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Gold is becoming the reserve asset of the new multipolar world – Sprott’s Paul Wong -
(Kitco News) – Gold’s recent price decline reveals an important paradox: a stronger U.S. dollar can pressure gold prices in the short term while ultimately strengthening gold's long-term investment case, according to Paul Wong, managing partner and market strategist at Sprott Inc.
Abrdn’s Minter says bullion is now a structurally important asset -
(Kitco News) - The gold market may be consolidating around $4,000 an ounce, but one market strategist believes investors should focus less on short-term price swings and more on gold's evolving role in the global financial system.
Bank of America sees value in gold miners even after cutting 2026 gold price forecast -
(Kitco News) - While gold prices could continue to struggle through the second half of the year as markets expect the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates, one bank still sees plenty of opportunity in precious metals, with particularly attractive value in the mining sector.
Precious metals prices slide amid renewed Gulf strikes, Perth Mint silver bar and coin demand collapses – Heraeus -
(Kitco News) – Gold and silver prices saw a sharp reversal of their recent fortunes after the latest round of conflict between Iran and the United States, and while central banks are using the opportunity to load up on gold, investors’ appetite for physical silver is evaporating, according to precious metals analysts at Heraeus.In their latest update, the analysts noted that the latest exchange...
Gold and silver slide as Hormuz oil shock lifts yields - Kitco AM Report -
(Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are sharply lower ahead of the North American market open Monday, as renewed U.S.-Iran escalation around the Strait of Hormuz pushed crude oil prices higher, lifted Treasury yields and revived concerns that energy-driven inflation could keep the Federal Reserve tighter for longer.
Central banks are voting for gold with their balance sheets -
(Kitco News) - Actions speak louder than words. That old cliché should be one of the defining themes in the gold market through the second half of the year.
Wall Street and Main Street sentiment split after another week of weakness from gold as all eyes turn to CPI and Warsh testimony -
The latest Kitco News Weekly Gold Survey showed Wall Street and Main Street divided and indecisive on gold’s near-term prospects after the yellow metal failed to break out of its recent consolidation channel.
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.
Zero Hedge
Where It Costs The Most To Own A Car In America -
Where It Costs The Most To Own A Car In America
Buying a car is only the beginning. Every year afterward, drivers face a steady stream of expenses—from insurance and fuel to repairs and taxes—that can add up to thousands of dollars.
Using data from LendingTree, Visual Capitalist's Dorothy Neufeld created this map comparing average annual car ownership costs across every U.S. state...
While The Political Circus Distracts Us, Flock Builds The Digital Police State -
While The Political Circus Distracts Us, Flock Builds The Digital Police State
Authored by John & Nisha Whitehead via The Rurtherford Institute,
“You had to live - did live, from habit that became instinct - in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and, except in darkness, every movement scrutinized.”
- George Orwell, 1984
While Americans remain transfixed by...
China's Memory-Chip Challenger Faces A Test Of How Far US Curbs Can Reach -
China's Memory-Chip Challenger Faces A Test Of How Far US Curbs Can Reach
ChangXin Memory Technologies is approaching a turning point.
The Chinese memory-chip maker has advanced far enough to draw interest from some of the world's largest technology companies, including Apple Inc., which has considered using its chips. But the same growth that has raised CXMT's commercial standing...
Mind Control: Duncan Trussell On How Social Media Algorithms Weaponize Trauma -
Mind Control: Duncan Trussell On How Social Media Algorithms Weaponize Trauma
Via VigilantFox.com,
Duncan Trussell tells Theo Von why the horrifying stuff the algorithm feeds you is not an accident, and explains what it does to your brain.
It starts with the phone in your hand.
Duncan Trussell tells Theo Von why the horrifying stuff the algorithm feeds you is not an accident,...
US Officials Say Iran's Ahmadinejad Was Mossad Asset, Met With Intel Chief In Hungary -
US Officials Say Iran's Ahmadinejad Was Mossad Asset, Met With Intel Chief In Hungary
Iran's former hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of all people?
The New York Times is out with a bombshell report on Monday which alleges that Israel's Mossad has for years sought to cultivate him as an Israeli intelligence asset.
Flash90
The apparent multi-year effort to recruit and re-ins...
Trump Will Hit Iran 'Hard' Tonight Or Tomorrow As IRGC Targets More Vessels In Hormuz -
Trump Will Hit Iran 'Hard' Tonight Or Tomorrow As IRGC Targets More Vessels In Hormuz
Summary
Trump warns will hit Iran 'hard' tonight or tomorrow
Reports of Houthi missiles launched on Saudi Arabia: oil extends gains near month-highs.
