The global shipping crisis just escalated into a worst-case scenario as Houthi forces seize Mocha, effectively closing the trap on the Red Sea corridor. The resulting geopolitical energy spikes are already shifting macroeconomic realities, forcing the European Central Bank into a hawkish pivot that scraps rate cut hopes through at least 2027. Meanwhile, tech giants are testing new boundaries, from Anthropic naming state-backed hackers to Apple pushing supply chain inflation onto consumers. • Houthi forces capture the Yemeni port of Mocha, threatening the Bab al-Mandeb chokepoint and forcing costly African diversions. • The ECB hikes interest rates by 25 basis points to 2.50%, warning corporate treasurers to model higher borrowing costs. • Anthropic releases a landmark threat report implicating Alibaba, Moonshot, and Russian state-backed groups in A ...