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

Biden FBI Quietly Hid Trump Prosecution Files For Potential Post-2028 Case Authored by Luis Cornelio via Headline USA, Another trove of newly unearthed Biden-era files suggest that the FBI attempted to retain purported evidence related to its prosecution of President Donald Trump until 2030 — when he would presumably be out of office. The documents, reported Tuesday by Just the News, add to a growing body of records that have detailed the breadth of the aggressive actions targeting Trump, Republican lawmakers and conservative organizations connected to the 2020 election. According to the report, the retention effort came as...

Hong Kong And The Quiet Rewiring Of The Dollar System Authored by Peter C. Earle, Ph.D, Hong Kong’s decision to move forward with its first stablecoin issuer licenses may prove to be about far more than digital payments. With HSBC and a Standard Chartered-led venture among the first approved issuers under the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s new framework, the city is placing major regulated banks at the center of the next phase of monetary technology. Stablecoins remain overwhelmingly USD- and US Treasury-denominated, with more than 90 percent of the market’s roughly...

UK, France Lead 30-Nation Military Push To Reopen Strait Of Hormuz Submitted by Michael Kern of OilPrice.com, The UK is hosting (yesterday and today) a two-day multinational conference convening military planners from more than 30 countries as Britain and France renew efforts to re-open the Strait of Hormuz. The two-day conference takes place just after U.S. President Donald Trump late on Tuesday extended the U.S.-Iran ceasefire until negotiations with Iran conclude “one way or the other.” President Trump has also ordered that the U.S. blockade at the Strait of Hormuz remains in place. Hopes...