Trump says US blockade of Iran ports 'reinstated': states that US to be reimbursed at rate of 20% of cargo shipped for vessels wishing to transit...
Believe All Women - Unless They're Inconvenient -
Believe All Women - Unless They're Inconvenient
Authored by Frank Salvato via The American Spectator,
The political Left has spent years promoting the slogan "Believe All Women," using it as a powerful weapon against conservatives, especially during critical events like the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings. But this mantra has never been about seeking justice or protecting vi...
Appeals Court Revives Tylenol Autism Lawsuits Against Kenvue -
Appeals Court Revives Tylenol Autism Lawsuits Against Kenvue
A federal appeals court has breathed new life into litigation accusing Kenvue of failing to disclose alleged risks tied to taking Tylenol during pregnancy, reversing an earlier ruling that had effectively stopped hundreds of cases, according to a new report from Bloomberg.
On Monday, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...
US Energy Efficiency: We Have Come A Long Way -
US Energy Efficiency: We Have Come A Long Way
Via RealInvestmentAdvice.com,
The graph below paints a very interesting picture of US energy efficiency and a key structural economic change in this country.
For roughly 25 years after WWII, the US economy’s crude oil consumption nearly tripled. Feeding the growth were a booming post-war economy and strong population growth.
To put...
Credit Card Chargebacks Surge As E-Commerce & Cashless Society Gets Messy For Consumers -
Credit Card Chargebacks Surge As E-Commerce & Cashless Society Gets Messy For Consumers
US consumers are disputing card purchases at a record pace, as online fraud, confusing billing practices, and sneaky subscription charges drive a surge in chargebacks.
Bloomberg cites new data from research firm Juniper Research on consumers' aggressive use of chargebacks. Last year alone, US c...
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Alasdair Macleod: First gold, then markets migrating East -
By Alasdair MacleodGoldMoney, TorontoFriday, July 10, 2026
Goodbye to Western paper. Moving in plain sight, China has set up a new market in Hong Kong ready to take over from London and New York when the dollar dies.
First, let's look briefly at what happened to gold in the 1973-1974 OPEC crisis.
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Contango ORE drops gold hedges to boost upside as Manh Choh mine output nears -
From MarketBeat, Sioux Falls, South DakotaSunday, July 12, 2026
Contango ORE executives said the company has eliminated its remaining gold hedge book by converting the last 15,000 ounces of hedged gold into debt, a move management framed as increasing shareholder exposure to gold prices while preserving equity.
Speaking during an investor webinar, Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse, president and CEO of Con...
Ed Steer's Gold and Silver Digest: Yet another nothingburger CoT report -
10:20a ET Sunday, July 12, 2026
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
The weekend edition of GATA board member Ed Steer's Gold and Silver Digest is headlined "Yet Another Nothingburger COT Report" and is posted in the clear at GoldSeek's companion site, SilverSeek, here:
https://silverseek.com/article/yet-another-nothingburger-cot-report
CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/TreasurerGold Anti-Trust Action Committee...
Ed Steer: Why gold and silver are ready to surge -
From Money Metals News Service, Eagle, IdahoSaturday, July 11, 2026
Gold and silver may have spent much of 2026 consolidating after January's sharp correction, but veteran precious metals analyst Ed Steer believes the next major move could be much higher.
In a conversation with Money Metals' Mike Maharrey, Steer explains why tightening physical supplies, growing demand from the East, unsustaina...
First government-owned gold mine aims to increase Burkina Faso's economic sovereignty -
From TeleSUR, CaracasThursday, July 9, 2026
Burkina Faso on July 9 inaugurated its first state-owned gold mine, marking a major milestone in the government's strategy to expand public control over the country's natural resources and strengthen its economic sovereignty.
Located in the municipality of Yako, in the Yatenga region, the project will be operated by the state-owned Societe de Particip...
