The Inflation Trap

We connect a 44-year low in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to a larger setup that looks like manufactured calm today and a harsher inflation bill later. We also trace how debt buybacks, private-market megavaluations, and stock market concentration can quietly shift risk onto ordinary savers while “skilled money” positions for the next phase. • strategic petroleum reserve drawdowns as a tool to suppress oil and diesel prices • why “refilling with Venezuelan oil” doesn’t solve the ...