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<\/p>\nHal Turner<\/p>\n
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U.S. President Donald Trump has announced something is happening and negotiations with Iran could Re-start within 48 Hours. Rational people see this as pure manipulation of Markets; and the nitwits in the markets seem to actually believe it!<\/p>\n
Trump makes this announcement on a Tuesday.\u00a0 \u00a0The 48 Hours covers Wednesday and Thursday.<\/p>\n
By Friday, maybe negotiations start, maybe they don’t., but in the\u00a0meantime, MARKETS hold-the-line thinking “all will be well” when that’s simply not the case.<\/p>\n
The people I spoke with today about this told me they see this as\u00a0PURE MARKET MANIPULATION<\/strong>.\u00a0 \u00a0They’re gob-smacked that the so-called “experts” in the markets, are\u00a0<\/strong>so gullible, so blind to reality, so utterly stupid, they can’t even see they’re being grossly manipulated.<\/p>\n Unlike the folks I spoke with, I do not believe the “experts” in the markets are gullible, blind, or stupid.\u00a0 \u00a0I think they’re committing WILLFUL FRAUD in Breach of Fiduciary Trust.<\/p>\n There is some reality seeping through that few (if any) are paying attention to:<\/strong><\/p>\n As of April 14, 2026, the Dated Brent benchmark for physical oil delivery is trading significantly higher than futures due to severe supply disruptions, with reports indicating it reached over\u00a0$132<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>per barrel.<\/p>\n That’s the reality.\u00a0 \u00a0That’s what an actual barrel of oil actually costs today.\u00a0 The futures “markets’ are a Fairy Tale.<\/p>\n