Bill Pulte, the Federal Housing Finance Agency Director, discusses efforts to lower mortgage rates and increase housing affordability, including a significant Fannie and Freddie bond buyback. Norman Roule, a former U.S. intelligence official, provides insights on the unprecedented protests in Iran, highlighting the potential for military options. Torsten Slok, chief economist at Apollo, analyzes the muted market reactions to Fed uncertainties and identifies the driving factors behind gold's recent surge, linking it to inflation concerns and changing global investment dynamics.
