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Gold price will struggle to reach $5,200/oz in 2026 without strong ETF inflows – Morgan Stanley -
(Kitco News) – Without a meaningful rebound in ETF inflows, gold will have trouble achieving the bullish target of $5,200 per ounce in the second half of 2026, according to commodity strategists at Morgan Stanley.“While central bank gold buying may resume regardless, ETF flows are more sensitive to changes in rate expectations,” analysts Amy Gower and Martijn Rats wrote in a Monday research not...
Bank of America says gold can still hit $6,000, just not anytime soon -
(Kitco News) - The Federal Reserve’s new tightening bias has created significant hurdles for the gold market, forcing one bank to curb its bullish enthusiasm for the time being.
Gold and silver face medium-term pressure from hawkish Fed, Iran-U.S. deal – Heraeus -
(Kitco News) – Gold and silver prices will likely be under pressure over the medium term as the conflict between the United States and Iran de-escalates while markets adjust to the Federal Reserve’s new hawkish tilt, according to precious metals analysts at Heraeus.In their latest update, the analysts noted that precious metal prices were shaken up after the Federal Reserve withdrew its easing ...
Gold rebounds above $4,200 as markets weigh Fed hike risk, Iran progress - Kitco AM Report -
(Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are higher in early U.S. trading Monday, as oil prices fell on progress in U.S.-Iran negotiations and traders balanced lower energy-risk premiums against the Federal Reserve’s hawkish June signal.
Gold's post-Fed selloff may be missing the bigger picture, says former Lehman analyst -
(Kitco News) - Gold prices have tumbled after Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh delivered what many investors interpreted as a hawkish debut, but at least one market strategist argues the precious metal's longer-term outlook remains intact.
Hawkish Fed keeps pressure on gold as physical premiums soften - Kitco PM Report -
(Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are weaker in thin holiday trading Friday, with U.S. cash equity and bond markets closed for Juneteenth and rate-sensitive flows continuing to lean against precious metals following this week's Federal Reserve meeting.
Gold's bull market remains intact even with a hawkish Fed, says Axel Merk -
(Kitco News) - Gold investors shouldn't assume that a more inflation-focused Federal Reserve will derail the precious metal's long-term bull market, according to Axel Merk, founder and CEO of Merk Investments.
Gold prices are down but SocGen is buying the dip -
(Kitco News) - The Federal Reserve’s new tightening bias continues to take its toll on the gold market, with a growing number of analysts expecting prices to retest support near $4,000 an ounce. However, one bank has a simple suggestion for investors: “buy the dip.”
Gold, silver extend losses with U.S. markets shut for Juneteenth - Kitco AM Report -
(Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are weaker early in the North American trading session. The precious metals continue to feel the pressure from the Federal Reserve’s hawkish hold, a firmer dollar backdrop and fading Middle East risk premium.
Wall Street bears back in control after the Fed’s hawkish outlook, Main Street leans bullish despite gold’s backslide to $4,200/oz -
(Kitco News) – Gold prices saw another volatile week, as early safe-haven demand from Middle East uncertainty gave way to heavy selling after the Federal Reserve held rates steady but signaled that a 2026 rate hike remained on the table.
Zero Hedge
Nadella's Hedge: Microsoft Wants To Make AI Models Cheap - Then Own The Rails They Run On -
Nadella's Hedge: Microsoft Wants To Make AI Models Cheap - Then Own The Rails They Run On
The entire AI capital cycle - roughly $700 billion in hyperscaler capex this year, an estimated $2 trillion-plus through 2028 - is collateralized by one belief: that intelligence is scarce, and therefore priceable. That belief is already under strain. Per-token inference prices have fallen on ...
The Technical Backdrop: When Flows Meet A Hawkish Fed -
The Technical Backdrop: When Flows Meet A Hawkish Fed
Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com,
Here’s the setup most investors are underrating right now. Over the next two weeks, the tape will trade on plumbing rather than fundamentals. We just cleared the largest options expiration in history. Quarter-end pension selling comes next, and then July 1 reopens the pa...
Another Ukrainian Drone Wave On Moscow Temporarily Shuts Down All Four Capital Airports -
Another Ukrainian Drone Wave On Moscow Temporarily Shuts Down All Four Capital Airports
Yet another major Ukrainian drone attack wave on Moscow has shut down all regional airports, and sent parts of the capital city into temporary panic, and involved dozens of drones shot down overnight. Over 80 drones were intercepted in the past 24 hours, Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced Mo...
