Tehran Denies Mining Hormuz, But Says War Isn't Ending Soon

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Trump: stopping Iran "from having Nuclear weapons" and "destroying" the Middle East & "the World".

 


Oil Keeps Trading The Chokepoint, Not The Stockpile

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Meantime, physical stress is spreading...


Deutsche Bank Dumps After Flagging $30 Billion Exposure To Private Credit

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...identifying private credit as a "key risk"...


When Oil Trades Like A Meme Stock, Something Isn’t Right

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The world’s biggest commodity is trading with a “VIX” at 125. Go figure.

Why Constant Talk Of TACO Is Likely Wrong, With Both Sides Escalating

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The only way out of this crisis is through. Through Hormuz. Through Iranian resistance. Through violence. Anything that happens in the financial, not the physical, space is ultimately irrelevant vs. that dynamic.   


In From The Cold Already: Putin Envoy Met With US Team On Energy Markets Crisis

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Russia vital in ensuring global economic stability, stresses Dmitriev...


Trump Set To Suspend Jones Act To Help Tame Oil Prices

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Going down the list...


It Takes A War To Bring Down An Economy This Strong

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The Iran war is the biggest risk to a US economy otherwise showing broad-based strength and a liquidity backdrop very supportive of asset prices...


Private Credit's Margin Call Moment Arrives As Morgan Stanley, Cliffwater Gate Investors

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"...we think a "run on the bank" is inevitable and would recommend all investors to get out of levered private credit while they still can..."


Nearly 20% Of House Hunters Looking To Relocate: Report

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Florida was the top destination for movers in the United States, followed by South Carolina and Arizona.


Putin’s Ghost Haunts Europe Again—But The Setup Isn’t 2022

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Markets are trading the old playbook of energy shock and growth collapse, yet today’s Europe has cheaper gas, resilient earnings and a consumer that never actually cracked.

"The Situation Is Dire": Half Of Available Global LNG Tankers Are Trapped In The Persian Gulf

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Ship brokers said the 20 ships trapped in the Persian Gulf make up nearly half of all LNG ships currently available for charter.


"Please, Please, Please": Denmark's Energy Minister Begs Citizens To Stop Driving As Global Energy Shock Spreads

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"What the Danes should please, please, please do is, if there is any energy consumption that you can do without..." 


Eat The Rich: Sanders And Khanna Introduce Federal Billionaires Tax

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If allowed, Congress would then be able to set any wealth level for special taxation...


Fresh US Intel Assessment Says Iran Regime Not Close To Collapse After 2 Weeks At War

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 "consistent analysis that the regime is not in danger."


Epstein Guard Called To Testify As Oversight Committee Explores Potential Murder

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$5K deposit and Google searches days before death...


US Housing Starts Highest In Over A Year As Mortgage Rates Tumbled In January

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...but forward-looking permits plunged.


Iran May Let Indian Tankers Through Hormuz Strait, Reports Of High-Level Talks

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Amid ongoing largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market.


Once Again, Initial Jobless Claims Refuse To Signal Labor Market Stress

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...basically unchanged since Nov 2021


Futures Tumble As Oil Jumps Above $100 On Iran War Chaos

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“While Trump’s claim that we could soon see a resolution to the conflict does provide hesitancy for the bulls, the reality of the situation will undoubtedly call for higher prices as the days roll on”