(Money Metals News Service) In a recent episode of the Money Metals podcast, host Mike Maharrey sat down with Frank Holmes, Chief Investment Officer at U.S. Global Investors and Executive Chairman of Hive Blockchain Technologies, to unpack why gold is now “knocking on the door” of $5,000 an ounce...
(Alan Mosley, Antiwar.com) The House of Representatives on Thursday approved an $838.7 billion fiscal 2026 defense spending bill, moving one of the largest appropriations measures in U.S. history toward final passage in the Senate. In a 341-88 vote that crossed party lines, lawmakers advanced the sprawling defense and related...
(Kyle Anzalone, Antiwar.com) The House of Representatives failed to pass legislation that would block President Donald Trump from waging war in Venezuela.
The vote ended in a tie, 215-215, with two Republicans voting with all Democrats for the War Powers Resolution on Venezuela. One Republican did not vote. The legislation...
(José Niño, Headline USA) In this Headline Geopolitics episode, José Niño is joined by David Miller, investigative researcher and host of Palestine Declassified. Miller recounts how he was fired from the University of Bristol over anti-Zionist views, then won in court, setting a potential legal precedent protecting political dissent...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The National Bank of Poland has approved a plan to purchase even more gold.
On Tuesday (Jan. 20), the bank issued a statement saying it plans to purchase up to 150 more tonnes of gold, raising its holdings to a maximum of 700 tonnes.
Poland...
(José Niño, Headline USA) A Michigan congressman introduced legislation to eliminate Immigration and Customs Enforcement within three months, responding directly to the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis mother by a federal agent during an enforcement operation.
Rep. Shri Thanedar, R-MI., filed the Abolish ICE Act last Tuesday, declaring the agency...
(Headline USA) President Donald Trump sued banking giant JPMorgan Chase and its CEO Jamie Dimon for $5 billion on Thursday over allegations that JPMorgan stopped providing banking services to him and his businesses for political reasons after he left office in January 2021.
The lawsuit, filed in Miami-Dade County court in...
(Headline USA) Federal immigration authorities allowed a suspect in a $100 million jewelry heist believed to be the largest in U.S. history to deport himself to South America in December, a move that stunned and upset prosecutors who were planning to try the case and send him to prison.
Jeson...
(Headline USA) Data collected from 35 American cities showed a 21% decrease in the homicide rate from 2024 to 2025, translating to about 922 fewer homicides last year, according to a new report from the independent Council on Criminal Justice.
The report, released on Thursday, tracked 13 crimes and recorded...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Here’s one reason to own gold. The appreciation of Russia’s gold reserves has nearly replaced the value of the assets frozen by the European Union when the country invaded Ukraine.
Based on calculations by Bloomberg, the value of Russian gold reserves has surged by $216...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) This is how de-dollarization works.
Danish pension operator AkademikerPension said it is selling all of its U.S. Treasurys.
AkademikerPension investing chief Anders Schelde said the fund will divest its entire $100 million in U.S. Treasury holdings by the end of the month.
He cited concerns about the U.S....
(Money Metals News Service) On an episode of Soar Financially hosted by Kai Hoffmann, Stefan Gleason joined the show to explain what is driving the near-daily precious metals headlines. With gold and silver setting frequent new highs, Hoffmann pressed on the question that many investors keep asking.
Is this a...