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Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted on Tuesday in a meeting with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico that his country is “not intending to attack anyone” and that “any sane person is aware” of that. Speaking with Fico in Beijing, Putin dismissed the claims that Moscow is planning to “attack Europe” as a “provocation,” and baseless and “complete nonsense.” He also labeled those spreading such stories as “specialists in fairy tales and horror films.” The leader also accused the West of “facilitating” what he described as the “coup d’etat” in Ukraine and thus provoking a conflict in that country. Commenting on his recent meeting with United States President Donald Trump on finding a solution for the crisis in Ukraine, Putin noted that his counterpart from Washington “listens to Russia.” He also urged the continuation of constructive dialogue with the US.

NN: On Oct 27, 2016 Russian President, Vladimir Putin says Russia is not going to attack anyone while addressing claims they are planning to invade the Ukraine the FIRST time.

The prices of oil futures increased on Tuesday as the fighting in Ukraine and Gaza continued, raising further doubts about exploiting the commodity from Russia and the Middle East. Meanwhile, investors awaited the fresh data on the United States’ stocks from the American Petroleum Institute (API). West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for October’s settlements rose by 1.56% at 5:02 am ET to $65.73 per barrel. Brent for deliveries in November grew by 1.50% to $69.20 per barrel.

US Treasury Secretary Bessent said Monday that the administration will be closely examining possible penalties on Russia this week, following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s continuous attacks on Ukraine despite recent peace negotiations. “I think with President Trump, all options are on the table, and I think we’ll be examining those very closely this week,” Bessent added during an exclusive interview with Fox News. He claimed that Putin “has done the opposite” of what he said he wanted to do during his meetings with US President Donald Trump in Anchorage. “As a matter of fact, he has, in a despicable, despicable manner, increased the bombing campaign,” he stated.

NN: Hell has no fury like a Trump scorned

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared India and Russia share a “special” relationship, standing by each other in difficult times.
• Modi said India and Russia have a special and privileged partnership, and that India “eagerly” awaits Putin’s visit later this year.
• The meeting between Modi and Putin comes at a time when their relationship is under global scrutiny, with US President Donald Trump criticizing India for buying oil from Russia.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared India and Russia share a “special” relationship, standing by each other in difficult times, in a defiant show of ties as Washington criticizes New Delhi over oil purchases. Modi used his opening remarks at a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in China to signal that New Delhi’s ties with Moscow remain firm despite relentless pressure from the Trump administration. In an unusual move, the two leaders rode together in Putin’s car to the meeting venue, spending about an hour conversing in the limo, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified to discuss private matters. It was an unscripted detour from their carefully planned schedule, the people added. Earlier in the day, the two leaders shared a warm embrace, with Modi calling their meeting “a delight.”

“India and Russia have a special and privileged partnership. In the most difficult and testing times, India and Russia have always stood by each other,” Modi said in opening remarks on Monday. He added that India “eagerly” awaits Putin’s visit later this year.

The Modi-Putin meeting comes at a time when their relationship is under global scrutiny. US President Donald Trump has publicly lambasted India for buying oil from Russia, accusing New Delhi of funding Putin’s war in Ukraine. Last week, the Trump administration imposed 50% tariffs on Indian goods bound for the US — the highest in Asia — to penalize it for those energy purchases. New Delhi has defended its ties with Moscow, calling Trump’s actions “unfair,” and has given no sign it will scale back purchases. In a column in The Hindu newspaper on Monday, Oil Minister Hardeep Puri said that India had not “broken rules” and that its purchases helped to shield the global economy from a price spike. Amid souring ties with the US, Modi used his visit to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit to mend relations with Beijing while reaffirming India’s deep partnership with Moscow. In another post on X, Modi said he and Putin talked about “ways to deepen bilateral cooperation in all sectors, including trade, fertilizers, space, security and culture.” The war in Ukraine was also discussed, he added.

