Sunday, January 4, 2026

FINANCE

Central Banks Ramped Up Gold Purchases Again in October

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) After taking a breather earlier this year, central banks are once again gobbling up gold, with October purchases hitting the highest level of the year. Central banks globally increased their gold reserves by 53 tonnes (net) in October. That was up 36 percent from...

Silver Scales New Highs as Global Supplies Tighten

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) A fundamental dynamic is driving the rally in silver prices: there simply isn’t enough metal. Silver topped $58 an ounce on Monday before sliding on Tuesday on profit-taking. Silver has gained over 99 percent this year. In October, a silver squeeze helped propel the price to $50. At the...

Trump Holds Talks With Top Advisers on Venezuela Amid Push Toward Regime Change War

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump held talks with his top advisers on Monday to discuss Venezuela amid a major US military buildup in the Caribbean and signs that he’s planning to launch attacks on the country, which would be illegal under the Constitution without congressional authorization. At this point,...

Trump Says He ‘Wouldn’t Have Wanted’ a Second Strike on Alleged Drug Boat

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump held talks with his top advisers on Monday to discuss Venezuela amid a major US military buildup in the Caribbean and signs that he’s planning to launch attacks on the country, which would be illegal under the Constitution without congressional authorization. At this point, it’s...

NATO’s Top Military Officer Floats Idea of ‘Pre-Emptive Strike’ on Russia

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) NATO’s top military officer has floated the idea of the Western alliance conducting a “pre-emptive” strike on Russia, a comment that drew a sharp rebuke from Moscow. Adm. Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, the chair of NATO’s Military Committee, made the provocative comment in the context of discussing alleged...

Steve Witkoff To Meet With Putin To Discuss Potential Ukraine Peace Plan

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Kremlin said on Monday that a meeting will take place on Tuesday between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, who is traveling to Moscow to discuss a potential Ukraine peace deal. “The president (Putin) will also have several closed-door meetings today...

Deutsche Bank Joins Other Mainstream Banks Raising Gold Price Forecast

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) With gold trading solidly over $4,000 per ounce, mainstream banks have been scrambling to raise their 2026 price projections. Last week, Deutsche Bank joined the scramble, upping its average price forecast by 11 percent. Deutsche Bank analysts had been calling for a $4,000 average gold price...

Feds Run Biggest October Budget Deficit Ever Despite Record Tariff Revenue

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The Federal government took in a record amount of tariff revenue in October. It also ran the highest October budget deficit on record. The Trump administration spent $284.35 billion more than it took in to kick off fiscal 2026. That was about 10 percent...

Luigi Mangione Fights to Exclude Evidence From His Trial Over the Killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO

(Headline USA) Luigi Mangione appeared in court Monday seeking to bar evidence from his state trial over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, including the gun that authorities say matches the one used in the brazen New York City attack. Among the evidence Mangione's lawyers want to prevent the...

No Progress on Deploying ‘Stabilization Force’ To Gaza as Countries Back Out

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The deployment of an “International Stabilization Force” to the Gaza Strip, as envisioned by President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan, has struggled to get off the ground as countries initially willing to commit troops are backing out, The Washington Post reported on Saturday. “Commitments are being considered. No...

FDA Admits COVID Vaccines Led to Child Fatalities

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The Food and Drug Administration has acknowledged for the first time that children’s deaths were linked to the COVID-19 vaccine, according to an internal memo.  The memo, written Friday by the FDA chief medical officer, Dr. Vinay Prasad, notes that an internal review found at least 10...

Somali Ring Ran COVID Relief Fraud in Minnesota on Tim Walz’s Watch

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is facing renewed scrutiny after his administration turned a blind eye to one of the largest COVID-19 relief fraud schemes over concerns it would anger a subset of Somali Americans.  The criticism has long simmered but intensified on Saturday on social media when even the leftist New York Times explored...
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