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Briefing: ICE detention deaths are on a record pace. One Texas facility bears the brunt
Strategic angle: ICE inspectors in February found 49 violations to detention standards at Camp East Montana, including failure from staff to accurately document required checks to prevent significant self-harm and suicide.
Briefing: What’s going on with dollar debt?
Strategic angle: ‘Swap’ trades by hedge funds have exploded recently
Briefing: Easter eggs stay pricey even as cocoa prices plunge
Strategic angle: Manufacturers try to recoup some losses after margins were squeezed by spike in cocoa prices
Briefing: In Tehran, neighbours wonder where the next bombs will land
Strategic angle: Residents are left guessing which regime target might live alongside them as strikes rain down on Iran’s capital
Briefing: Fund managers snap up bonds on growth threat from Iran war
Strategic angle: After sharp market sell-off, debt investors shift focus from inflation fears to likely damage to economies.
Briefing: Prediction markets: the hunt for the new ‘dumb money’
Strategic angle: As new bettors flock to platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket, some make easy prey for trading firms and professional gamblers.