The US DFC has committed $50 million to support South Africa’s Phalaborwa rare earths project, which aims to process legacy mining waste into critical materials for global supply chains. #SouthAfrica #RareEarths #Phalaborwa #CriticalMinerals #Mining #CleanEnergy #DFC #TechMet #RainbowRareEarths #Industry
https://newz.africa/2026/04/20/us-backs-phalaborwa-rare-earths-project-50-million/?fsp_sid=3052
US doubles maritime reinsurance program for Strait of Hormuz to $40 billion, with major insurers including Berkshire Hathaway and AIG joining to support safe passage and stabilize international trade amid Iran conflict concerns
#YonhapInfomax #StraitOfHormuz #MaritimeReinsurance #DFC #BerkshireHathaway #InternationalTrade #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=113709
US Expands Maritime Reinsurance for Hormuz Strait to $40 Billion

US doubles maritime reinsurance program for Strait of Hormuz to $40 billion, with major insurers including Berkshire Hathaway and AIG joining to support safe passage and stabilize international trade amid Iran conflict concerns

Yonhap Infomax

⬆️ >> Lots of #financial shenanigans afoot with #DFCInsurance they "already anticipated… because #Lloyds does call #ForceMajeure and the policies drop away…"

This is a long, deep story along a global #fertilizer - #famine axis.

The Architectural Fracture: How #Insurance, Not Missiles, Sealed #StraitOfHormuz

#US response was financial rather than naval. #DFC announced a $20B reinsurance plan for #Gulf shipping and named #Chubb [check hashtag] as lead insurance partner

https://shanakaanslemperera.substack.com/p/the-nitrogen-trap

⬆️ @Stinson_108

I don't believe #Trump is planning to go into #insurance as a legitimate "business".

The thinking behind "circular" #DFCInsurance program is that shippers will buy supplemental insurance from #DFC, with initial premium money going into the pool of $20B, with the presumption that there will be be lots of buyers who sign up, but losses will happen gradually, giving skimmers time.

Meanwhile, #Iran war will continue, munitions manufactured, #defense contractors paid, and so on

⬆️ @Stinson_108

Of course I don't believe any words coming out the mouths of the #Trump Administration, but oftentimes, it is their body language and tone of delivery that gives the game away.

Look in the thread for the body language of #Bessent when he makes a circular motion to explain the $20B #DFC "circular" #insurance program as a #Ponzi scheme to profit from when #Lloyds declares #ForceMajeure and refuses to pay for ships and cargo lost in the #StraitOfHormuz.

As Nutty Netanyahu & #DJT destabilize the world's #petro supplies with a bunch of #MidEast military massacres, just saw this odd #OfferYouCantRefuse from the #US #DFC this week in which #DaddyDrumpf will sell you for a "very reasonable price" some "political risk insurance" and an upgraded experience to #escort yer oil for you out of the danger zones he created.

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Alles andere als ein Pflichttermin war das Finale der 6. Digital Future Challenge für unseren Bundesdigitalminister Karsten Wildberger. Was ihn besonders „geflasht“ hat, erfahrt Ihr im Video.

#BMDS #Digitalministerium #WirMachen #DigitaleZukünfte #DFC6 #DFC #digitalfuturechallenge

Thursday, January 8, 2026

Why Russia's backing didn't save Venezuela from US attack -- Putin spent Orthodox Christmas at military base church -- 3 glaring issues with the UK-France peacekeeper troops plan for Ukraine -- Zelensky says negotiations reach ‘new milestone,’ suggests war could end in first half of 2026 ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/01/thursday-january-8-2026/