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Crude oil prices increased by more than 1% on Monday as investors’ fears of supply disruptions grew amid intensifying attacks between Ukraine and Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced yesterday that his country was preparing new “deep” strikes against Russia, while German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated he is bracing for a “long war” in Ukraine as a potential bilateral meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zelensky grows more unlikely. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for October’s settlements climbed by 1.14% at 5:47 am ET to go for $64.72 per barrel. Meanwhile, Brent for deliveries in November advanced by 1.07% at 5:48 am ET, going for $68.16 per barrel.

NN: I am adamant that Trump has really blown it big time. This negotiation with Vladimir is going no where. Putin is not going to make a REAL peace deal. He has come to the table as a stalling tactic. He’s make a fool out of Trump. The oil price dropped when traders believed their  would  be peace in the valley.  The market had a organism as the band played and the   big red carpet was rolled for Putin and the bromance handshake was beamed live around the world. As the meeting wore on I  laughed  my ass off and bought oil with both hands. Soon Trump and his advisers will realize they have been hoodwinked. And a very pissed off embarrassed Trump will slap serious sanctions on exports of Russian oil. There’s going to be no oil out of Russia they’re going to cut off Putin’s money flow.  The war is going to escalate as China and North Korea support Russia.  And this war is  going to drag a sleeping Europe into the fray.   Putin has stepped up its attacks on Ukraine’s   major cities especially Kyiv. On the other hand Ukraine is targeting Russian oil infrastructure, Putin sees a victory he believes he can conquer all of Ukraine. it won’t take him much longer if the stupid Europeans and Americans do not supply boots on the ground.  Russia doesn’t want peace Putin wants War. He sees Russia as the king of the north.  He wants to rule Europe and I got to tell you he’s got a shot at it. So in the meantime the oil market is going to come unglued  prices are going higher and higher and higher. And we’re going to break out to the other side of $100 oil. The way you make real money is  perceiving opportunity and value when other people don’t. And waiting them out!

A United States court of appeals ruled that President Donald Trump exceeded his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose tariffs on foreign nations, confirming a decision by a lower court that declared these duties invalid. In a 7-4 ruling, the court found that Trump lacked authority under the IEEPA to impose indefinite tariffs on imports, stating that the power to do so belongs to Congress. Despite the decision, levies on countries worldwide will remain in effect, as the ruling will not take effect until October 14. In the meantime, the Trump administration can submit an appeal to the US Supreme Court.

Trump blasts tariff ruling, invokes SCOTUS

United States President Donald Trump responded to a court ruling declaring his sweeping reciprocal tariffs illegal by calling it incorrect, and blasting the court as “highly partisan.” The president said the government will use tariffs to the benefit of the country with the help of the US Supreme Court. “ALL TARIFFS ARE STILL IN EFFECT!” Trump wrote on Truth Social shortly after the court decision was published. “If allowed to stand, this Decision would literally destroy the United States of America. At the start of this Labor Day weekend, we should all remember that TARIFFS are the best tool to help our Workers, and support Companies that produce great MADE IN AMERICA products,” he argued, adding that if the duties were removed it would be a “disaster for the Country.” The presidential administration can now take the matter to the Supreme Court, and the tariffs previously imposed on most countries worldwide will remain in effect while the case is pending.

