2026-04-21 17:00 UTC | BLOCK 946078
BITCOIN $75,904 | GOLD $4,712 | OIL $98.53
1. Trump’s $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget Puts $750 Billion Toward Ships, Jets, and Golden Dome
-- Reuters reports the White House defense request totals roughly $1.5 trillion, including about $750 billion for ships, aircraft, and the Golden Dome missile-defense initiative.
-- The scale of the ask signals a further shift toward sustained rearmament and strategic-industrial expansion, with implications for fiscal priorities, defense contractors, and allied burden-sharing.
2. Oil Traders Warn Hormuz Disruption Is Raising Global Recession Risk
-- Bloomberg reports major oil traders say the Strait of Hormuz closure is now damaging demand and increasing the risk of a broader global slowdown.
-- That matters because the shock is no longer just a supply story; it is feeding into growth fears, inflation pressure, and tighter policy expectations across global markets.
3. Mercuria Says It Has Been Able to Move Ships Out Through Hormuz Despite the Crisis
-- Mercuria’s chief executive said the trading house was positioned ahead of the closure and has still managed to move vessels out of the strait.
-- The update suggests flows are impaired rather than totally frozen, but access appears concentrated among the best-prepared operators, reinforcing how fragile and uneven current energy logistics remain.
4. Tillis Says Justice Department Investigation of the Fed Must End Before He Can Back Warsh
-- Bloomberg reports Senator Thom Tillis said he supports Kevin Warsh for Fed chair but cannot vote for him while what he called a bogus Justice Department investigation of the Federal Reserve continues.
-- The remark deepens concern that Fed succession is becoming entangled with political and legal pressure, a risk markets are watching closely as rate expectations remain sensitive.
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