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Oil prices surge by more than $1 per barrel amid ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-10-25-oil-prices-surged-amid-israel-hamas-war.html

October 25, 2023 -

According to the Epoch Times, Brent crude futures have gained $1.23, pushing the price to $93.61 per barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude also followed suit, rising by the same amount to reach $90.60 per barrel. Both front-month contracts were poised to record their second consecutive weekly gain. Additionally, the December WTI contract showed an even more substantial increase, rising by $1.37 to reach $89.74 a barrel.

In line with these oil price hikes, ...

Oil rises as tensions increase in the Middle East

https://www.naturalnews.com/2024-01-29-oil-rises-tensions-increase-in-middle-east.html

January 29, 2024 -

(Article by Comfort Ogbonna republished from YourNews.com)Houthi rebels intensified their assaults on vessels in the Red Sea, targeting a fuel tanker operated by Trafigura. The potential for an expanded conflict increased as Russian refined product exports were expected to decline due to refineries undergoing repairs after drone attacks. Brent crude futures increased by 0.4% to $83.84 per barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose by 0.4% to $78.35 per barrel....

Putin bans diesel and gasoline exports, sending distillate fuel oil prices skyrocketing

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-09-24-putin-temporarily-bans-diesel-and-gasoline-exports.html

September 24, 2023 -

"Temporary restrictions will help saturate the fuel market, which in turn will reduce prices for consumers" in Russia, the government's press office said on its website. The "temporary" ban came into force on Sept. 21, according to the government decree signed by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. The ban included all types of diesel, including summer, winter, and Arctic blends, as well as heavy distillates including gasoils. It also made exemptions for minor supplies, ...

OPEC’s crude production DROPS to its lowest level in three years as Saudi Arabia continues to throttle oil production

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-08-07-open-crude-oil-production-drops-saudi-arabia.html

August 07, 2023 -

Data shows that OPEC's crude oil output plunged by 900,000 barrels a day last month to an average of 27.79 million a day. This is the biggest reduction in oil production since the group and its allies, including those in OPEC+, massively slashed supplies during the height of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic lockdowns in 2020.

Saudi Arabia is responsible for much of the cutbacks, as Riyadh delivered on most of its promised extra one million barrels-per-day cut ...

Saudi Arabia joins others in OPEC to cut oil production in latest slap in the face to Joe Biden

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-04-05-saudi-arabia-to-cut-oil-production.html

April 05, 2023 -

The United States and Saudi Arabia seem to be headed towards a conflict once more after the Middle Eastern nation and other members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC+) unexpectedly announced a reduction in oil supply on Sunday. The aim of this move is to increase oil prices, given concerns about reduced demand, according to Newsweek.

As per the announcement made outside a formal OPEC+ meeting, Saudi Arabia and other OPEC+ oil-producing nations, ...

END of DOLLAR’s HEGEMONY: Russian oil giant now using yuan and rubles for export settlements

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-09-27-end-of-dollars-hegemony-russian-oil-giant-now-trades-yuan-rubles.html

September 27, 2023 -

The company's CEO Aleksandr Dyukov revealed this information on the sidelines of the TNF Energy forum, which was held in the oil-rich Tyumen Region in Siberia.

The conventional practice of conducting international trade used to be done using major global currencies like the dollar and euro. This decision increasingly reflected a strategic move to align its trade practices more closely with the economic and geopolitical interests of Russia, as well as its significant ...

HSBC brings cryptocurrency trading services to its online investment platform in Hong Kong

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-06-29-hsbc-cryptocurrency-trading-investment-hong-kong.html

June 29, 2023 -

Crypto investment products have been listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange since December and the bank allows its customers to trade all publicly listed ETFs. However they have now given their customers access to the ETFs from their own investment platform, underscoring the momentum the cryptocurrency community is currently enjoying as more major financial centers and institutions embrace crypto.

The exchange currently lists three types of crypto ETFs: Samsung Bitcoin ...

Chinese stock market loses BILLIONS in days following crash of snowball derivatives

https://www.naturalnews.com/2024-01-24-chinese-stock-market-loses-billions-snowballs-crash.html

January 24, 2024 -

Snowballs – named because of the potential "snowballing" accumulating gains for investors who hold them – are structured derivatives sold in China and Hong Kong that are tied to the performance of certain underlying indexes. They offer dividends to investors in the form of bond-like coupons but only as long as the indexes of the snowballs are tied to stay within certain predetermined ranges.

If the indexes rise above the top of the ranges, then a so-called "knockout" ...

Midwest drought blamed for soaring corn, soy and wheat prices: “WE NEED RAIN”

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-06-23-midwest-drought-soaring-corn-soy-wheat-prices.html

June 23, 2023 -

The amount of United States corn crop rated "good" to "excellent" has dropped to just 55 percent, according to reports, the lowest for this time of the growing season since 1992.

A week prior, that figure was 61 percent, with traders guessing that it would drop to just 58 percent.

"I'm very concerned about the weather," expressed Sherman Newlin, an Illinois farmer who grows corn and soybeans. "Low humidity, 90-degree temperatures, and now the wind is sucking the ...

Global sugar shortage sends prices to decade high

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-04-14-global-sugar-shortage-sends-prices-decade-high.html

April 14, 2023 -

A lack of deliverable sugar ahead of Friday's expiry has sent the white sugar futures contract for May to its highest level in more than 10 years.

According to John Stansfield, a senior sugar analyst at DNEXT Intelligence, the open interest for white sugar, or the number of contracts still needing to be closed, implies a hefty delivery of the commodity above 880,000 tons.

The problem is that, when coupled with short positions, these contracts "don't have the physical ...

