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Gold holds above $4,100 as Hormuz tension, yields pressure silver - Kitco PM Report -
(Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are lower in late-afternoon U.S. trading Friday, as rising Treasury yields and firm Fed-rate expectations offset a softer U.S. dollar and renewed geopolitical risk tied to the Strait of Hormuz.
Gold struggles around $4,100 as markets await CPI and Warsh's Capitol Hill debut -
(Kitco News) - While the precious metal appears to be carving out a bottom following last month’s sharp losses, analysts warn investors that gold’s critical support could be tested next week as the Federal Reserve’s tightening bias faces a key test from important inflation data.
Gold likely finishes 2026 near $4,000/oz, silver between $55-60/oz – StoneX Q3 Outlook -
(Kitco News) – Gold’s price trajectory remains dependent on a resolution of the Iran conflict, with the yellow metal likely to finish the year close to the current $4,000 level, while silver will continue to take its cues from the gold price as it trades between $55 and $60 per ounce, according to the new StoneX Quarterly Commodities Outlook.
Poland’s central bank is buying the dip as gold's biggest buyers aren't backing down -
(Kitco News) - While speculators and retail investors have been liquidating their gold holdings, one major pillar of support remains firmly in place, with central banks viewing the current price action as a buying opportunity.
Gold, silver soften as Hormuz oil risk keeps yields firm - Kitco AM Report -
(Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are modestly lower ahead of the North American market open Friday, as traders balanced last week’s weaker payrolls report against Wednesday’s Fed minutes, steady Treasury yields and renewed Strait of Hormuz uncertainty.
Gold rebounds, silver soars as easing oil, softer dollar lift metals - Kitco PM Report -
(Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are higher in late-afternoon U.S. trading Thursday, as crude oil prices pulled back, Treasury yields eased and the U.S. dollar weakened after Wednesday’s Fed-minutes and Hormuz-driven selloff.
Have metals bottomed, and have yields peaked? Monetary and fiscal policies will determine both – CME’s Norland -
(Kitco News) – Investors attempting to discern whether gold and silver prices have set their cyclical lows, and whether bond yields have already seen their medium-term highs, should look to monetary policy in the near term while watching fiscal policies over the longer term, according to Erik Norland, Managing Director and Chief Economist at CME Group.In a recent analysis, Norland wrote that 20...
Gold still belongs in portfolios, but AI and the green transition are creating bigger opportunities elsewhere in commodities – FTSE Russell -
(Kitco News) - Although gold remains a critical portfolio anchor in an increasingly volatile macroeconomic environment, investors looking for more active long-term commodity opportunities should also pay close attention to metals tied to artificial intelligence and the global energy transition, according to one research firm.
Gold prices will be rangebound through the summer - Metals Focus -
(Kitco News) - Although gold has managed to reclaim support above $4,100 an ounce, one research firm is warning investors that a decisive bullish breakout is likely to remain out of reach as renewed turmoil in the Middle East keeps inflation pressures elevated and reinforces expectations for tighter U.S. monetary policy.
Gold's selloff is just a pause in a secular bull market, miners now undervalued - Ninepoint's Wachowiak -
(Kitco News) - Gold investors shouldn't mistake the precious metal's sharp correction for the start of a new bear market, according to one portfolio manager, who argues that the long-term fundamentals remain intact and the recent weakness has created an attractive buying opportunity across both bullion and mining equities.
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Trump Administration Launches Major H-1B Visa Fraud Investigation -
Trump Administration Launches Major H-1B Visa Fraud Investigation
Via American Greatness,
The Trump administration has launched its first major investigation into alleged fraud involving H-1B and PERM visa programs, expanding its effort to combat immigration-related fraud and protect American workers.
🚨PRESS RELEASE: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General Launches...
The Token Revolt Goes Mainstream: Palo Alto CEO Demands 90% AI Price Drop -
The Token Revolt Goes Mainstream: Palo Alto CEO Demands 90% AI Price Drop
Eight days ago it was Palantir's Alex Karp going ballistic on live television about the "effing insane" economics of renting intelligence by the token. On Thursday it was Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora's turn, and while his delivery was calmer, his number was not: Arora told CNBC that AI token prices nee...
