(Jesse Colombo, Money Metals News Service) While silver has been relatively quiet in recent weeks following its encouraging breakout, this doesn’t signal failure—rather, it looks like a healthy pause typical of low-volume summer trading.
On June 5th, silver finally broke above both the $32–$33 and $34–$35 resistance zones that had capped its...
(Caroline Boda, The Center Square) Several major health insurance companies are vowing to make changes to simplify their prior authorization process and improve Americans’ access to timely health care.
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Medicare & Medicaid Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz announced the changes...
(Brien Lundin, Money Metals News Service) “War, what is it good for? Absolutely nothin’!” — I’ve had the classic Edwin Starr song running in my head ever since news of the U.S. bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities broke Saturday evening.
I was actually alerted to the news by my friend Brent Johnson,...
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will appear before Congress on Tuesday as President Donald Trump continues to push the independent central bank to lower interest rates.
Powell will present the Fed's Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the U.S. House Financial Services Committee at 10 a.m....
(Peter C. Earle, Money Metals News Service) The recent weakness in the US dollar has reignited the debate over the durability of the dollar’s dominance in global finance.
Over the first half of the year, the Bloomberg Dollar Index has fallen nearly 8.5 percent, marking one of the sharpest declines since...
(Clint Siegner, Money Metals News Service) Price discovery for precious metals is complicated. There are several different markets for gold and silver.
These markets include the retail bullion market, the London spot market, and the COMEX futures market.
Another market is called Exchange of Futures for Physical (EFP).
The EFP process was...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) After setting a record just over $3,500 an ounce in April, gold has consolidated and traded sideways since, and there is some bearish sentiment seeping into the market.
Last week, Citigroup lowered its gold forecast, projecting the yellow metal would fall below $3,000 by...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) President Donald Trump may soon throw a lifeline to farmers affected by his aggressive illegal immigration crackdowns.
Speaking to reporters on Friday, Trump said he is open to shielding farmers from ICE raids, as some workers are deported or fail to show up for fear of being...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Iranian media reported on Sunday that Iran’s parliament has voted to close the Strait of Hormuz in response to the US bombing of three Iranian nuclear facilities, a step that could significantly impact the global oil markets and economy.
Esmaeil Kowsari, a senior Iranian lawmaker, said it was...
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) A retired law enforcement officer and veteran lost $900,000 after he answered a call from a company that told him they could help sell his Lake Tahoe timeshare property.
The call came from a call center in Mexico run by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel,...
(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) The Republican budget resolution, which among other things would extend the expiring 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, has sparked concerns over the resulting trillions of dollars in federal revenue loss.
But if the One Big Beautiful Bill Act fails to pass, the average taxpayer...
(José Niño, Headline USA) Call it a Qatari Occupied Government?
Tucker Carlson faces accusations of acting as a Qatari propagandist as he pushes against U.S. support for Israel's war in Iran. Carlson vehemently denies the allegations, and his supporters have noted that there's no proof to them.
The accusations were amplified...