(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The headline Consumer Price Index was steady in February as inflation continues to rise.
How could this be?
Because the CPI doesn’t measure “inflation” (as properly defined). It simply reflects the price movements of a basket of goods dreamed up by the BLS. Yes, this...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Rule changes announced by Indian regulators could further boost demand for precious metals in the country.
India ranks as the world’s second-largest gold market behind China. It is also one of the top silver-consuming nations.
Under the new regulations announced by the Securities and Exchange...
(José Niño, Headline USA) A federal correctional officer assigned to monitor Jeffrey Epstein conducted internet searches about the convicted sex offender just moments before his body was discovered and received thousands of dollars in cash deposits in the weeks preceding his death, newly released Justice Department documents show.
Tova Noel...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The war in Iran is already creating significant logistical disruptions to the gold market.
With its airspace closed and many flights grounded, gold stuck in Dubai is being sold at a discount.
The United Arab Emirates ranks among the world's top gold refiners and bullion...
(José Niño, Headline USA) Rep.Thomas Massie, R-Ky., alleged the Trump administration orchestrated what he called a "360-pressure campaign" that included offering his staffers prestigious government positions and lucrative private sector jobs to undermine his push for releasing Jeffrey Epstein documents, The Daily Beast reported.
The apparent goal was to strip...
(Morgan Sweeney, The Center Square) President Donald Trump has said he will accept nothing less from Iran than unconditional surrender, according to a social media post on Friday morning.
“There will be no deal with Iran except unconditional surrender!” the president wrote on Truth Social.
He also wrote about the selection...
(José Niño, Headline USA) Tensions are rising between U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio over whether the United States should deploy troops to Iran at Israel's request, three former U.S. officials and a senior regional official told Middle East Eye.
Rubio and Hegseth were...
(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) President Donald Trump is nominating Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin from Oklahoma as the next Homeland Security Secretary.
On Thursday, the second-term Republican decided to reassign Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem as the special envoy for the Shield of the Americas.
Multiple reports circulated prior to the...
(Mark Stricherz, The Center Square) A number of U.S. representatives like to be driven in style, billing taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars for limo service from their office accounts, an investigation by The Center Square found.
Six U.S. representatives charged taxpayers nearly $30,000 to hire chauffeured limousines in the...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) An Iranian drone attack on a hotel in Bahrain injured at least two US Department of War employees, The Washington Post reported on Monday, citing a State Department diplomatic cable.
“Two US DOW personnel were injured,” the cable said. No other details were included in the cable,...
(José Niño, Headline USA) In September 2019, federal prosecutors asked New Mexico to shut down its active investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's desert compound. The state complied. The feds never held up their end of the deal.
According to a report by The Albuquerque Journal, former New Mexico Attorney General Hector...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Gold is going to become increasingly important as the deglobalization and de-dollarization trend that took off last year continues to gain steam, according to a recent report published by Sprott.
What do we mean by “deglobalization?”
As Sprott described it, it’s the impact of a...