Apple Sues OpenAI Alleging Trade Secret Theft In Blockbuster AI Hardware Case -
Apple Sues OpenAI Alleging Trade Secret Theft In Blockbuster AI Hardware Case
Apple has filed a major lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California accusing OpenAI, io Products, and former Apple executives of misappropriating trade secrets to fast-track AI hardware development.
The complaint details a months-long scheme involving former Apple employe...
Myth Busted: U.S. Much Safer Than Many Peer Nations -
Myth Busted: U.S. Much Safer Than Many Peer Nations
Authored by John R. Lott Jr. via RealClearInvestigations,
Conventional wisdom holds that the United States is the most violent and dangerous nation in the developed world. This dark view is frequently invoked by conservatives to demand stronger penalties for crimes and by progressives to argue for stronger gun laws.
At the sam...
Mali Govt Says Al-Qaeda Extremists In Region Receive Training, Drones From Ukraine -
Mali Govt Says Al-Qaeda Extremists In Region Receive Training, Drones From Ukraine
Via The Cradle
The Malian government announced on Thursday that militant groups with links to Al-Qaeda carrying out terror attacks in the country were trained and armed by Ukrainian specialists.
Fousseynou Ouattara, Vice President of the Defense Commission of Mali's Transitional Council, said autho...
US Nuclear Regulator Seeks Simpler Environmental Reviews To Boost Nuclear Expansion -
US Nuclear Regulator Seeks Simpler Environmental Reviews To Boost Nuclear Expansion
Authored by Evgenia Filimianova via The Epoch Times,
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on July 8 proposed narrowing environmental reviews for new and renewed nuclear reactor licenses, a move the agency said would reduce costs, as the Trump administration pushes to expand nuclear energy.
...
Durov Hauled In For Questioning Again In Paris, Telegram Blasts Case: 'Still No Evidence' -
Durov Hauled In For Questioning Again In Paris, Telegram Blasts Case: 'Still No Evidence'
As the high-stakes criminal investigation into Telegram nears its second year with no resolution in sight, French authorities have again summoned Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov for questioning. Durov spent around six hours being questioned at the Paris Judicial Tribunal on Wednesday, local me...
When Uncle Sam Turns Venture Capitalist, What Could Go Wrong? -
When Uncle Sam Turns Venture Capitalist, What Could Go Wrong?
Authored by James Varney via RealClearInvestigations,
The battery recycler Ascend Elements was riding high in 2023, flush with hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding.
The seed money provided to the Massachusetts company, which launched in 2017, was one of several large bets the Biden administration placed...
Federal Judge Orders DHS Not To Obey Order From Another Judge -
Federal Judge Orders DHS Not To Obey Order From Another Judge
Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times,
A federal judge on July 8 said the Trump administration must not comply with an order from another federal judge and must continue to have key functions of an immigration database disabled.
The Department of Homeland Security building in Washington on March 25, 2024. Mada...
Three Reasons Gas Prices Are Likely To Remain Elevated -
Three Reasons Gas Prices Are Likely To Remain Elevated
The US national average for regular 87-octane gasoline remained uncomfortably above the politically sensitive $4-per-gallon threshold for roughly two and a half months. That stretch pressured lower-income consumers, forcing many to trade down or cut discretionary spending while weighing on broader consumer sentiment. The key q...
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‘I get $1,460 in Social Security’: My millionaire ex-husband, 74, refuses to pay alimony. What can I do? -
“I have very little money, while my ex’s financial statements show assets in the millions.”
My insurance company said my roof lost a few tiles. Loss adjusters found $10,000 in storm damage. How could this happen? -
“My house shook violently from the wind.”
Meta’s stock roars back to life as it heads for its best week in years -
Investors are bullish on Meta’s new low-cost AI pricing and infrastructure plans.
Summer travel season is here: Make this vital purchase before your next vacation -
8 things I learned about travel expenses after a family tragedy
Where to put cash right now: Should you lock in at 4% — or wait for the next Fed rate decision? -
CD rates are at a standstill, but that could change after the next Fed meeting, or the one after that.
A hedge-fund trade blamed for a massive market blowup in 2024 has made a big comeback, Goldman Sachs says -
The currency-market carry trade is back — and bigger than it’s been in many years.
