Sunday, November 30, 2025

FINANCE

Is The GENIUS Act a Backdoor to CBDCs?

(Clint Siegner, Money Metals News Service) Congress recently passed the GENIUS Act, which provides a regulatory framework for private banks and other organizations to develop and operate stablecoins. These are digital tokens which have their value pegged to another “stable” asset, such as the U.S. dollar. There was plenty of...

Central Bank Gold Buying Slows in Q2 But Remains Far Above Historical Average

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Letter) Higher prices appear to have put a drag on central bank gold buying. However, the pace of expanding gold reserves remains far above the historical average. Central banks globally added 166 tonnes of gold to their reserves in the second quarter. That was a 33...

Russia Downplays Trump’s Comments on Nuclear Submarines, Cautions Against ‘Nuclear Rhetoric’

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Kremlin on Monday downplayed President Trump’s recent announcement that two US nuclear submarines were being deployed to “appropriate regions” in response to comments from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. According to Russia’s TASS news agency, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted that US nuclear-armed submarines are always...

The Vast Majority of US Adults are Stressed about Grocery Costs, an AP-NORC Poll Finds

The vast majority of U.S. adults are at least somewhat stressed about the cost of groceries, a new poll finds, as prices continue to rise and concerns about the impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs remain widespread. About half of all Americans say the cost of groceries is a “major”...

China Pushes Back at US Demands to Stop Buying Russian and Iranian Oil

U.S. and Chinese officials may be able to settle many of their differences to reach a trade deal and avert punishing tariffs, but they remain far apart on one issue: the U.S. demand that China stop purchasing oil from Iran and Russia. “China will always ensure its energy supply in...

Boeing Workers Who Build Fighter Jets Plan to go on Strike

(Headline USA) Boeing workers who build fighter jets are planning to go on strike Monday at midnight. About 3,200 workers at Boeing facilities in St. Louis; St. Charles, Missouri; and Mascoutah, Illinois, voted to reject a modified four-year labor agreement with Boeing, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers...

Trump Sets Global Tariffs as Consumers Brace for Price Hikes

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) Consumers across the country are bracing for higher prices on everything from coffee to cars as President Donald Trump's full suite of "Liberation Day" tariffs go into effect next week.  Some public companies had previously delayed price hikes, but that could change as more tariffs...

Facebook Accused of Hacking Snapchat to Harvest Encrypted User Data

(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) A tech entrepreneur's viral thread about corporate espionage using Israeli software went viral Friday after catching the attention of Elon Musk and other prominent social-media influencers. The thread suggested, among other things, that Facebook may have hacked into the encryption software of rival Snapchat in order...

Gold, Geopolitics & the Coming Commodity Clash

(Money Metals News Service) In a compelling episode of the Money Metals Podcast, host Mike Maharrey sits down with Frank E. Holmes, CEO and CIO of U.S. Global Investors and Executive Chairman of Hive Blockchain Technologies, for a wide-ranging discussion on gold, platinum, interest rates, the dollar, and the shifting...

TikTok Appoints Israeli Army Instructor to Manage ‘Hate Speech’ Policy

(José Niño, Headline USA)  The video-sharing app TikTok has appointed Erica Mindel, a former Israeli army instructor and former U.S. State Department contractor, to manage its so-called “hate speech” policy, according to a report by The New Arab.  The appointment, confirmed last week, is drawing allegations that the platform is...

Unemployment Rate Steady, 73,000 Jobs Added

(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) The U.S. economy added 73,000 jobs in July, while the unemployment rate has remained steady at 4.2% over the past few months. "I've been calling this a 'Frozen' job market for awhile. Now I would call it a red flag. The economy is barely adding...

Trump Tariff List: Here’s the Full list of Rates by Country

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs will go into effect next week and added imports' duties will apply to shipments by vessel starting Oct. 5.  Here's the full list:  Afghanistan: 15% Algeria: 30% Angola: 15% Bangladesh: 20% Bolivia: 15% Bosnia and Herzegovina: 30% Botswana: 15% Brazil: 10% Brunei: 25% Cambodia: 19% Cameroon: 15% Chad: 15% Costa Rica: 15% Côte...
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