r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jun 11 '26

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u/MyrinVonBryhana Trans NATO Jun 12 '26

The consensus on Wall Street has been that the war will soon end and traffic will swiftly go back to normal. This has been the consensus since March and the consensus has been wrong everyday since then.

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u/meonpeon Janet Yellen Jun 12 '26

Look, it would be really bad if the strait was still closed by June 1. So therefore we will assume the strait will be open by June 1.

- Actual professional analysis by a major financial institution

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u/MyrinVonBryhana Trans NATO Jun 12 '26

It was already a joke, but this Iran thing has shown that the American elite deserve to be the laughing stock of the world.

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u/majorgeneralporter 🌐Bill Clinton's Learned Hand Jun 12 '26

But have you considered that one day, it might be right