(Headline USA) The government agency that runs the Voice of America has moved to terminate contracts with The Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France-Presse, and told its journalists Friday to stop using material from the wire services.
Kari Lake, the former broadcaster turned Republican politician who was selected by President Donald...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Policies such as tariffs have consequences – both good and bad. It’s easy to focus on a policy decision's perceived benefits, but it’s crucial to consider potential negative ramifications.
So, how could a prolonged trade war impact the precious metals markets?
The Movement of Gold
We’ve...
(Headline USA) The Trump administration has launched a review of organizations that provide temporary housing and other aid to migrants, suggesting they may have violated a law prohibiting human trafficking.
The Department of Homeland Security has “significant concerns” that federal grants used to address a surge of migration under former President...
(Headline USA) U.S. inflation slowed last month for the first time since September and a measure of underlying inflation fell to a four-year low.
The consumer price index increased 2.8% in February from a year ago, Wednesday’s report from the Labor Department showed, down from 3% the previous month. Core...
(Maire Clayton, Headline USA) The National Institutes of Health plans to cancel or cut back on dozens of grants that were looking into why people are reluctant to get vaccinated, according to The Washington Post.
The outlet obtained an email Monday that was titled “required terminations — 3/10/25.” The internal email...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) As the Justice Department continues to sit on the "Jeffrey Epstein files," the two co-executors of his estate, Richard Kahn and Darren Indyke, are also seeking to quash subpoenas that would have them testify in an anonymous victim’s lawsuit.
Kahn and Indyke's motion to quash was...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) President Donald Trump doubled down on his criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, accusing him of snatching money from the U.S. like candy from a baby.
Trump made these comments during a tell-all interview on Fox News’s Sunday Morning Futures with host Maria Bartiromo—just days after he...
(The Center Square) U.S. House Republicans on Saturday released a spending bill that, if passed next week, would avoid a looming government shutdown.
The 99-page bill would keep most government spending on cruise control through the end of the current fiscal year on Sept. 30.
Friday, March 14, is the deadline for the...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Led by North American funds, ETF gold holdings grew globally for the third straight month.
ETFs in every region reported inflows of gold totaling 108.3 tonnes. That drove total ETF gold holdings to 3,353 tons, the highest month-end level since July 2023.
In dollar terms,...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The so-called fact-checkers at The New York Times claimed Tuesday that President Donald Trump had no “evidence” of massive fraud—only to then cite evidence of actual government fraud.
The Times specifically targeted Trump’s comments about DOGE during his joint address to Congress, where he affirmed that the...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) A consortium of investors led by the controversial firm BlackRock has reportedly agreed to buy a majority stake in Panama Canal ports for $23 billion.
“The deal would bring the key ports under American corporate ownership, from Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison … BlackRock has briefed the...
(Headline USA) The U.S. Treasury Department announced it will not enforce a constitutionally dubious law started under Biden's administration that would require companies to submit their private ownership information to a central database.
In a Sunday evening announcement, Treasury said in a news release that it will not impose penalties...