Markets, Manipulation, and Silver-Stacking

The White House is threatening NATO allies Germany and France for refusing to release diesel fuel from their emergency inventories. “US officials said France and Germany could be cut off from future US diesel exports. Reuters first reported the US threat to its allies on Thursday after speaking with three people familiar with the discussions. […]

China Secures Massive Discount On Russian Gas As Moscow's Leverage Weakens Authored by Eurasianet via OilPrice,Russian government projections show China paying approximately 56% less for Russian natural gas than other foreign customers outside the former Soviet Union in 2026.Chinese companies are advancing major copper, port infrastructure, energy, and technology initiatives across Central Asia.Beijing is strengthening its regional influence through investments, digital connectivity, and partnerships with Central Asian governments.Russia is giving China a huge discount on natural gas purchases, underscoring the Kremlin's fiscal dependency on Beijing. The Moscow Times (MT), citing...

Hormuz Shock Raises Recession Risk As Retailers Sound Alarm On Consumer Stress Oil market experts at Rapidan Energy Group warn that a prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz could trigger an oil shock severe enough to hit consumers hard and push the economy into a downturn on a scale approaching that of the 2008 Great Recession. That warning was reinforced by a UBS analyst, who cautioned that sharper slowdowns for working-class households could emerge this summer as gasoline pump prices average north of $4.50 per gallon this week and collide...