Nursing School Owner Pleads Guilty After Issuing Nearly 3,000 Fake Diplomas -
Nursing School Owner Pleads Guilty After Issuing Nearly 3,000 Fake Diplomas
Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times,
Carleen Noreus, who owned two nursing schools in South Florida, has pleaded guilty to her role in a scheme that sold nearly 3,000 fraudulent nursing diplomas, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a June 18 statement.
A person receives a vaccine in Los ...
Trump Renews Threat Of Legal Action To New York Times Over Iran Coverage -
Trump Renews Threat Of Legal Action To New York Times Over Iran Coverage
Authored by Owen Evans via The Epoch Times,
U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his threat of legal action against The New York Times on June 21, accusing the newspaper of publishing "treasonous" coverage that downplayed the impact of the nearly four-month war with Iran.
The New York Times Building in New Yor...
Prime Minister Keir Starmer Resigns As UK Faces 7th Leader In A Decade -
Prime Minister Keir Starmer Resigns As UK Faces 7th Leader In A Decade
The Keir Starmer experiment is officially over, as was growing increasingly clear over the weekend, especially with an interestingly-timed Trump Truth Social statement. Just under two years after capturing the keys to Number 10, the British Prime Minister has thrown in the towel after succumbing to an internal p...
Tehran Disputes Vance Claims On Nuclear Inspections & Assets For Agriculture Funding Amid Oil License Deal -
Tehran Disputes Vance Claims On Nuclear Inspections & Assets For Agriculture Funding Amid Oil License Deal
Summary
Unfreezing Assets divergence in official rhetoric: "It is not true that Iran's blocked funds will be used to buy grain, and it is not mentioned in any understanding,"
Nuclear Inspector divergence: Vance said Iran agreed to admit nuclear inspectors, but Iranian state ...
Rep. Hunt: Racial Argument Against Voter ID Is 'Insulting' -
Rep. Hunt: Racial Argument Against Voter ID Is 'Insulting'
Authored by Catherine Salgado via PJMedia.com,
Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) emphasized to Congress the importance of passing the election integrity SAVE America Act and rejected woke arguments against voter ID as racist and condescending.
Democrats’ idiotic arguments against requiring ID to vote include claiming that blac...
Iran Tried To Bring IRGC-Linked Individuals Into US With World Cup Delegation: Homeland Security Chief -
Iran Tried To Bring IRGC-Linked Individuals Into US With World Cup Delegation: Homeland Security Chief
Via American Greatness,
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Sunday that Iranian officials attempted to bring multiple individuals with alleged ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps into the United States as part of the country’s World Cup soccer delegation.
...
"DeepSeek Of The West" Reflection Inks Major Compute Deal With SpaceXAI -
"DeepSeek Of The West" Reflection Inks Major Compute Deal With SpaceXAI
SpaceX shares tumbled for a third straight session, down around 9% late in the U.S. cash morning, after the Elon Musk-led company said it would sell investment-grade bonds for the first time.
However, a new headline crossed around 11:05 a.m. ET via Axios, reporting that Reflection, the Nvidia-backed open-sourc...
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GATA
Help us in the struggle for free and transparent markets in the monetary metals -
12:19p ET Monday, June 22, 2026
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):
The last year has been dramatic for the monetary metals. Sharp increases in price, indicative of short squeezes, have been offset by counterintuitive downward smashes even as a major war has broken out while another has intensified. News reports and analysis have emphasized the role of some central banks as major longs i...
Maguire and Hemke say gold 'correction' is over and expect revaluation -
11:56a ET Monday, June 22, 2025
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
London metals trader Andrew Maguire and the TF Metals Report's Craig Hemke, in conversation on this week's edition of Kinesis Money's "Live from the Vault" program, agree that gold's "correction" is over and speculate how a U.S. Treasury revaluation of the monetary metal to a much higher price may come about soon.
The program is 57 m...
Hong Kong draws large gold bars ahead of clearing mechanism launch -
By Yihui XieBloomberg NewsMonday, June 22, 2028
At least four of the 11 banks participating in Hong Kong's new gold clearing system are importing large bullion bars in preparation for the mechanism's planned launch in July.
Traders are receiving orders from some of the clearing banks to move 400-ounce gold bars into the city, according to people familiar with the matter. The bars meet the Londo...
China's gold imports surge to highest level in more than 2 years -
By Yihui XieBloomberg NewsMonday, June 22, 2026
China's monthly gold imports reached their highest in more than two years in May, showing the biggest buyer's appetite for bullion remained resilient as prices remained under pressure.
