court on whether Trump was immune from the first lawsuit and thus making a trial unnecessary. With Trump battling all of these civil and criminal cases, will one of them stick?

🚨#BREAKING: Trump is expected to be indicted by a grand jury Monday or Wednesday. Law enforcement officials are meeting at NYPD headquarters to plan for the indictment. "We’ll be discussing how we bring Trump in. No decisions have been made yet" (below image is AI-generated) t.co/8XTGLp9r1K

We are not facing a financial crisis, we are facing a crisis of confidence.

Twitter responsible for the banking crisis? 😂 The Credit Suisse Chairman was questioned re the reason for the bank’s collapse. He lay the blame on “social media”. This was a sentiment echoed by the head of FINMA. She argued that Credit Suisse was a healthy bank but “speculation spread on social media” consequently triggered the crisis. Furthermore, she argued “contagion spread from the US” had “sealed the Swiss bank’s fate” Should social media be censored or should banks incorporate the speedy impact of social media into their risk management?

#BREAKING: A coalition of Central Banks just announced coordinated action to enhance liquidity through U.S. dollar swap lines. This includes: 🇺🇸 US Federal Reserve 🇪🇺 European Central Bank 🇨🇦 Bank of Canada 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bank of England 🇯🇵 Bank of Japan 🇨🇭 Swiss National Bank What does this mean? 1. This is a precautionary step in case the Credit Suisse acquisition does not go through, which will lead to volatility 2. This signals central bank concerns over the current banking crisis 3. The swap lines offer liquidity to non-US Central Banks in case we face other events similar to Credit Suisse 4. This could be a signal that quantitive tightening cannot go on much longer and rate hikes could pause soon 5. This shows the strength of the US dollar as a reserve currency