#China's #NewTariff-Free Regime for #Africa - the Potential
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/etc-continents.html#Africa

Remembering the infamous #Stryker #Christmas party that
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/ireland.html#IrishMirror

Next offering £144 off 'luxury' #Mother's Day beauty
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/cities.html#22a

How the recent #Facebook scam can affect your page
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/us-capitals.html#Montgomery

#GOP billionaire trying to woo #Trump's support in key
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/politics.html#4

The #Apple ecosystem is a bargain (no really)
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/infotech.html#67

#China's #NewTariff-Free Regime for #Africa - the Potential
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/etc-continents.html#Africa

Remembering the infamous #Stryker #Christmas party that
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/ireland.html#IrishMirror

Next offering £144 off 'luxury' #Mother's Day beauty
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/cities.html#22a

How the recent #Facebook scam can affect your page
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/us-capitals.html#Montgomery

#GOP billionaire trying to woo #Trump's support in key
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/politics.html#4

The #Apple ecosystem is a bargain (no really)
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/infotech.html#67

#Trump downplays gas prices during #Iran war
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/uk.html#9

#Meta’s #New#AI Chips Reveal a Faster, More Self-Reliant
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/infotech.html#101

Wright expects #US naval escorts through Strait of Hormuz
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/politics.html#14

#NorthKorea vow no more protests in #Women's #Asian Cup
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/etc.html#Pakistan

Which Low-Cost #iPhone Should You Choose?
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/infotech.html#37

The #Xbox Is Now a #PC Every #PC Is Now an #Xbox
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/etc-varied.html#6

#Trump downplays gas prices during #Iran war
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/uk.html#9

#Meta’s #New#AI Chips Reveal a Faster, More Self-Reliant
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/infotech.html#101

Wright expects #US naval escorts through Strait of Hormuz
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/politics.html#14

#NorthKorea vow no more protests in #Women's #Asian Cup
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/etc.html#Pakistan

Which Low-Cost #iPhone Should You Choose?
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/infotech.html#37

The #Xbox Is Now a #PC Every #PC Is Now an #Xbox
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/etc-varied.html#6

"Just like yours," she thought.
#Iran #Trump

Remember the 1990 film The Hunt for Red October: "You arrogant bastard, you've killed us!" spoken by Captain Borodin (played by Sam Neill) to Captain Marko Ramius?

Well, Donald the Terrible is playing the world's Capt. Ramius.

Juan Cole:

"Iran is not going to relent until it gets a reset on its security. This is not Gaza. The Israelis have this cynical phrase about “mowing the grass” — they used to bomb Gaza every once in a while.

"Iran is not going to put up with that. They’re a big country and not a poor one. They have capabilities which they’re demonstrating. They want to fight this to a point where everybody understands: you mess with us and you can’t drive your car. You mess with us and your way of life is over. They want that message to get through, so they’re not going to stand down until they achieve that understanding."

#Iran #Trump
https://www.juancole.com/2026/03/decide-seders-majority.html

#Trump Administration Suggests #Tariff Refunds May Take
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/politics.html#8

#Starmer warns against profiteering as #Trump vows to
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/uk.html#16

#SaudiArabia announces its road network fully prepared
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/etc.html#SArabia

#American #Airlines expands #Dominican #Republic flights
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/world-capitals.html#SantoDomingo

#UK drivers revisit historic car finance deals as eligibility
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/ireland.html#DerryJournal

#Apple Announces 50th Anniversary Plans
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/infotech.html#37

#Trump Administration Suggests #Tariff Refunds May Take
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/politics.html#8

#Starmer warns against profiteering as #Trump vows to
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/uk.html#16

#SaudiArabia announces its road network fully prepared
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/etc.html#SArabia

#American #Airlines expands #Dominican #Republic flights
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/world-capitals.html#SantoDomingo

#UK drivers revisit historic car finance deals as eligibility
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/ireland.html#DerryJournal

#Apple Announces 50th Anniversary Plans
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/infotech.html#37

Heartbreaking indeed.