Prepare for the Fed to undo rate cuts that stabilized the economy, expert cautions -
The Federal Reserve likely will take back all the 2025 ‘insurance cuts’ or not raise interest rates at all, according to RBC Wealth Management.
‘Trump accounts’ are great — if you’re already rich -
They’re a poor deal for most other people.
SK Hynix’s stock scores double-digit pop in Nasdaq debut -
The South Korean memory company’s new American depositary receipts begin trading on Friday.
‘An American tragedy’ in the making: The majority of small-business owners will retire in the next decade. What happens to their workers? -
“It’s a loss to the economy, to jobs, to decades of institutional knowledge when a business simply turns off the lights”
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China now has 7 of world's 10 biggest banks as Beijing's financial ambitions grow -
By Chelsea YangSouth China Morning Post, Hong KongThursday, July 9, 2026
China's "big four" state-run banks are the largest in the world in terms of asset scale, a new report has found, underscoring Beijing's rising ambitions to build the country into a global financial powerhouse.
The ranking, released by The Banker magazine on Wednesday, was topped by the four Chinese banks -- Industrial and ...
BIS gold swaps fell slightly in June but remain in rising trend -
6:45p ET Thursday, July 9, 2026
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Gold swaps undertaken by the Bank for International Settlements fell slightly in June, from 146 to 144 tonnes, GATA consultant Robert Lambourne reported today after the bank's statement of account for June was published:
https://www.bis.org/banking/balsheet/statofacc260630.pdf
The swaps, a measure of surreptitious central bank interv...
U.S. isn't the only government that falsifies economic data -
Outspoken Chinese Economist Who Doubted Official GDP Data Dies
By Joe LeahyFinancial Times, LondonWednesday, July 8, 2026
The death of a prominent Chinese economist who openly questioned official GDP data has prompted an outpouring of mourning for a figure many saw as a "daring truth teller" in a country intolerant of independent voices.
Gao Shanwen, former economist of SDIC Securities, a gover...
India silver import curbs create shortages, push premiums to six-month high -
By Rajendra JadhavReutersWednesday, July 8, 2026
MUMBAI -- India's restrictions on silver imports have created shortages in the world's biggest market for the precious metal, pushing premiums to their highest levels in six months despite weaker-than-usual demand.
Lower imports by India, which meets more than 80% of its silver demand through overseas purchases, could weigh on global prices, whil...
Gold is getting a new shine amid volatile geopolitics -
By Chris Anstey and Augusta SaraivaBloomberg NewsWednesday, July 8, 2026
Sometime during the crash in the price of gold in the mid-2010s, one veteran financial-market journalist declared that "this is the moment when the world realized gold isn't a financial asset." Famous last words, as they say.
After gold's surge over the past several years, and continuous debate about the long-term durabili...
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U.S. government digital dollar set to be banned tonight under housing law's CBDC limit -
Despite President Donald Trump's refusal to sign Congress' bipartisan housing bill, it's set to go into effect at midnight, and its temporary CBDC ban along with it.
Hyundai becomes first major South Korean company to introduce internal stablecoin transfers -
The initiative builds on a broader shift by companies exploring stablecoins to move money between international operations more efficiently.
OKX, MetaMask, Matter Labs back dispute resolution court for AI agents -
The Genlayer Foundation is leading the 27-firm consortium that makes AI-based payments, escrow and dispute resolution interoperable.
Circle soars after securing U.S. trust bank approval in crypto expansion -
The approval adds to a growing list of crypto firms seeking federal banking licenses as the industry moves into the regulated financial system.
Japan's 'invest locally' plan likely to spur demand for assets like bitcoin, gold -
Your day-ahead look for July 10, 2026
Crypto defies equity weakness as altcoin optimism builds into the weekend -
The price of bitcoin hit $64,400, retesting a level it failed to penetrate on Monday, with a break higher opening the path toward the June 15 peak of $67,250.
Polymarket seeks approval to bring margin trading to U.S. customers -
Polymarket's application to allow users to take positions that are not fully collateralized follows authorization granted to rival Kalshi in March.
Bitcoin's $60,000-$70,000 range becomes third most traded range in history -
Bitcoin has spent 307 days in the $60,000-$70,000 range, the third longest consolidation in any $10,000 price band.
