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		<title>The Fat Pipe April 20, 2026: Weekend Trump Was Tough, Global Attacks(?) on Refineries, “”Markets,”” and Grab Bag</title>
		<link>https://peakprosperity.com/the-fat-pipe-april-20-2026-weekend-trump-was-tough-global-attacks-on-refineries-markets-grab-bag/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Martenson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[The Fat Pipe]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Buckle up, events are steaming along the same path they've been on ...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Henry Paulson Warns of ‘Vicious’ Treasury Crisis as UAE Hints at Yuan Oil Sales Amid Iran War</title>
		<link>https://peakprosperity.com/henry-paulson-warns-of-vicious-treasury-crisis-as-uae-hints-at-yuan-oil-sales-amid-iran-war/</link>
					<comments>https://peakprosperity.com/henry-paulson-warns-of-vicious-treasury-crisis-as-uae-hints-at-yuan-oil-sales-amid-iran-war/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ivor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily Digest]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today's Digest covers UAE dollar swap talks amid Iran conflict, US Treasury risks, Iranian peace rejection with naval incidents, DeepSeek V4 AI shift, health checks' ineffectiveness, Bulgaria's pro-Russian lead, and Butler shooting doubts.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Stocks and Metals Rally, Crude Oil Crashes — But Gasoline Holds Firm</title>
		<link>https://peakprosperity.com/stocks-and-metals-rally-crude-oil-crashes-but-gasoline-holds-firm/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[davefairtex]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bad home sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bond rally]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crude decline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[curds and whey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FED money printing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immunodeficiency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[increased credit card debt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[metals rally]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[miss muffet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[producer price increase]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[risk on]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[silver boostie]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Stocks and metals rallied sharply this week while crude oil plunged. Surprisingly, gasoline barely budged. A tale of diverging markets amid rising producer prices and recession signals.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Trump’s Private Iran Fears Exposed by WSJ as Israel Support Erodes &amp; Nuclear Power Bill Advances</title>
		<link>https://peakprosperity.com/trumps-private-iran-fears-exposed-by-wsj-as-israel-support-erodes-nuclear-power-bill-advances/</link>
					<comments>https://peakprosperity.com/trumps-private-iran-fears-exposed-by-wsj-as-israel-support-erodes-nuclear-power-bill-advances/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ivor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:42:56 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily Digest]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today's Digest covers Trump's Iran frustrations, US Syria exit, declining Israel support among conservatives, non-citizen births, nuclear bills, pipeline permits, NASDAQ streak, Meta layoffs, and Anthropic's AI vulnerabilities.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Trump’s 7 Falsehoods on Iran “Deal” and $760M Insider Bets, Bombing Set to Resume</title>
		<link>https://peakprosperity.com/trumps-7-falsehoods-on-iran-deal-and-760m-insider-bets-bombing-set-to-resume/</link>
					<comments>https://peakprosperity.com/trumps-7-falsehoods-on-iran-deal-and-760m-insider-bets-bombing-set-to-resume/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ivor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily Digest]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today's Digest covers Trump's Iran deal claims on the Strait of Hormuz and nuclear material, Iranian denials, oil market bets, energy dislocations, U.S. drought impacts, water commoditization, and CDC director nomination.]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		
		
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		<title>Episode #18 of The Wake-Up Call:  Strait of Confusion: Has Anything Changed?</title>
		<link>https://peakprosperity.com/episode-18-of-the-wake-up-call-strait-of-confusion-has-anything-changed/</link>
					<comments>https://peakprosperity.com/episode-18-of-the-wake-up-call-strait-of-confusion-has-anything-changed/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Martenson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:23:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Premium Wake-Up Call]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[What a day! Peace has broken out. Trump has pulled off the 5D chess and the United States has won. That is the story. Or is it?]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>209</slash:comments>
		
		
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		<title>Good News Friday: Distilling Ban Overturned, J Street Calls to End Israeli Subsidies, Vaccine Panel Overhauled</title>
		<link>https://peakprosperity.com/good-news-friday-distilling-ban-overturned-j-street-calls-to-end-israeli-subsidies-vaccine-panel-overhauled/</link>
					<comments>https://peakprosperity.com/good-news-friday-distilling-ban-overturned-j-street-calls-to-end-israeli-subsidies-vaccine-panel-overhauled/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ivor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:14:08 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily Digest]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today's Digest covers home-distilling ban reversal, J Street on Israel aid, RFK Jr. vaccine reforms, fluoride shortages from Iran war, US WHO exit, Jan. 6 convictions, DOJ referrals, and a blocked FISA extension.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Episode #17 of The Wake-Up Call:  Foaming the Runway</title>
		<link>https://peakprosperity.com/episode-17-of-the-wake-up-call-foaming-the-runway/</link>
					<comments>https://peakprosperity.com/episode-17-of-the-wake-up-call-foaming-the-runway/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Martenson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:24:58 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Premium Wake-Up Call]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://peakprosperity.com/?p=734801</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[When a plane is coming into an airport and it's lost its ability to drop or lower its landing gear, emergency teams will foam the runway so that the plane lands and skids into a big pile of foam. That way, if any fires erupt, it's already pre-foamed and maybe keeps the fire hazard down. So when you're expecting something bad to happen, you foam the runway.
]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>44</slash:comments>
		
		
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		<title>Investing When Nothing Matters and Anything Goes</title>
		<link>https://peakprosperity.com/investing-when-nothing-matters-and-anything-goes/</link>
					<comments>https://peakprosperity.com/investing-when-nothing-matters-and-anything-goes/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Martenson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Public Finance U]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[We've entered a New Normal for US equity markets where fundamentals no longer seem to matter.  Nor the reality of a a global disruption in energy and raw and intermediate products such as sulfur, aluminum, urea, helium, and ammonia.]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>23</slash:comments>
		
		
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		<title>Iran Threatens Red Sea as Bessent Slams China for Protecting Itself, Russia Offers Energy Lifeline</title>
		<link>https://peakprosperity.com/iran-threatens-red-sea-as-bessent-slams-china-for-protecting-itself-russia-offers-energy-lifeline/</link>
					<comments>https://peakprosperity.com/iran-threatens-red-sea-as-bessent-slams-china-for-protecting-itself-russia-offers-energy-lifeline/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ivor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily Digest]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today's Digest covers China tensions, Iran Red Sea threats, Russia warnings, German drone deals, lubricant shortages, IMF Treasury risks, Pentagon auto-munitions talks, Russian energy pledges, Australian refinery fire, EU grid woes, and FISA renewal.]]></description>
		
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