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Markets Are Treating the Iran Conflict as a Shock, Not a Structural Change

(Money Metals News Service) In a wide-ranging conversation on the Money Metals Podcast, host Mike Maharrey sat down with Axel Merk, founder, president, and chief investment officer of Merk Investments, to discuss how investors should interpret the ongoing conflict involving Iran, what is driving gold prices, and why maintaining...

House Passes Bill To Give Ukraine Billions in Additional Military Aid as War Escalates

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to provide Ukraine with billions in additional military aid and increase sanctions on Russia, a move that comes as the more than four-year-old war between Russia and Ukraine is escalating. The Ukraine Support Act passed in a vote...

U.S. Adds 172k Jobs in ‘Strong’ May Report, Unemployment Remains at 4.3%

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The U.S. economy added 172,000 jobs in May's better-than-expected report while the unemployment rate remained at 4.3%, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment rate has remained steady in the range of 4.3% to 4.5% since July 2025,...

Central Banks Flipped Back to Gold Buying in April

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Central banks were once again net gold buyers in April, after large sales pushed gold accumulation into negative territory in March. In March, global central bank gold reserves fell by 27 tonnes, driven by big sales by Turkey and Russia. The tide turned in...

Americans Increasingly Financing Groceries and Gas

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Americans have run their credit cards to the limit. Now they’ve turned to buy-now-pay-later plans to buy gas and groceries. This is yet more evidence that American consumers are broke, stressed, and buried in debt as inflation steals their purchasing power. Buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) platforms allow users...

What’s the Stanley Cup Worth?

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The Stanley Cup is the greatest trophy in the world. It’s also one of the most valuable. It’s made of silver – and a lot of it. The Stanley Cup Finals kicked off this week. The Las Vegas Knights are battling the Carolina Hurricanes for the NHL...

AI Tool Reveals Pandemic Lockdown Impacts Worse Than Government Data Suggests

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) A lot of people are feeling economic pain right now. As I recently wrote, the American consumer is broke, stressed, and buried in debt. However, the official government data doesn’t seem to reflect this pain. Sure, there’s some price inflation out there, but it’s not...

UFC Champion Sean Strickland Banned From White House Over Israel Criticism

(José Niño, Headline USA) UFC Middleweight champion Sean Strickland claims he was barred from attending UFC Freedom 250 at the White House because he criticized Israel and President Donald Trump, and plans to show up anyway with his championship belt and a bullhorn to protest outside the gates. UFC Freedom...

Report: Trump Tells Aides He May Restart Full-Scale Bombing Against Iran If US Troops Are Killed

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump has told his aides that he may restart the full-scale bombing campaign against Iran if US troops are killed, The Wall Street Journal has reported, as the United States and Iran have traded multiple rounds of attacks despite a nominal ceasefire. The report came...

Trump Downplays Iran’s Attacks Targeting US Bases in Kuwait and Bahrain

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump on Wednesday downplayed Iranian attacks that targeted US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, saying they may have been “slightly provoked” since the US launched strikes against Iran beforehand. “There’s a reason for everything, and we hit them pretty hard last night,” the president told...

Trump Denounces House Lawmakers as ‘Unpatriotic’ for Passing Resolution To End His War With Iran

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump on Thursday attacked House lawmakers as “unpatriotic” for passing a War Powers Resolution that would direct him to end the war with Iran, which he launched with Israel without congressional authorization, in violation of the US Constitution. The bill passed on Wednesday in a...

RFK Jr.’s Daughter-in-Law is Tied to the CIA Gold Scandal

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) New details are pouring out about the former senior CIA official who was caught last month with some $40 million in gold bars that he had obtained from the government for unspecified “work-related expenses.” The Wall Street Journal published an article on Wednesday tying HHS Secretary Robert F....
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