Friday, June 12, 2026

FINANCE

JPMorgan CEO: This Looks A Lot Like the Run-Up to 2008

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) I have argued that the current economic environment has a lot of eerie parallels to 2007. We have extremely high asset valuations, the economy is loaded up with debt, and monetary policy has taken a similar trajectory, with easy money blowing up these...

World Platinum Investment Council: Recent Price Correction Better Aligns Market With Fundamentals

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Platinum corrected last month, along with other precious metals. According to the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC), after getting caught up in precious metals mania, the recent price drop brought the metal more in line with fundamental market dynamics. Platinum joined gold and silver...

Huge Snowstorm in the Northeast Forces Millions to Stay Home

(Headline USA)  A massive snowstorm pummeled the northeastern United States from Maryland to Maine on Monday, forcing millions of people to stay home amid strong wind and blizzard warnings, transportation shutdowns, and school and business closures. Meteorologists said the storm is the strongest in a decade, dumping more than 2...

Trump Orders Hospital Ship to Greenland

(Kyle Anzalone, Libertarian Institute) President Donald Trump said the US is sending a hospital ship to Greenland. Denmark responded that Greenlanders are not in need of additional medical assistance. “Working with the fantastic Governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry, we are going to send a great hospital boat to Greenland to...

Los Angeles Reports Drop in Homicides; GOP Disputes Findings

(Chris Woodward, The Center Square) Elected leaders of Los Angeles have announced a decrease in homicides, but not everyone is buying it. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said that in 2025, the city experienced a 19% drop in homicides citywide and a 27% drop in homicides in neighborhoods most impacted...

US Evacuates Non-Emergency Personnel from Embassy in Beirut as it Prepares Potential Attack on Iran

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US has ordered the evacuation of non-emergency personnel and family members from its embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, as it prepares for a potential attack on Iran, which could provoke a full-blown regional war. A State Department official told The Hill that the evacuation was a “prudent”...

US Stocks Drop After Trump Ramps Up His Tariffs and Worries Flare About Potential AI Losers

(Headline USA) U.S. stocks are falling Monday after President Donald Trump took little time to ramp up his newest tariffs, and as investors continue to punish companies that could be losers in the artificial-intelligence revolution. The S&P 500 sank 0.8% after Trump said on Saturday that he would place temporary...

Nevada Gaming Commission Sues Predictive Markets Firm

(Liam Hibbert, The Center Square) The Nevada Gaming Commission this week sued a multi-billion dollar company as the latest predictions market drama unfolds on the national stage. States across the country have been back-footed by the swift takeover of prediction markets in the gambling world. Nevada’s latest lawsuit positions the...

Silver’s Breakout, Retail Pandemonium, and the Push for Sound Money

(Money Metals News Service) Charlotte McLeod of Investing News Network sat down with Stefan Gleason, President and CEO of Money Metals Exchange, for their first conversation of 2026. The discussion covered silver’s historic breakout, extreme market dislocations, refining bottlenecks, COMEX inventories, Federal Reserve policy, and a surge in state and federal...

The Dollar Is Losing Credibility; So What?

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Contrarians have been talking about the threat of de-dollarization for a long time. I was doing interviews about weaponizing the dollar in 2018 and the potential blowback, long before Russia invaded Ukraine. Back then, people mostly blew me off, assuring me that the dollar’s role as...

Indian Gold Demand Robust in India In January as Prices Scaled New Highs

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Investment continues to drive strong gold demand in India, driving prices to a premium in January. India ranks as the second-largest gold market in the world. The gold price continued to scale new highs in the new year. The yellow metal eclipsed all-time highs 12...

Businesses Seek Quick Tariff Refunds after Supreme Court Ruling

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) The U.S. businesses that paid billions in tariffs to the federal government want their money back. After the U.S. Supreme Court found President Donald Trump exceeded his authority under a 1977 law, business groups quickly called for refunds of these tariffs. The high court decision affects...
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