Imports were around 163 tons last month, the highest since March 2024, according to customs data released on Saturday. Volumes for the first five months of 2026 wer...
Guinea's president bans raw gold exports -
By Ougna CamaraBloomberg NewsSunday, June 21, 2026
Guinean President Mamadi Doumbouya announced a ban on raw gold exports, in an effort to boost local processing of the metal and help the domestic economy.
Doumbouya made the announcement during a meeting with industrial and artisanal gold producers as well as gold-buying offices operating in the West African nation.
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Wolf Street
CoinDesk
Ether’s biggest corporate holders back new Ethereum research hub -
Ethlabs was formed with support from SharpLink, Bitmine and Consensys CEO Joe Lubin as the network's development is expanding beyond the Ethereum Foundation.
Ethereum Foundation talent exodus sparks fresh debate over leadership -
The Ethereum community is once again debating the future of the foundation after co-executive director Hsiao-Wei Wang announced she would step down.
Crypto's second U.S. lobbying front — tax policy — sees industry push on mining, staking -
The crypto sector's leading U.S. advocacy groups asked the U.S. House's tax committee to advance a bill to clarify treatment of assets from mining and staking.
Anchorage aims to bring banks onchain with new tokenized deposit platform -
The crypto bank aims to help financial institutions offer round-the-clock payments and settlement without replacing their core systems.
MoneyGram joins Solana as validator amid stablecoin payment push -
The remittances firm has become a validator on the Solana blockchain, helping process and secure transactions as it expands its stablecoin payments strategy.
OKX and NYSE partner to bridge tradfi and crypto markets in joint venture led by Andrew Cuomo -
The goal is to enable OKX’s 120 million global users to access ICE futures and NYSE tokenized equities markets, the two U.S. companies announced.
Bitmine added $92 million of ETH, with Tom Lee continuing to believe in 'crypto spring' -
The largest Ethereum treasury firm slowed its buying pace but remains on track to reach its goal of owning 5% of ETH supply.
Bitcoin mining network becoming more sensitive to price swings, JPMorgan says -
A growing share of miners are operating near breakeven levels, making hashrate and mining difficulty increasingly responsive to bitcoin's price movements, the bank said.
Strategy added $35 million in bitcoin, $300 million in cash reserves last week -
The boost to cash reserves is meant to reassure investors about dividend payments on the company's hard-hit preferred shares, STRC.
TradFi fund manager Baillie Gifford introduces Solana, Ethereum tokenized fund with BNY -
Baillie Gifford Enhanced Yield Fund (BAGEY) is denominated in dollars, and gives eligible investors access to an actively managed, short-duration portfolio of public corporate bonds.
bitcoin.com
Kucoin Plugs Into Argentina’s Transferencias 3.0, Bringing Crypto to QR Checkouts -
Kucoin has expanded its digital payment system into Argentina and Peru, integrating crypto and stablecoins directly into local quick response (QR)-code payment networks. Merging Crypto With Regional QR Systems Cryptocurrency platform Kucoin announced on June 22 the expansion of its digital payment system into Argentina and Peru, integrating crypto and stablecoins directly into the regional […]
Kalshi Traders Price 80% Odds Bitcoin Stays Below $100K Through 2026 -
Prediction market traders on Kalshi are pricing only a 19% to 22% chance that bitcoin crosses $100,000 before January 2027, with over $10 million wagered across timing contracts tied to the CF Bitcoin Real-Time Index. Where the Money Is Going Bitcoin is trading near $64,600 as of Monday, June 22, 2026, sitting roughly 50% below […]
Bitcoin Climbs Above $65,000 as US-Iran Talks Ease Fears and Lift Risk Appetite -
Bitcoin began the final week of June by rebounding from a Sunday low of $63,197 to peak at an intraday high of $65,555. Bitcoin Rebounds Past $65,000 Mark Following Sunday Lows Bitcoin opened the last week of June on the ascendancy, rising past the $65,000 threshold as global markets digested the latest on U.S.-Iran peace […]
August Timeline Puts Bitcoin BIP-110 Signaling and Paul Sztorc’s Hard Fork in Focus -
Bitcoin is approaching a compressed August 2026 window in which BIP-110’s mandatory signaling mechanics are scheduled to arrive shortly before Paul Sztorc’s planned eCash hard fork target, placing two separate protocol events on nearly the same timetable. The first event is BIP-110, also known as the Reduced Data Temporary Softfork, a draft proposal authored by […]
$50M Bitcoin Purchase Reveals Strive’s Latest Move in Public Treasury Race -
Strive, Inc. added 759 bitcoin to its balance sheet last week, reinforcing a debt-free treasury strategy designed to make BTC the company’s central reserve asset and performance benchmark. Strive Adds $50M in BTC The Nasdaq-listed company Strive, which trades under ASST, said it purchased the bitcoin between June 15 and June 21, paying an average […]
Reason
Cato Institute
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...
