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FANNIE MAE AGREES TO ACCEPT CRYPTO-BACKED MORTGAGES
The Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), a government-sponsored private lender, has agreed to buy mortgage loans in which buyers pledge their cryptocurrency holdings as collateral instead of making a cash down payment.
TRADERS ARE WATCHING TRUMP PLAY THE OIL MARKET
Oil traders have spotted a pattern in Donald Trump’s rhetorical behavior regarding the Iran War, the Financial Times reported.
SPOTLIGHT: BIGS GETTING BIGGER
Apollo Global Management is buying Nippon Sheet Glass for about $3.7 billion.
FERTILIZER PRICES “UNBEARABLE,” U.S. FARMERS COMPLAIN
The price U.S. farmers pay for fertilizer has jumped 40 percent because of the Iran War. A third or more of the world’s supplies of ammonia and urea, key ingredients in fertilizer, transit the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has shut down.
U.S. IMPORT PRICES ROSE MORE THAN EXPECTED IN FEBRUARY
In February, the price of goods shipped into the U.S. rose 1.3 percent from March, the largest one-month gain since March 2022. Prices rose as energy markets anticipated the new Middle East war, Reuters reported.
TOP TREND 2023: CLEAN ENERGY SELF-SUFFICIENT ECONOMIES
The Iran War has refocused attention on the need to escape dependence on fossil fuels, which cause price spikes and supply shortages when wars break out and energy disruptions escalate.