Missiles reportedly launched toward the Strait of Hormuz 🇮🇷
This isn’t just another headline — it’s the world’s most critical oil artery. Nearly a fifth of global energy flows through this narrow stretch of water.
Any escalation here doesn’t stay regional… It ripples into fuel prices, inflation, markets everywhere.
Traders watching. Tankers waiting. The world holds its breath.
Hot take: the Strait of Hormuz matters less to Washington than people think. U.S. energy dependence on Middle East barrels isn’t what it used to be but Asia’s is.
If Iran ever pulls the trigger and shuts the lane, it won’t be America panicking at first…
it’ll be the customers who actually rely on that oil.
Geopolitics isn’t about enemies it’s about who can’t afford the disruption.
🚨 Russia’s “de-dollarization” story just took a twist.
Reports say Moscow is exploring a path back to dollar settlement + SWIFT access after years of pushing alternatives. Not ideology… survival economics.
If true: • Ruble transaction costs drop → currency volatility spike • Energy trade pricing shifts • RMB settlement faces short-term turbulence, not a collapse
Reality check: nations don’t marry currencies they use whatever keeps trade alive.
Short-term compromise. Long-term currency race still on. 🌍
Trump is pushing the Senate to fast-track Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair a move that could flip the direction of interest rates overnight. Markets hear one thing: policy shift incoming.
Lower rates? Liquidity wave? Dollar reaction? Wall Street is already bracing.
One chair. One decision. Global ripple effect. 🌍📉📈