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Gold, silver rout was about positioning, not fundamentals - Société Générale -
(Kitco News) - Gold and silver continue to struggle as investors come to grips with the broad market collapse on Friday. Although prices have room to fall further, commodity analysts at Société Générale still see asymmetric upside risk through the year.
Gold, silver lower in choppy, volatile trading -
(Kitco News) - Gold and silver prices are lower and in the middle of their wide daily trading ranges in midday U.S. trading Monday, after dropping to four-week lows overnight and in the aftermath of last Friday’s record-setting session.
Gold investors are rattled, but the selloff will build a stronger foundation - Metals Focus -
(Kitco News) - Gold’s dramatic pullback amidst its record-setting rally has rattled markets, but according to Metals Focus, the recent turbulence should not be mistaken for the end of the bull market.
Gold selloff sparked by Fed certainty, not Warsh selection, silver is ‘always a death trap’ – StoneX’s O’Connell -
(Kitco News) – Friday’s dramatic metals selloff – the largest liquidity event in market history – was catalyzed by sudden clarity about the future of the Federal Reserve, according to Rhona O’Connell, Head of Market Analysis for EMEA & Asia at StoneX.“Main hook for the correction? Friday’s announcement of the nomination for Fed Chair,” she wrote in a note on Monday. “I don’t think the fac...
Gold prices holding support at $4,700 as ISM Manufacturing PMI sees sharp increase -
(Kitco News) - The gold market is testing support near $4,700 an ounce and is holding the line even as the U.S. manufacturing sector sees better-than-expected activity in January, supporting economic growth in the new year.
Bitcoin February 2 daily chart alert - Bears in firm control amid price downtrend -
(Kitco News) - Monday, February 2--February bitcoin futures prices are lower and hit another contract low and new low for the year in early trading Monday.
Price recoveries in gold, silver but for how long? -
(Kitco News) - Gold and silver prices are higher in early U.S. trading Monday, after dropping to four-week lows overnight and in the aftermath of Friday’s record-setting session that has the entire global marketplace edgy to start the trading week and the month.
Gold market analysis for February 2 - key intra-day price entry levels for active traders -
(Kitco News) - This 5-minute bar chart for Comex gold futures can be a valuable analytical and trading tool for the active intra-day gold futures trader/market watcher.
Wall Street entertains every possibility after gold’s wild ride, Main Street maintains its bullish bias despite new Fed head -
The latest Kitco News Weekly Gold Survey showed Wall Street with a wide range of opinions and no consensus on gold’s near-term prospects, while Main Street investors maintained their bullish majority bias.
Don’t panic: Analysts see gold and silver’s sell-off as a healthy correction -
(Kitco News) - Gold and silver’s historic selloff on Friday feels almost fitting after what has been a historic month and start to the year.
Zero Hedge
Musk's SpaceX Combines With xAI At $1.25 Trillion Valuation -
Musk's SpaceX Combines With xAI At $1.25 Trillion Valuation
Confirming earlier reports, late on Monday Elon Musk said SpaceX has acquired xAI, a deal that combines his powerful rocket-and-satellite business with his artificial-intelligence startup that is facing steep competition. SpaceX confirmed the deal Monday, posting a memo Musk sent out about the arrangement on its website.
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UAE Firm Bought 49% Of Trump-Linked Crypto Startup For $500M: WSJ -
UAE Firm Bought 49% Of Trump-Linked Crypto Startup For $500M: WSJ
Authored by Amin Hagshanas via Cointelegraph,
A UAE-backed investment vehicle quietly agreed to buy nearly half of World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency startup linked to President Donald Trump, just days before he returned to the White House, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.
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California Plans "Mileage Tax" To Bleed Citizens For Even More Cash -
California Plans "Mileage Tax" To Bleed Citizens For Even More Cash
Lawmakers in the California State Assembly have moved to direct the Transportation Commission to prepare a study on the effects of a road charge for delivery to the legislature. A road charge is a program that imposes fees based on the number of miles each citizen drives over a specified period, and is designed to...
Border Czar Homan Says More Than 145,000 Illegal Immigrant Children Located -
Border Czar Homan Says More Than 145,000 Illegal Immigrant Children Located
Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times,
U.S. authorities have located more than 145,000 illegal immigrant children who were previously unaccounted for under the Biden administration, border czar Tom Homan said on Jan. 30.
Homan said the findings came as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), ...
The Arrest Of Don Lemon: Journalists Cannot Also Be Activists -
The Arrest Of Don Lemon: Journalists Cannot Also Be Activists
The line between journalism and activism has become excessively thin in the past ten years, and the problems associated with this trend are numerous. Media figures have long leaned toward the liberal side of the political spectrum; liberal bias among journalists is nothing new. However, direct participation in an activ...
Have Fiat Money, Will Tyrannize -
Have Fiat Money, Will Tyrannize
Authored by George Ford Smith via The Mises Institute,
“My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you. Ask instead what your country has been doing to you and is likely to keep doing to you for as long as it can buy with fiat money the votes of a majority.”
- Gary North, “History Revisionism - High Priests of Woodrow Wilson’s Coven...
"All In" On AI: Deutsche Bank Says Tesla No Longer Just A Car Company -
"All In" On AI: Deutsche Bank Says Tesla No Longer Just A Car Company
Deutsche Bank’s latest note argues that Tesla Inc. is no longer mainly a car company, but a long-term bet on artificial intelligence, robotics, and autonomy. In the report, Edison Yu and his team of analysts at Deutsche say that after Tesla’s latest earnings, any doubt about its direction is gone, describing the ...
