Oil Shock and Election Power

Oil has crossed $100, mail voting is caught in a federal power struggle, and Washington’s economic tools are meeting hard market limits. Here’s where the immediate pressure is building.Iran war and oil shockMail voting power struggleTrump’s midterm strategyTreasury and yen pressureAI investment and backlashIsrael settlement sanctionsOther developments to watchSources:Global News Podcast — US Republicans kick off first-ever midterm conventionFT News Briefing — AI rewrites the venture capital playbookWSJ What’s News — Apple Debuts $2,000 Foldable iPhoneGlobal News Podcast — AI scientist quits Anthropic over risk to humanityUp First from NPR — US Strikes Iran Oil Tankers, Israeli Settlements Sanctions, Smithsonian Head RetiresWSJ What’s News — Duffy Slams Ford’s ‘Unacceptable’ Use of Chinese TechThe Daily — Trump’s War on Mail-In VotingThis podcast was created with Podkey. Make your own at https://podkey.fm