#Trump

Ancient heritage sites across #Iran damaged by #US - #Israel bombing

“ #Isfahan is not an ordinary city, it’s a museum without a roof. [...] In none of the previous eras, not in the Afghan wars, not in the Moghul conquest, not even during the ‘sacred defence’ [the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war] was this ever done,” the governor said.

Will @EUCommission @Bundesregierung have the guts to stand up to #Trump and #Netanyahu ?

#1954HagueConvention #Unesco #warcrimes

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/12/dismay-as-ancient-heritage-sites-across-iran-damaged-in-us-israel-bombing

Ancient heritage sites across #Iran damaged by #US - #Israel bombing

“ #Isfahan is not an ordinary city, it’s a museum without a roof. [...] In none of the previous eras, not in the Afghan wars, not in the Moghul conquest, not even during the ‘sacred defence’ [the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war] was this ever done,” the governor said.

Will @EUCommission @Bundesregierung have the guts to stand up to #Trump and #Netanyahu ?

#1954HagueConvention #Unesco #warcrimes

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/12/dismay-as-ancient-heritage-sites-across-iran-damaged-in-us-israel-bombing

Higher #MortgageRates could widen that gap even further, making it harder for many households; wealthier buyers & investors are more likely to pay in cash.

The geopolitical tensions driving #energy prices higher are also complicating the outlook for #InterestRates. Expectations that the #FederalReserve might begin cutting rates have faded as #markets worry #inflation could stay higher for longer than anticipated.

#WealthDivide #inequity #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #housing #Trump

“Investors” accounted for 30.2% of home purchases in 2025, nearly double their share at the start of the #pandemic, according to data from Cotality. A report from Realtor.com found the change wasn’t because of a surge of investor activity, but rather a pullback from traditional buyers who could no longer afford today’s prices.

#WealthDivide #inequity #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #housing #Trump #trumpcession #recession

“If people are stepping back from buying because they’re discouraged or can’t afford what’s available, we’re not truly solving anything,” said Andrew Warren, head of community development lending at TD Bank. “It could even be a sign of deeper trouble.”
…With borrowing costs elevated, the high prices are keeping middle- & low-income buyers on the sidelines while wealthier households & investors are playing a larger role in the market.
#WealthDivide #inequity #economy #CostOfLiving #housing #Trump

The strain in the #housing market has become a key political issue, & #Trump has raised a number of [impractical] ideas for how to address the costs — like introducing 50-year mortgages, barring Wall Street investors from buying single-family homes & directing Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac to purchase $200 billion in mortgage-backed bonds. His admin has yet to follow through on most of them.

#economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #trumpcession #recession

But if the recent uptick continues, #MortgageRates will add to a list of concerns that could keep #home buyers on the sidelines, said Hannah Jones, a senior economic research analyst at Realtor.com.

“Spring feels very uncertain,” Jones said. “This definitely feels like we’re back where we were a year ago: #tariff uncertainty, #economic uncertainty, #geopolitical uncertainty. All of this is making the path ahead seem really unclear.”

#economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #Trump

#Home buyers have already been struggling with high #prices, as well as rising #insurance & #property #taxes. #MortgageRates were one source of relief, having fallen from much higher levels in recent years. Even at 6.11, rates are well below their recent peak of 7.8% in October 2023, which was the highest level in decades as the #economy was recovering from the #pandemic. Back then the yield on the 10-year Treasury note was approaching 5%.

#affordability #CostOfLiving #Trump #recession

When the #US & #Israel attacked #Iran, setting off an #energy crisis & raising new #inflation concerns in #FinancialMarkets. The result has been a jump in the yield on government bonds, & falling expectations for #InterestRate cuts later this year. The yield on the 10-year #Treasury note, which acts as a broad reference interest rate that underpins the US #mortgage market, climbed to 4.25% Thursday, up from below 4% before the war began.

#economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #Trump #recession

#MortgageRates Rise as #Iran #War Ripples Through #FinancialMarkets

#Mortgage are climbing again as new #inflation concerns have roiled financial #markets.

The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rate in the #US rose to 6.11%, the mortgage-financing giant Freddie Mac said Thursday, the second week in a row that rates have risen.

#economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #Trump #trumpcession #recession
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/business/mortgage-rates-rise-above-6-percent.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Heartbreaking indeed.

#Trump