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Jupiter Drops Pokémon and One Piece Cards Onchain in New Gacha Beta Launch -
Jupiter Exchange opened a beta version of Jupiter Gacha on July 13, launching a platform where users open digital packs and pull real, professionally graded Pokémon and One Piece cards backed one-to-one by physical slabs held in secure vaults. The Solana-based DEX aggregator built the product with Collector Crypt, the platform that already processes over […]
Strategy Launches Bitcoin Bank Adoption Index With 32% Overall Score -
Strategy unveiled its Bitcoin Banking Adoption Index on July 13, finding that major banks and financial institutions are expanding bitcoin services while overall adoption stands at 32%. What’s Behind the 32% Adoption Score Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) introduced a new index measuring bitcoin adoption across major banks on X on July 13. The accompanying graphic, […]
PI Network Token Drops 17% to New Low as Pioneer Selling Fuels Fresh Confidence Fears -
The Pi Network’s native token, PI, plummeted 17% on Monday to an all-time low of $0.0785, driven by reports of long-term users dumping their holdings. PI Token Plunges to All-Time Low PI, the native token of the Pi Network, plunged 17% on Monday, briefly dipping to a new all-time low of $0.0785 amid reports that […]
Bitmine Raises Ether Holdings to 5.77 Million, Reaches 4.8% of Ethereum Supply -
Bitmine now holds 5.77 million ETH, equal to 4.8% of ether’s total supply, putting it 96% of the way to its 5% target. The company said its staked ether position has grown to 4.92 million ETH, with projected annualized staking revenue of $242 million. Bitmine Grows ETH Treasury to 5.77 Million, Reaching 96% of 5% […]
Bitcoin Slides to $62,037 as Iran Conflict Sparks Fresh Energy Fears -
Bitcoin fell nearly 3% to the $62,000 range, dragging the total crypto market cap down to $2.24 trillion and triggering over $322 million in liquidations. Bitcoin Tumbles Amid U.S.-Iran Clashes Bitcoin tumbled to the $62,000 range Monday as a weekend exchange of gunfire between U.S. and Iranian forces threatened to spark another energy crisis. Market […]
Reason
Court Upholds Conviction for Possessing Gun as Unlawful Drug User (Who Is Presenting a Credible Threat to Safety) -
U.S. v. Baxter, decided today by the Eighth Circuit, upheld a conviction for "possessing a firearm as an unlawful drug…
The post Court Upholds Conviction for Possessing Gun as Unlawful Drug User (Who Is Presenting a Credible Threat to Safety) appeared first on Reason.com.
Did Lindsey Graham Push Trump Toward War? -
Plus: Trump's escalating war with Iran, the bipartisan congressional housing bill, and Graham Platner's campaign collapse
A New Jersey Judge Defies the First Amendment by Censoring News Coverage of a High School Lockdown -
The judge contradicted Supreme Court precedents by ruling that a student's "privacy interests" trumped "the severe constitutional presumption" against prior restraints.
Trump Accounts Add Confusion to Savings Accounts Without Adding Much Benefit -
Let's simplify this system instead of making it even more complicated.
Reminder: Second Annual Aspiring Free Speech Scholars Workshop -
We've already received several submissions, but you can submit until August 16.
Tariff Refund Update -
Important progress has been made on repaying illegally collected tariffs. But serious problems remain, including some caused by the Trump Administration's efforts to keep some of the illegally collected loot.
RFK Jr. Wants the Government To Teach Everyone How To Cook Again -
Can we trust the federal government and its ever-changing nutrition guidelines, to teach us how and what to cook?
Justice Department Subpoenas New York Times Journalists Who Reported About Trump's New Plane -
The government says the reporters are not targets of the investigation, but such subpoenas can still have a chilling effect on the press.
Meet 5 of Britain's Most Unusual Election Candidates -
From Count Binface to AI Steve, Britain’s novelty candidates use costumes, absurd promises, and electoral loopholes to puncture the self-importance of politics.
Great Moments in Unintended Consequences: Yosemite Permits, Italy's Superbonus, CEO Salary Caps (Vol. 22) -
Good intentions, bad results.
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Tenth Amendment Center
The Foundation of the Constitution: Top-5 Principles from the American Revolution -
Thomas Jefferson called the 10th Amendment the "foundation of the Constitution," and for good reason too. It enshrines many of the radical principles that sparked the “real American Revolution” in the years before the War for Independence.
The post The Foundation of the Constitution: Top-5 Principles from the American Revolution appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.
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.
The post Five Weapons. One Target: Your Freedom. appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.
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...
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Sony Nerfs Videogame Ownership -
Legal intern Suzanne Castillo co-authored this post.
Playstation’s decision to kill physical game discs is the latest attack on our diminishing rights to access and engage with culture digitally. Rent-seeking corporations and negligent lawmakers share the blame–and they can do better.
We’ve seen the same playbook used in the move to digital distribution of film, TV, and music: draw in custome...
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 ...
The Institute For Justice - Press Releases
Second Amendment Foundation
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
The post CA NON-RESIDENTS CAN APPLY FOR CARR...
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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Bank of International Settlements
Competition in retail digital payments -
by Daniele Natalizi, Vatsala ShreetiRetail payments have digitalised rapidly in both advanced economies and emerging market and developing economies. Digitalisation has altered the competitive landscape, with new entrants (eg fintechs and big techs) and new technologies, yet incumbent banks and card networks retain their dominant position in key markets. In their role as operators, overseers an...
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.
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