Thursday, July 3, 2025

FINANCE

The U.S. Dollar Is “Unattractive”

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The dollar is “unattractive.” At least that's how UBS sees it. In a recent note, the Swiss investment bank said it is time to “reduce and hedge exposure to USD before further dollar declines.” The dollar has weakened significantly over the last six months, with the...

Trump to Musk: Go Back to Africa

(Headline USA) The war of words between billionaire Elon Musk and President Donald Trump over the big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts is heating up again, with Musk claiming he may form a new political party and Trump blasting the Tesla CEO over electric vehicle subsidies. Trump has gone...

Gold Priced in Major Currencies Reveals Clear Consolidation

(Jesse Colombo, Money Metals News Service) Like last summer, gold is moving sideways as it works off its overbought condition following strong spring gains. There are many parallels between then and now—an encouraging sign. In this article, I want to share an update on where gold stands when priced in multiple...

Price Inflation Accounts for Virtually the Entire Increase in Retail Sales Since the Pandemic

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Do you feel like you spend more and more money every month but get less and less for it? That’s because you are. As talking heads on mainstream financial networks point to ever-increasing retail sales (May data notwithstanding) and gush about the “health of...

U.S. Approves $510 Million Arms Deal for Israel

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Trump administration has approved a new arms deal for Israel that will provide the country with $510 million worth of Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMS), kits that turn bombs into precision-guided weapons, as the US continues to provide military aid to support the genocidal war in...

Musk’s Ex-Friend Warns Billionaire is Sharpening Knife to Attack Trump

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) One of billionaire Elon Musk’s former friends issued a prediction about the tech mogul’s next move following his very public feud with President Donald Trump.  In a Sunday interview with Politico, neuroscientist Philip Low—who had a falling out with Musk—claimed the former DOGE head will try to...

More Than 300 Charged in $14.6 Billion Healthcare Fraud Schemes Takedown

(Headline USA) State and federal prosecutors have charged more than 320 people and uncovered nearly $15 million in false claims in what they described Monday as the largest coordinated takedown of health care fraud schemes in Justice Department history. Law enforcement seized more than $245 million in cash, luxury vehicles, cryptocurrency,...

Connecticut Ends All Taxes on Purchases of Gold and Silver

(Sound Money Defense League, Money Metals News Service) Today, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) signed House Bill 7287 into law, which includes a provision removing the last remaining tax on purchases of gold, silver, platinum, and palladium bullion. The Connecticut General Assembly originally considered a standalone sound money bill, carried...

Turks Holding Large Amounts of Gold Under Their Pillows

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Turks are holding billions of dollars in gold “under their pillows.” The Turkish central bank estimates that Turkish households have more $311 billion worth of unregistered gold, most of it outside of the official financial system. The central bank calculated this amount by adding the...

Money Supply Expansion: This Is Inflation

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Despite the prevailing notion that the Federal Reserve has implemented “tight” monetary policy, the money supply has expanded by more than $600 billion since its low point in mid-2023. Based on the “true,” or Rothbard-Salerno, money supply measure (TMS), the money supply expanded by 2.2 percent...

Republican Senate Tax Bill Would Add $3.3 Trillion to the US Debt Load, CBO Says

(Headline USA) The changes made to President Donald Trump's big tax bill in the Senate would pile trillions onto the nation's debt load while resulting in even steeper losses in health care coverage, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said in a new analysis, adding to the challenges for Republicans as they try to...

U.S. Senate Begins Final Debate on One Big Beautiful Bill Act

(Dan McCaleb, The Center Square) Final debate began in the U.S. Senate Sunday afternoon on President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act, with a vote coming as soon as Monday. The package of continuing resolutions cleared a Senate hurdle late Saturday. The procedural vote was 51-49, with two Senate...
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