(Jesse Colombo, Money Metals News Service) The U.S. Dollar Index is testing a key technical level that has triggered major rebounds in the past—making this an important setup for commodities and precious metals investors to watch closely.
The U.S. dollar has fallen sharply since the start of the year, which...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) On Tuesday, Judge Aileen Cannon ruled that Ryan Routh’s defense attorneys are allowed to test-fire the alleged would-be Trump assassin’s rifle, but they won’t be allowed to test other aspects of the rifle, including how well it aims.
Judge Cannon’s ruling was in response to a...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Demand for gold is so strong in China that the government has allocated additional gold import quotas for commercial banks.
According to a Bloomberg article, strong haven demand from institutional and retail investors led to the move.
China ranks as the world’s largest gold market.
The government uses import quotas to...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The American economy is a bubble. The thing about bubbles is that they eventually pop.
All they need is a pin.
Tariff policy might be the pin that pops this bubble, but even if it isn’t, there is a pin out there with this bubble's...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump on Monday suggested that Iran was slow-walking talks with the US and repeated his threat of military action if a deal on Tehran’s nuclear program isn’t reached.
The US and Iran held indirect negotiations in Oman over the weekend and are set to hold another round in...
(Brien Lundin, Money Metals News Service) The world is worried. And typically in such an environment, investors across the globe rush to three safe havens: the U.S. dollar, U.S. Treasuries, and gold.
This time is different — because they’re dumping the greenback and Treasuries... and buying gold hand over fist.
This dynamic...
(Jesse Colombo, Money Metals News Service) My expectations are being fully confirmed as Chinese gold trading activity and prices both surge—and now even Bloomberg has taken notice with a fascinating article on what’s unfolding.
Since last fall, I’ve been advancing a theory that China’s aggressive futures traders—who were behind gold’s initial...
(Casey Harper, The Center Square) As Americans file their taxes at the last minute this April 15, the federal debt – and Americans’ federal debt burden – continues to grow.
While the federal government reports a national debt nearing $37 trillion, one budget watchdog says the figure is actually much...
(Headline USA) Former President Joe Biden is making a comeback... sort of.
The 82-year-old Democrat returns to the national stage Tuesday to elevate liberal concerns that President Donald Trump's agenda is threatening Social Security.
Biden has largely avoided speaking publicly since leaving the White House in January, which is typically the...
(José Niño, Headline USA) Sen. John Fetterman, D-PA, is facing backlash from progressive and small-dollar donors over his increasingly pro-Israel and right-leaning positions since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack
According to a report by The Intercept, Darwin Leuba, who serves as vice-chair of the O’Hara Township Democratic Committee and...
(Headline USA) Rick Woldenberg thought he had come up with a sure-fire plan to protect his Chicago-area educational toy company from President Donald Trump’s massive new taxes on Chinese imports.
"When he announced a 20% tariff, I made a plan to survive 40%, and I thought I was being very...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Last week was a wild one for investors, with stocks whipsawing in a storm of volatility and uncertainty. When the dust settled, gold was the last safe haven standing.
Spot gold opened the week just below $3,040 an ounce. During Monday’s stock rout, the...