All posts tagged: weapon

The End Of Oil Volatility As A Weapon

The End Of Oil Volatility As A Weapon

Published by Jenni Sidey

Authored by Tom Luongo via Gold, Goats, ‘n Guns blog, This is the only chart that matters right now…not borrowing costs (@lukegromen). It’s the weekly chart of Brent Crude. I’ve been telling my patrons for three weeks in the Market Reports that the Brent Crude chart has all the earmarks of a market being manipulated UP to support a narrative… That narrative is Donald Trump is a madman who broke the world and is losing in Iran. Look at the chart carefully, you see big gaps between weekly closes and opens. Also, note the tails to the downside versus the wicks to the upside. Tails are much longer than wicks…. telltale signs of a market that has topped but someone is trying to keep reflating it. Why? Many reasons, from speculations, positions, narrative control, etc. Markets are the sum total of all of these players. But the reality is that you can only manipulate a market over a short period of time (H/T@armstrongeconomics) unless you control the total pricing system for that market… i.e. central banks …

Iran Had a Doomsday Weapon All Along

Iran Had a Doomsday Weapon All Along

Published by José Betancourt

President Trump has said that he went to war to stop Iran from ever having a nuclear bomb. Unfortunately, the war he launched led Iran to discover that it already had an extremely effective doomsday weapon—one that promised the economic equivalent of mutual assured destruction. The Strait of Hormuz has always been vulnerable; the United States has always known that Iran might try to close it if attacked. But neither Washington nor Tehran imagined how easy it would be for Iran to do so, how hard it would be for the U.S. to reopen it, or how widely and rapidly the economic effects of a closed strait would fan out. Fossil fuels are to modern industrial civilization what air is to the lungs: About 80 percent of the global economy is powered by oil, coal, and natural gas. Much of this comes from the states along the Persian Gulf: Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, and Bahrain. About 25 percent of global seaborne oil trade and 20 percent of global …

Four years of Gepard in Ukraine: How the vintage German weapon is proving its worth

Four years of Gepard in Ukraine: How the vintage German weapon is proving its worth

Published by Sam Flores

Germany announced the delivery of Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns to Ukraine shortly after Russia’s full-scale invasion four years ago, marking the first heavy weapons of Western design that Berlin supplied from its own stocks. On 26 April 2022, Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht confirmed the decision on the sidelines of a meeting of around 40 supporting states at Ramstein airbase. The systems came from industrial stocks and the export had been approved the day before, Lambrecht said at the time. Germany has since delivered at least 55 Gepard systems to Ukraine, where they have become an integral part of the country’s air defence. The announcement came shortly after Russian massacres in Bucha became known following the town’s liberation by Ukrainian forces at the end of March 2022. Before the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Germany had offered to supply 5,000 helmets to Ukraine — a response that drew widespread criticism. The Gepard was the first heavy weaponry Germany delivered without a so-called ring exchange, in which Berlin would supply weapons to a third country that would …

Better Than Pinterest? Why This UK Platform Is My New Secret Weapon For Home Decor

Better Than Pinterest? Why This UK Platform Is My New Secret Weapon For Home Decor

Published by Sam Flores

We hope you love the products we recommend! All of them were independently selected by our editors. Just so you know, HuffPost UK may collect a share of sales or other compensation from the links on this page if you decide to shop from them. Oh, and FYI — prices are accurate and items in stock as of time of publication. You know what it’s like when you’re shopping for furniture. You think you’ve found the best option out there, only to click onto another page and find five more contenders.  Then you click on to Instagram or Pinterest, and lo and behold: another thirty ads showing you another iteration of what you’ve been looking for. Thanks, cookies! If you’re anything like me, plagued by decision paralysis, it takes months of open tabs, waiting for sales, and constant side-by-side comparison to actually make a purchase.  That’s speaking as someone who does a lot of shopping (it’s kinda in the job description) and even then, if I can do anything to make the process of furniture shopping …

Clark uses Augusta’s beauty as his secret weapon in Masters charge

Clark uses Augusta’s beauty as his secret weapon in Masters charge

Published by Sam Flores

April 10 : Former U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark used patience, positivity and the sheer beauty of Augusta National Golf Club to vault himself into Masters contention on Friday. World number 78 Clark, who began the day five shots off the pace set by overnight co-leaders Rory McIlroy and Sam Burns, carded a four-under-par 68 to reach four under for the tournament, making his move on a warm, sunny day with firmer and faster conditions that promised to test the field’s later starters. After his round, Clark revealed an unconventional but effective way he keeps himself grounded when the pressure mounts on the famous Georgia layout. “One of the things here is you look up and see where you are at, one of the most beautiful places in the country,” said Clark. “Then also maybe sometimes looking ahead on some of the holes coming up and say, hey, I still got birdie looks, even if I just made a bogey.” Clark, who won his lone major at Los Angeles Country Club two years ago, wasted little time …

Princess Anne is the queen of Easter fashion – with secret style weapon at church

Princess Anne is the queen of Easter fashion – with secret style weapon at church

Published by Daniella Wilson

The Royal Family looked joyful as they arrived at St George’s Chapel on Easter Sunday morning. Princess Anne cut a fine figure as she was pictured behind the Prince and Princess of Wales arriving for the Easter Matins service. The sister of King Charles decided to opt for a magnificent turquoise coat dress, one that has been in her wardrobe for many years. The pièce de résistance was her fabulous fedora, also designed in the same bold shade. © PA Images via Getty ImagesVice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence and the Princess Royal after attending the Easter Service at St George’s Chapel The annual Easter service is often an opportunity for the royals to engage in stylish splendour, debuting marvellous millinery, bold spring colours and fabulous tailored outfits from their favourite designers before following the service with a traditional roast lamb lunch at Windsor Castle. © Anadolu via Getty ImagesAnne looked striking in her teal coat and hat A sleek hat like Anne’s elevates her outfit and gives it a formal edge. Turquoise is also a …

The West Midlands has a weapon problem – and it’s on four wheels

The West Midlands has a weapon problem – and it’s on four wheels

Published by Sam Flores

We have been campaigning for a Birmingham with better driving that is safer for pedestrians for years now – and it is not universally popular. “Why don’t you leave drivers alone” I hear quite a bit. In related news, I was disturbed by footage of a driver tearing along a Birmingham pavement – but not surprised. Read more: Inside suburb where ‘road rage fist fights’ happen every day The standard of driving I see in Birmingham is appalling. It doesn’t surprise me there has been a ‘concerning’ rise in the number of pedestrians killed on roads in the West Midlands. Right now, in the West Midlands, cars are among the most dangerous weapons in everyday circulation. Which is why we campaign about it. The footage above shows a driver abandoning even the most basic rules of the road, mounting the kerb and accelerating through pedestrian space. That moment matters because it breaks a fundamental boundary. Pavements are one of the last areas where people expect to be safe from vehicles. Once that line is crossed, …