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Leaked Colin Powell Email Confirms Israel Has “200 Nukes All Targeted On Tehran”
Leaked Colin Powell Email Confirms Israel Has “200 Nukes All Targeted On Tehran” While the media has been mostly obsessing over the recently leaked Colin Powell emails that discuss either Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, or Donald Trump, a just as important, from a geopolitical perspective, email was revealed by the DCLeaks website, in which the former Secretary of State admits […]
The Death of Free Speech: The West Veils Itself
The Death of Free Speech: The West Veils Itself The West has capitulated on freedom of expression. Nobody in the West launched the motto “Je Suis Avijit Roy,” the name of the first of the several bloggers butchered, flogged or jailed last year for criticizing Islam. Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel, sided with the Turks. She […]
Why the Saudi Princes are Panicked
Why the Saudi Princes are Panicked The Saudi deputy crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, recently pulled the plug on an output freeze deal that was scheduled to have been signed by oil producers in Doha, Qatar. Since then, the press has been filled with the same story: Prince Mohammed was offended because Iran was a […]
“China Is Hoarding Crude At The Fastest Pace On Record”
“China Is Hoarding Crude At The Fastest Pace On Record” In the aftermath of China’s gargantuan, record new loan injection in Q1, which saw a whopping $1 trillion in new bank and shadow loans created in the first three months of the year, many were wondering where much of this newly created cash was ending up. We […]
“China Is Hoarding Crude At The Fastest Pace On Record”
“China Is Hoarding Crude At The Fastest Pace On Record” We now know where most of it went: soaring imports of crude oil. We know this because as the chart below shows, Chinese crude imports via Qingdao port in Shandong province surged to record 9.86 million metric tons last month based on data from General Administration of Customs. As […]
The Smoking Gun: “Document 17” Links Saudi Embassy In Washington To Sept 11
The Smoking Gun: “Document 17” Links Saudi Embassy In Washington To Sept 11 With the topic of Saudi Arabia’s involvement in the Sept 11 attack on everyone’s lips, if certainly not those of president Obama who is currently in Riyadh where he is meeting with members of Saudi royalty in what may be his last […]
Saudis Retaliate To “Oil Freeze” Fallout: Ban Transport Of Iranian Crude In Territorial Waters
Saudis Retaliate To “Oil Freeze” Fallout: Ban Transport Of Iranian Crude In Territorial Waters At first, when it announced the terms of its “oil freeze” agreement with Russia one month ago, Saudi Arabia seemed willing to grant Iran a temporary exemption from the supply freeze, at least until it recovers its pre-embargo production levels. That […]
Iran Oil Minister Rejects Saudi Demand To Freeze Crude Production
Iran Oil Minister Rejects Saudi Demand To Freeze Crude Production In the aftermath of Bloomberg’s surprising Friday report, according to which Saudi Arabia flipflopped on its previous promise that it would freeze its oil output while allowing Iran to grow supply until it hit its pre-embargo peak, instead saying that it would only join the […]
“Unprecedented Leak” Exposes The Criminal Financial Dealings Of Some Of The World’s Wealthiest People
“Unprecedented Leak” Exposes The Criminal Financial Dealings Of Some Of The World’s Wealthiest People An unprecedented leak of more than 11 million documents, called the “Panama Papers“, has revealed the hidden financial dealings of some of the world’s wealthiest people, as well as 12 current and former world leaders and 128 more politicians and public […]
“Production Freeze” Narrative Collapses In Two Days: Russian Oil Output Hits New Post-Soviet Record
“Production Freeze” Narrative Collapses In Two Days: Russian Oil Output Hits New Post-Soviet Record How quickly the oil production freeze narrative has fallen apart. Source: stockboardasset Indeed, it’s been a tough two days for oil bulls holding on to hope that excess oil production will normalize in the near term and that the world’s oil suppliers […]
Presenting, “The Company That Bribed The World”
Presenting, “The Company That Bribed The World” This won’t exactly come as a surprise: the global oil industry is corrupt. We are, after all, talking about the most financialized commodity in the history of the world, and up until a few years ago, it was controlled by a cartel comprised entirely of nations run by caricatures […]
WTI Crude Slides Back Into Red For 2016 As The Fed And Oil Remain On Unsustainable Paths
WTI Crude Slides Back Into Red For 2016 As The Fed And Oil Remain On Unsustainable Paths Oil prices have increased 50 percent since the lows exhibited earlier this year, a rise that is largely linked to the positive market reaction to the OPEC output freeze. But WTI Crude has given up all its early […]
“They Should Leave Us Alone”: Iran Wants No Part Of Oil Freeze Until Output Higher
“They Should Leave Us Alone”: Iran Wants No Part Of Oil Freeze Until Output Higher On Tuesday, Kuwait’s oil minister Anas al-Saleh delivered a rather stark warning to the rest of OPEC when he said the following about the much ballyhooed crude output freeze: “I’ll go full power if there’s no agreement. Every barrel I […]
“I’ll Go Full Power If There’s No Agreement” – Kuwait Breaks OPEC Production Freeze
“I’ll Go Full Power If There’s No Agreement” – Kuwait Breaks OPEC Production Freeze Back in late February, when crude prices had just hit a 13 year low, one catalyst unleashed a furious short-covering rally: a WSJ report which cited a delayed SkyNews interview with the UAE energy minister, according to which OPEC would freeze, […]
A “Nervous” NATO Fears Turkey, Russia May Soon Go To War
A “Nervous” NATO Fears Turkey, Russia May Soon Go To War If you want our take – and let’s face it, you must because that’s why you’re here – we wouldn’t put too much faith in today’s announced Syrian “ceasefire” agreement. Although the deal calls for the cessation of hostilities as of Saturday at midnight, […]
