Wednesday, October 15, 2025

FINANCE

Hunter Biden Downgrades to Rented Toyota After Trump Ends Tax-Paid Security

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Hunter Biden is no longer riding high at taxpayers’ expense.  Hunter, former President Joe Biden’s embattled son, was spotted in South Africa driving a rented Toyota sedan, Fox News reported Friday.  Trump had yanked his taxpayer-funded Secret Service protection and black Chevy Suburban vehicles.  Until March, Hunter had been chauffeured...

Unpacking the Baseline Battle: Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ and the National Debt

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) Top U.S. Senate Republicans are eyeing a controversial accounting method to theoretically slash the multi trillion-dollar price tag of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” However, tax policy experts remain strongly divided over whether the tactic would constitute legitimate policy or a recipe for fiscal...

The Debt Spiral, Gold’s Rise, and the Dollar’s Fall

(Money Metals News Service) Veteran market analyst Greg Weldon joined Money Metals' Mike Maharrey for a sweeping conversation about the fragile state of the global financial system.  From runaway debt and stressed bond markets to gold, silver, and digital assets, Weldon delivered a no-nonsense warning: the clock is ticking. (Interview Starts...

Trump Says No More ‘Mr. Nice Guy’ after Short-Term Trade Deal w/ China

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) President Donald Trump accused China on Friday of breaking a short-term trade deal with the U.S. Earlier this month, the two countries reached a 90-day deal to reduce high tariffs on trade between the world's two largest economies. The global superpowers agreed to slash tariffs...

The U.S. Dollar is at a Critical Inflection Point

(Jesse Colombo, Money Metals News Service) The U.S. Dollar Index is at a critical inflection point, and how it behaves from here will have a major impact on the direction of gold, silver, and commodities. As a quick reminder, the U.S. dollar typically trades inversely with commodities—when the dollar rises,...

Just How Bad Is Uncle Sam’s Interest Problem?

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The U.S. government has an interest problem. Just how bad is it? Really bad. Most people intuitively understand that massive budget deficits aren’t sustainable. They recognize you can’t live indefinitely on a credit card. Granted, it is fair to say government finance isn’t the same as personal finance,...

10-Pound Gold Nugget on the Auction Block

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) On family vacations to the beach, my dad loved to tinker with a metal detector. I’m pretty sure he wasn’t motivated by the potential for riches because he never found anything more than some change and the occasional metal can. My mom used...

Appeals Court Stays Bombshell Tariff Ruling

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) The U.S. Department of Justice filed an emergency motion Thursday asking an appeals court to pause a lower court ruling that ordered President Donald Trump to unwind most of his tariffs within 10 days. The court granted that motion Thursday afternoon. An attorney for the Liberty...

Trump Rejects Paramount’s $15M Settlement Offer over Doctored Kamala Interview

(Headline USA) President Donald Trump suffered “mental anguish” from CBS News' editing of a “60 Minutes” interview with Democratic opponent Kamala Harris last fall, his lawyers are arguing in court papers. Trump's status as a “content creator” was also damaged by attention given to the interview, lawyers said. It was...

Florida Governor Charts Course to End Sales Taxes on Gold and Silver

(Sound Money Defense League, Money Metals News Service) For the second time in recent years, new sound money legislation has become law in Florida. Governor Ron DeSantis signed H 999 this week, paving the way for the elimination of the Sunshine State’s remaining sales taxes on purchases of gold and silver coins, bars, and rounds. At...

Economist Thorsten Polliet: Gold Is an Asset Investors Need to Own

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Trade policy and tariff news are driving the markets daily, but economist Thorsten Polliet says there are deeper economic risks in play that investors should consider. “In this environment, as risks build, gold is an asset investors need to own.” Polliet serves as an Honorary...

Bank of America Eyeballs $4,000 Gold and $40 Silver

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Bank of America is eyeballing $4,000 gold and $40 silver by the end of the year or early 2026. Last October, the big bank projected $3,000 in 2025. BoA analysts said trade-induced geopolitical uncertainty would continue to support the metals, with growing concern about the U.S. government’s...
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