Metaplanet explores bringing bitcoin-backed digital credit to Japan -
The bitcoin treasury company is working with JPYC and Progmat to explore tokenized credit products backed by bitcoin, aiming to create efficient, 24/7 credit markets in Japan.
Bitcoin gets a green light from a reliable momentum gauge. Here are key levels to watch -
A smoother long-term MACD just flipped bullish, pointing to more upside. Here are key levels that will decide if the ongoing bounce turns into a full blown uptrend.
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Ethereum Foundation Set AI Agents Loose on Its Code: Here’s What They Actually Found -
The Ethereum Foundation’s protocol security team ran coordinated artificial intelligence (AI) agents against the code Ethereum depends on, surfacing at least one remotely exploitable bug along with a flood of convincing false positives that humans had to untangle. A Lot of Misdiagnosis The experiment was detailed in a blog post published July 9 by Nikos […]
Bitcoin Miner Cleanspark Adds 454 BTC at $64K While Others Sell Into the Bear Market -
Bitcoin miner Cleanspark (Nasdaq: CLSK) purchased 454 BTC worth about $29 million on July 7, lifting its treasury to 13,924 BTC even as much of the mining industry sells coins to survive the bear market. Swimming Against The Tide The purchase was made at an average price of roughly $64,000 per coin, according to trackers, […]
Bitcoin Pushes Above $64K as $96M in Bearish Bets Collapse and Momentum Rebuilds -
Bitcoin erased its mid-week, geopolitically driven losses on Friday, surging 2% to an intraday peak of $64,653 and lifting the total crypto market cap to $2.28 trillion. Bitcoin Erases Geopolitical Losses On Friday, bitcoin breached $64,000, entirely erasing the mid-week losses triggered by sudden geopolitical escalations in the Middle East. After trading just under $62,800 […]
Bitcoin ETFs Lose $95 Million as Ether’s 5-Day Inflow Streak Comes to an End -
Crypto ETF flows weakened on Thursday, July 9, as bitcoin ETFs posted a $95.30 million outflow and ether ETFs snapped a five-day inflow streak with a $52.08 million exit. Solana saw a small redemption, while HYPE and XRP ETFs recorded no trading activity. Japan Weighs Crypto ETFs as Bitcoin and Ether Funds Return to Outflows […]
Peter Schiff: Bitcoin’s Gold Correlation Was Never Real, and Its Nasdaq Link Just Broke -
Economist and longtime bitcoin critic Peter Schiff argued this week that BTC’s supposed correlation with gold “was never real,” while its historically tight relationship with the Nasdaq has now broken down. Schiff Continues With His Anti-Bitcoin Narrative The latest salvo was highlighted on X by numerous analysts, summarizing Schiff’s argument that bitcoin cannot claim to […]
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Five Weapons. One Target: Your Freedom. -
The top tools of tyrants aimed right at your liberty. Washington, Webster, Paine, Madison, and more - they saw every one of them coming and warned us. On this Episode - what they use against us and what’s self-inflicted.
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They’re not Grievances. They’re STOLEN Power -
Declaration of Independence: That long list of charges against the king aren’t mere “grievances.” That word isn’t even in the text. They Founders didn't secede and fight a long, bloody war over mere complaints about bad policy. American Independence was built on something else spelled out in the text itself, and understood by everyone at the time. On this Episode - It's the foundation of the de...
Let’s Not Forget What Madison Said About War -
What Madison is pointing out is that among all the ways that government destroys the liberty of its own people, its wars are the worst.
The post Let’s Not Forget What Madison Said About War appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.
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Building Our Future Together -
In my first weeks as Executive Director of EFF, I’ve been reminded every day how consequential this moment is in determining what kind of future we will have.
We are on the edge. What each one of us steps up to do – with our expertise, energy, and resources – will determine whether our future is one of openness, security, and fundamental rights, or one controlled through fear, surveillance, an...
Automated Moderation Is Here to Stay—Accountability Must Keep Pace -
This post is part 2 in a series about automated content moderation. Read the first post here.
When whistleblower Frances Haugen leaked a set of documents from Meta in 2020, among the revelations was a jarring statistic: The company’s algorithms designed to detect terrorist content incorrectly deleted nonviolent Arabic-language content 77 percent of the time, while failing to detect hate speech ...
