Trump Asks Ukraine to Stop Targeting Refineries as Diesel Hits $6.20 and BRICS (Incl. Iran) Bypass SWIFT
Today's Digest covers Ukraine refinery strikes and diesel shortages, U.S. refining plans, BRICS payment system, Costco oil rationing, debt-trap risks, a near-Poland train drone strike, Fauci's booster diary, anomalous perception, Massachusetts ICE limits, and Revolut's data leak.
Source: Peak Prosperity
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DW NOTE
Trump asking Ukraine to ease off Russian refineries while diesel hits $6.20 is the clearest signal yet that the Hormuz closure has turned energy into a White House domestic problem. U.S. refineries are already running at 98% utilization — there is no slack left to absorb a shortfall, which is why the administration is now floating Defense Production Act intervention to build capacity that should have been permitted a decade ago.