FOOD COLLAPSE INCOMING: Ongoing drought forces farmers to abandon wheat crops

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-05-17-drought-forces-farmers-to-abandon-wheat-crops.html

May 17, 2023 -

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), producers, especially in the U.S. Plains region, are expected to harvest only about 67 percent of their planted acres, the lowest harvest ratio since 1917. (Related: Food collapse incoming: Globalist war on nitrogen emissions putting entire global food supply at risk.)

The high rate of abandonment stemmed from years of freak weather patterns in the Great Plains that took their toll on American grainfields. Many wheat ...

OPEC+ oil cuts a slap in the face to Joe Biden – expect gas prices to skyrocket once again

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-04-06-opec-oil-cuts-a-slap-in-the-face-to-joe-biden.html

April 06, 2023 -

MarketWatch noted that Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Energy announced on Sunday that the country, along with other OPEC+ member countries, will be implementing a voluntary cut in oil production by 500,000 barrels a day starting from May until the end of 2023.

As per the statement, the voluntary reduction in oil production comes in addition to the production cut agreed upon during the OPEC meeting in October. The decision has been taken as a precautionary measure to maintain ...

Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna: FBI, DOJ protecting Biden crime family from allegations of illegal dealings

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-06-07-fbi-doj-protecting-biden-crime-family.html

June 07, 2023 -

"There has been housecleaning within the DOJ, and the FBI has been protecting the Biden family. And it's not okay," she said in an episode of "Sunday Morning Futures" with Maria Bartiromo. Luna, a Republican, is a member of both the House Freedom Caucus and the House Oversight Committee that have been looking into the extent of "business deals" of President Joe Biden, his son Hunter, his brother Jim and the rest of the family.

She further revealed that this protection scheme ...

Chinese lithium producers set floor price as demand for the metal drops

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-04-07-chinese-lithium-producers-floor-price-demand-drops.html

April 07, 2023 -

Ten companies – including Tianqi Lithium and Ganfeng Lithium – that met on the sidelines of a conference in the city of Nanchang in Jiangxi province agreed on the lowest minimum price of 250,000 Chinese yuan ($36,350) per metric ton (MT) of lithium carbonate. One person who attended the March 28 meeting and five others informed of the discussions confirmed the move on condition of anonymity.

"Setting a floor price should strengthen the market sentiment and hold the prices ...

DOLLAR DEMISE: Russia’s third largest oil producer switches export settlement currencies almost completely to yuan and rubles

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-10-04-russia-oil-export-settlements-yuan-rubles.html

October 04, 2023 -

In an announcement, CEO Alexander Dyukov told reporters that his company is seeing no problems so far in withdrawing foreign currency earnings, though he explained that Gazprom Neft will not be using Indian rupees, at least for now.

"No, we don't use rupees," Dyukov stated when questioned by reporters about the switch. "We mainly use yuan and rubles. We have virtually moved away from payments in dollars and euros."

Furthermore, Dyukov explained that Gazprom Neft ...

HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM: 4 Mexican drug cartels are operating inside Colony Ridge migrant settlement

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-09-29-cartels-operating-inside-colony-ridge-migrant-settlement.html

September 29, 2023 -

Todd Bensman, a senior national security fellow at the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), disclosed this issue during an interview with the Daily Wire. He confirmed that four cartels are operating within the settlement, and noted the "very thin" presence of law enforcement in the area. According to Bensman, Immigration and Customs Enforcement doesn't enforce the law in Colony Ridge – an "appealing" proposal for border crossers planning to live and ...

LGBT perverts threaten to BOMB Target stores for removing pedophilia pride wear for children

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-06-02-lgbt-perverts-threaten-bomb-target-pride-children.html

June 02, 2023 -

One Cleveland-area Target store shared a threatening email it received, which Cleveland 19 News reviewed and determined to possibly have come from transgenders and other LGBT perverts who wanted the child-grooming clothing to remain in Target's "Pride Collection."

"Target is full of cowards who turned their back on the LGBT community and decided to cater to the homophobic right-wing redneck bigots who protested and vandalized their store," the email read in part.

In ...

DHS funding universities with taxpayer money to BRAINWASH students into believing that Christians and Republicans are “Nazis”

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-05-26-dhs-funding-university-program-christians-republicans-nazis.html

May 26, 2023 -

Funneling the money through a so-called "anti-terrorism" grant initiative, Biden and his henchmen are paying institutions of higher learning to lump members of the Republican Party and those who trust in Jesus Christ for salvation into the same category as the Nazi Party.

"This terrorism task force is engaged in an active effort to demonize and eliminate Christian, conservative, and Republican organizations using federal taxpayer dollars," said Brent Bozell, founder and ...

State senator calls for RIOTS after Tennessee Republicans pass bill undoing police traffic stop reforms

https://www.naturalnews.com/2024-03-21-senator-riots-tennessee-republicans-police-reform-bill.html

8 days ago -

The original bill, adopted by the Memphis City Council, outlawed so-called pretextual traffic stops for minor violations such as a broken taillight. Republicans were so upset by the bill that they passed a statewide one to override any and all local limits on traffic stops when an officer observes or has reasonable suspicion that someone in the car has violated either a local ordinance or a state or federal law.

House Republicans reportedly approved the statewide overriding ...

Court blocks school district from enforcing ludicrous gender identity policies

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-10-04-court-blocks-school-policy-on-gender-identity.html

October 04, 2023 -

On September 29, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit granted a motion for a preliminary injunction against Linn-Mar Community School District, filed by the parental rights group Parents Defending Education (PDE).

The decision signed by District Judge C.J. Williams, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, prevents the district from enforcing the part of Board Policy 504.13-R that prohibits using correct pronouns for gender-confused students. (Related ...


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