Oil markets are not just about barrels, refinery compatibility is the real pressure point. Iran is now hinting that the Bab el-Mandeb Strait will be blocked. The world isn’t ready for $150 oil. And it could get to $200 or higher.

THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE 🚨 🚨NOBODY UNDERSTANDS WHAT THEY JUST TRIGGERED. 🚨 🚨 People always talk about Iranian oil in terms of barrels, but rarely about what’s actually inside them. That’s the key difference—and the reason Western refineries have quietly relied on back-channel networks through places like Dubai for years to keep getting it, …

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Trump is hinting at 50 year mortgages but the math shows the cost of a home could now double over a lifetime

If the mortgage has to double in length, the market is already broken. If you stretch a 30-year mortgage to 50 years on the median U.S. home (~$410K) You’ll pay roughly $300K–$450K more in interest over the life of the loan. Sure, your monthly payment drops — but you’ll spend an extra two decades paying …

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Mortgage-yield spread signals rising consumer risk, hinting at economic downturn pressures. 30 year average US mortgage rates are above 7% again! Dow Jones 1929 vs 2024 update

My take is that 30yr mortgage is in a pause before heading higher. — Alistair (@kiwiangloameric) December 21, 2024 BREAKING: 30 year average US mortgage rates are above 7% again, per Mortgage News Daily. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) December 21, 2024 $500 billion for 5 days? 🤨 https://t.co/RkcFxJ0OGq pic.twitter.com/NXfcFpSr3f — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) December 21, 2024 Extremely …

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Patrick Christys warns of Labour’s asylum policy in Wales, hinting at future national implications under Keir Starmer.

'Welsh Labour decided to give some asylum seekers a taxpayer funded £1600 a month allowance and public money to fight deportation' Patrick Christys warns voters to look at Labour's legacy in Wales for a taste of what is to come from a national government under Keir Starmer. pic.twitter.com/23RMJ4utes — GB News (@GBNEWS) March 19, 2024 …

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General Dynamics to open Ukraine weapons plant, hinting at prolonged taxpayer funding for an endless war.

Top U.S. defense firm General Dynamics is planning to open weapons plant in Ukraine – an investment that implies taxpayers will continue to dole out dollars to support war that has no end in sight General Dynamics, based in Renton, Virginia, wants to open an artillery factory in western Ukraine producing 155-millimeter shells within six …

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