The Wire - December 13, 2023

this is the wire for 2330 Zulu December 13th 2023 preceden is routine information cut off is 2230 bottom line up front threats to shipping continue in the Red Sea beginning with international events in the Middle East the United Nations General Assembly votes in favor of the implementation of a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza analyst comment like most matters within the field of international diplomacy these resolutions have no real power however as the final vote was 153 Nations for and 10 nations against with 23 exensions this is a good indicator of international sentiment regarding the current conflict in Gaza in the Red Sea yeni forces attacked the merchant vessel strenda with a cruise missile initial reporting indicates the vessel was traveling in the vicinity of the Buble menb straight at the time of the strike analyst comment the Norwegian flaged this chemical tanker was scheduled to make a port call in Israel next month this comes on the heels of the French frig at ladok d653 reporting the interception of two yeni drones attempting to Target her in the same area 4 days ago in Europe a report by The Joint Committee on the National Security strategy indicates that much of the critical infrastructure throughout the United Kingdom is exceptionally vulnerable to cyber attacks analyst comment this comes as no surprise as Cyber attack threats remain constant throughout most of the Western World on the home front the United States sends an additional $200 million to Ukraine today the Dow Jones Industrial Average Club closed at an all-time high of 37,9 the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ finished today with similar highs analyst comments for this wire economic pundits are claiming these numbers are the result of the Federal Reserve signaling rate Cuts next year however exercising caution would be wise when assessing risk in highly manipulated financial markets this concludes the wire for 2330 Zulu December 13th 2023