NN: It is a very difficult tricky time tough to price in risk. Markets  are missing a lot with mindless tradeing mania the order of the day. That’s why you got this incredible bubble in precious metals because people are headed for the hills. That’s also why people are  crazy overvaluing artificial intelligence companies. They have created the biggest bubble stock market ever.  And mistaken greed combined with fear  is why Bitcoin is soaring to the moon.  Everyone can not be right.  Let me give you my analysis. One of the key things that trump is doing that’s getting little attention is successfully restoring America’s ability to access foreign markets.  For many years America has been flooded with very cheap priced plastic dog shit goods from China.  American companies have been excluded from foreign markets by extremely high barriers of massive tariffs. Trump realized that deficiency and is correcting leveling the playing field. Its in fact  one of the best things he’s doing. The problem is that America has very much become a house divided against itself. No longer are politicians working together  for the good of the country. Their is a great divide between the republicans and the democrats. The liberal lefty politicians are hell bent on destroying Trump, anyway possible.  A lot of things that Trump is doing are controversial. For example he’s using his power as presidents for revenge on his political enemies. That’s not a good thing. His misguided peace efforts in Ukraine are failing miserably. His peace treaty with the Hooties is a sick  joke. Hamas has not come to the bargaining table and needs to be eliminated . Syrian and Lebanon are still up for grabs as major power shifts are going on. The US budget deficits are soaring and the tariffs revenue have the ability to significantly reduce Americas massive debt burden. Makes you  wonder what the opposition politicians are thinking. Fair tariffs have the ability to bring manufacturing and high paying jobs to the US.  And bring huge advantages as Americas gets his rightful place as a major manufacturing Innovative Powerhouse. In a improving situation  from a trade standpoint I expect golden silver prices to crash. I expect at some point Bitcoin to completely wipe out as a Ponzi scheme  that has sucked in the masses. In the meantime a lot of money can be made both ways in bitcoin but it’s a very dangerous game. You’re dancing with the devil. The stock market is the biggest bubble we’ve ever seen. Artificial intelligence is another dot com bubble. Estimates of how much it’ll make and how much it’ll change the world to greatly exaggerated. As often is the case in bubble markets of mass greed its the most target rich environment I’ve ever seen. Remember you’re not going to make any money collecting 10% interest on your savings or your IRA account. The really big life changing money is made in the black swan events. And we got several swans swimming in the pond black ones. You’ve got the gold and silver bubble, you got the Bitcoin bubble, you got the stock market bubble. And you got a greatly underpriced oil market that is not pricing in the Middle East, Iran, Russian and the Venezuelan oil supply risks. The markets are buying into the dream peace deals that will never happen. All I can say is have a nice day and  prepare yourself for a huge payday.

United States President Donald Trump’s son, Eric Trump, claimed on Friday that there is “no question” that Bitcoin will reach $1 million in the next several years. “You’ve got nation states that are buying the hell out of Bitcoin, you’ve got Fortune 500 companies that are buying the hell out of Bitcoin. I mean, you’ve got the biggest families, you’ve got the biggest companies on Earth that believe in this digital store of value. Everybody wants Bitcoin and everybody is buying Bitcoin, and that’s an incredible thing, and that’s why I’ve always said that I really believe in the next several years Bitcoin hits a $1 million,” Eric Trump stated at the Bitcoin Asia conference. He also noted that Bitcoin’s price does not have to stop at $1 million, claiming that he thinks it can go “a lot higher.”

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• Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte sent a new criminal referral against Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over allegations of mortgage fraud.
• The referral concerns a property in Massachusetts and follows a complaint alleging that Cook fraudulently listed homes in Michigan and Georgia as her “primary residence” when she obtained mortgages in 2021.
• Cook is seeking to block President Donald Trump’s move to fire her, filing a lawsuit that labels the president’s bid to oust her as “illegal” and casting it as a bid to seize control of the Fed.

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated on Thursday that the United States welcomes the reimposition of United Nations sanctions on Iran, initiated by Germany, the United Kingdom, and France. Rubio claimed that Iran “established a strong basis for initiating snapback” by continuing “significant non-performance of its nuclear commitments.” “At the same time, the United States remains available for direct engagement with Iran – in furtherance of a peaceful, enduring resolution to the Iran nuclear issue,” Rubio added and said that “snapback does not contradict our earnest readiness for diplomacy, it only enhances it.” Germany, the United Kingdom, and France reimposed UN sanctions on Iran by activating the “snapback” mechanism, which restored the restrictions lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal. Earlier today, the Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister announced that Iran would halt its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should the three countries make such a move.

NN: We are at square one with Iran. Their enrichment centrifuges are spring bomb grade uranium as the world is sleeping