"We Want Texans to Know Their Rights": Q&A with Mayday Health on the Impact of Surveillance on Abortion Care -
Last May, EFF reported that a sheriff’s office in Texas searched data from more than 83,000 automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras to track down a woman suspected of self-managing an abortion. ALPRs are promoted as tools for keeping communities safe by finding missing persons and locating stolen vehicles, but this case showed how ALPRS can be weaponized to investigate people’s private he...
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TAURUS RENEWS PLATINUM-LEVEL CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP -
BELLEVUE, Wash. — April 24, 2025 — The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) is pleased to announce that Taurus Holdings Inc. has renewed their commitment to the organization as a Platinum-level corporate partner. “At Taurus, we believe that the right to keep and bear arms is fundamental to the American way of life,” said Taurus USA
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CA NON-RESIDENTS CAN APPLY FOR CARRY PERMIT STARTING APRIL 22 -
BELLEVUE, Wash. — April 22, 2025 — Thanks to a preliminary injunction in the Second Amendment Foundation’s (SAF) case CRPA v. LASD, starting Tuesday, April 22, non-resident SAF members can apply for a California carry permit. The injunction requires that California accept permit applications from any United States resident outside the state who is a
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SCOTUS DENIES CERT IN WORTH, SAF WIN IN EIGHTH CIRCUIT STANDS -
BELLEVUE, Wash. — April 21, 2025 — In a case that could potentially have far-reaching implications for similar lawsuits across the nation, the U.S. Supreme Court has denied Minnesota’s Petition for Writ of Certiorari in Jacobson v. Worth, the Second Amendment Foundation’s (SAF) challenge to the 18-20-year-old carry ban in the state. Minnesota asked the
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Gun Owners of America
Gun Owners of America & Fuerza 2A Endorse Blaise Ingoglia for Florida Chief Financial Officer -
Gun Owners of America & Fuerza 2A Endorse Blaise Ingoglia for Florida Chief Financial Officer FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 9, 2026 TALLAHASSEE, FL — Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Fuerza 2A proudly endorse Blaise Ingoglia for Florida Chief Financial Officer. Throughout his service in the Florida Legislature, Ingoglia has consistently stood with Florida’s law-abiding gun owners and fought to ...
MA: Attend the Civil Rights Coalition Special Event on July 15th! -
Massachusetts gun owners are facing an unprecedented assault on their constitutional liberties under the draconian overreach of Chapter 135. This unconstitutional legislation directly targets law-abiding citizens, creating an unnecessary and convoluted burden on anyone exercising their right to keep and bear arms. To counter this blatant infringement and fully restore our Second Amendment right...
VA: GOA Files VA Supreme Court Brief as Injunction Expands Statewide -
The fight over Virginia’s unconstitutional gun and magazine bans is moving fast. After GOA, GOF, VCDL, VCDF, and gun rights journalist John Crump secured a preliminary injunction in Crump v. Katz, Attorney General Jay Jones ran to the Supreme Court of Virginia asking the Court to put those bans back in force. GOA and our allies have now filed our opposition brief. … Read more
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Assessing the effects of recent provisioning rules on consumer credit allocation in Colombia -
by Diego Cuesta-Mora, Fredy Gamboa, Camilo Sanchez-QuintoColombia's post-pandemic recovery in 2021–2022 was marked by rapid consumer credit growth, followed by deteriorating credit quality indicators amid tightening financial conditions. In January 2023, the Superintendence of Finance of Colombia (SFC) introduced higher provisioning requirements for long-term consumer loans to enhance financial...
Project Insight: uncovering the complexities of global value chains -
Project Insight developed a proof-of-concept dashboard to enhance policymakers' understanding and monitoring of global supply chain developments. By unifying detailed firm-level datasets, macroeconomic information and advanced analytics within a collaborative platform, the project demonstrated how granular and complex GVC dependencies can be studied more effectively.
On the comparison of capital requirements for global systemically important banks -
Basel III introduced a comprehensive package of capital reforms to bolster the resilience of the global banking system. While the standard supports regulatory convergence across jurisdictions by establishing a common minimum set of requirements for internationally active banks, it also gives national authorities flexibility to exceed the minimum standards. Heterogeneous applications of Basel II...
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