With the US at war with Iran, oil prices spiking, private credit imploding and payrolls sinking -- it's perhaps understandable some investors are worried the world is going to hell.To put everything in perspective for us today -- likely using more than a few f-bombs himself -- is Chris Irons is the author and publisher of Quoth The Raven, which has become one of most popular financial newsletters around, currently sitting at #27 in the list of top financial Substacks worldwide.

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