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.
It’s not Treason. It’s Self-Defense. -
“For transporting us beyond seas, to be tried for pretended offences.” From the Declaration of Independence, one of the charges against the King that justified secession. It was built on a violent American raid on the British few of us are ever taught about. In the early hours of June 10, 1772, a band of Rhode Islanders rowed out in the dark, shot and seriously wounded a Royal Navy commander, c...
Electronic Frontier Foundation
The UK’s New Under-16 Social Media Ban Will Cause More Harm Than It Prevents -
This week, politicians in the UK pushed forward with plans to eviscerate privacy and free speech on the internet by announcing a ban on social media for users under 16 that is set to take effect in Spring 2027.
The UK government continues to falsely characterize this policy as a necessary response to growing concerns about online harms for young people. In reality, much like the Online Safety ...
EFF Joins 60+ Groups Urging the UK to Halt Face Estimation at the Border -
This week, EFF joined Foxglove, Human Rights Watch, and 60 other organizations in writing to the UK’s Minister of State for Border Security and Asylum, Alex Norris, raising serious concern about the Home Office’s decision to deploy Facial Age Estimation (FAE) to assess asylum-seeking children from 2027.
The letter points to four key concerns:
Discrimination
As with most face estimation and re...
Canada Is Forging Ahead with Its Dangerous Surveillance Bill -
With no serious debate, including on proposed amendments, Canada is blazing full speed ahead with Bill C-22, which would threaten encryption and increase surveillance. Also known as the Lawful Access Bill, Bill C-22 is currently moving forward quickly to a vote despite the many, many criticisms civil liberty groups and the tech industry have hurled at it.
As we’ve discussed before, Bill C-22 is...
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
GOA and GOF Petition the Virginia Supreme Court for a Preliminary Ruling on Virginia’s Looming “Assault Firearms” Ban -
GOA and GOF Petition the Virginia Supreme Court for a Preliminary Ruling on Virginia’s Looming “Assault Firearms” Ban FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 16, 2026 Springfield, VA — Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF), alongside Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL) and 2A journalist John Crump, have petitioned the Virginia Supreme Court for an urgent ruling in their lawsuit cha...
IL: Stop Illinois’ Backdoor Handgun Ban – TAKE ACTION -
Anti-gun lawmakers in Springfield are trying to move HB 4471, the so-called “Responsible Gun Manufacturing Act,” out of the House Rules Committee. This bill isn’t about stopping violent criminals. It’s a backdoor ban aimed at common semiautomatic pistols, including many Glock-style handguns. HB4471 originally sought to criminalize the manufacture, sale, purchase, receipt, import, or transfer of...
Gun Owners of America Endorses Byron Donalds for Florida Governor -
Gun Owners of America Endorses Byron Donalds for Florida Governor FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 11, 2026 TALLAHASSEE, FL — Gun Owners of America (GOA) proudly endorses U.S. Congressman Byron Donalds for Governor of Florida. As both a former Florida state lawmaker and a current member of Congress, Byron Donalds has compiled a perfect pro-Second Amendment record. As a freshman state representat...
Banking Dive
American Banker
Bank of International Settlements
Emmanuel Moulin: From innovation to monetary sovereignty - striking the right note -
Speech by Mr Emmanuel Moulin, Governor of the Bank of France, at VivaTech, Paris, 19 June 2026.
Ida Wolden Bache: Policy rate kept unchanged at this meeting -
Introductory statement by Ms Ida Wolden Bache, Governor of Norges Bank (Central Bank of Norway), at the press conference following Norway's announcement of the policy rate, Oslo, 18 June 2026.
Joachim Nagel: New forms of money and the transmission of monetary policy -
Welcome remarks by Dr Joachim Nagel, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank, at the International Conference on Payments and Securities Settlement, hosted by the Deutsche Bundesbank and the Bank of Canada, Eltville am Rhein, 18 June 2026.
Federal Reserve - Press Releases
FDIC - Press Releases