The Circular Firing Squad: Staffers At CNN And CBS Denounce Efforts To Restore Balance -
The Circular Firing Squad: Staffers At CNN And CBS Denounce Efforts To Restore Balance
Authored by Jonathan Turley,
The decline of American mainstream media has long been obvious, with public trust and revenues plunging. Some companies are responding with the novel idea of restoring objectivity and neutrality to coverage. For years, news organizations have essentially written off ...
Clinton Judge Goes On Unhinged Rant In Order Releasing Illegals -
Clinton Judge Goes On Unhinged Rant In Order Releasing Illegals
In a country now run by activist judges who get to decide the 'will of the people,' a Clinton-appointed US District Judge has just written quite the screed.
Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, the father of Liam Ramos, left, is being detained with his son in Texas after being arrested by federal immigration authorities. (Ob...
Bezos' Blue Origin Pauses Space Tourism To Focus On The Moon -
Bezos' Blue Origin Pauses Space Tourism To Focus On The Moon
Authored by T.J.Muscaro via The Epoch Times,
Blue Origin decided to shift its focus from the edge of space to the Moon.
The company announced on Jan. 30 that it was pausing all of its suborbital commercial flights on its reusable New Shepard rocket for no less than two years in order to focus more resources on deliver...
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Friday's jobs report will be delayed because of the partial government shutdown -
Following last year's record shutdown, the BLS also was forced to delay a number of its releases.
From PopMart to JD.com: Britain and China rush to forge business deals as diplomatic thaw takes hold -
Chinese firms moved to pledge hundreds of millions of investment in the U.K. as Starmer's visit to China spurred a flurry of business deals and money flows.
China's factory activity grows at fastest pace since October, private survey shows, beating official reading -
The RatingDog China General Manufacturing PMI, rose to 50.3 in January from 50.1 the previous month, in line with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll.
Hassett praises Trump's pick of Warsh to lead Fed, says he has his 'dream job' already -
The NEC director, once considered a clear frontrunner for the next Fed chair, said he is fine with his current role.
Wealth inequality and the 'K-shaped' economy are more striking than ever, data shows -
The K-shaped economy is as apparent as ever and isn't going away anytime soon, economists say.
GATA
Gold's bull run seen intact despite steep pullback -
By Anjana Anil and Kavya BalaramanReutersvia Yahoo News, Sunnyvale, CaliforniaMonday, February 2, 2026
Despite a historic pullback in gold and silver prices, triggered by the sharpest two-session selloff in decades, analysts see the metal's bull run continuing and expect it to notch fresh record highs later this year.
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Money Metals Exchange chief recalls Warsh's admission about U.S. meddling in gold -
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Interviewed by monetary metals advocate Mario Innecco, Money Metals Exchange President Stefan Gleason recalls a conversation he had about gold eight years ago with President Trump's new nominee for chairman of the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors, Kevin Warsh.
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Eldorado Gold to acquire Foran Mining in $2.8 billion deal to raise copper exposure -
From Reutersvia MSN News, Redmond, WashingtonMonday, February 2, 2026
Eldorado Gold will acquire Canada's Foran Mining in a deal valuing the copper-focused developer at about C$3.8 billion ($2.79 billion), adding a second near-term growth project and increasing its exposure to copper.
The deal, announced by the companies today, expands Eldorado's production at a time of strong gold prices and r...
Retail demand for gold remains strong in Singapore, Sydney, Thailand -
Singaporeans Queueing Up to Buy the Dip in Gold Despite Rout
By Chanyaporn Chanjaroen, Sing Yee Ong, and Nasteho SaidBloomberg Newsvia The Business Times, SingaporeMonday, February 2, 2026
People were still queueing up to buy gold in Singapore today even as prices plummeted, showing the extraordinary resilience in retail demand for precious metals.
At the headquarters of UOB, Singapore's only b...
Matthew Piepenburg: Making sense of the nonsense of 'Silver Friday' -
By Matthew PiepenburgVon Greyerz / Gold Switzerland, ZurichMonday, February 2, 2026
On Friday, January 30, the world learned (or rediscovered) just how grotesquely rigged the paper gold and silver markets truly are.
Despite no change whatsoever in global supply and demand forces, silver went from a $120 near-high on Thursday to a $78 low on Friday, marking this as the largest single-day crash (...
Wolf Street
Miles Driven Hit Record in 2025, beating 2019, amid Lethargic RTO, Mass Transit Blues, but a Jump in Population -
Since 2019, miles driven rose by 1.9%, the population by 3.6%, and miles driven per person fell.
US Government Sold $766 Billion of Treasuries this Week. Yield Curve Steepened as 30-Year Treasury Yield Rose to 4.87% -
The spread between the 2-year and 10-year Treasury yields now the widest since January 2022.
Markets’ Reaction to Warsh: Silver Collapses, Gold Plunges, Dollar Jumps, Treasuries Yawn, Stocks Drop, already Battered Cryptos Sink -
Pulling the rug out from under the “debasement trade.”
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CoinDesk
Canaan’s Turnaround Gains Steam as Benchmark Doubles Price Target to $4 -
With Nasdaq compliance restored and momentum building in its Avalon mining rigs and self-mining operations, the broker sees renewed upside for Canaan’s shares.
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Solana (SOL) Gains 4.5% as Index Trades Higher -
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) was also a top performer, rising 2% from Wednesday.
Digital Asset Treasuries: Bitcoin’s Institutional Test Case -
Digital Asset Treasuries (DATs) are the first laboratories testing how a decentralised asset can operate as productive capital within the architecture of corporate finance, argues Sygnum Bank CIO Fabian Dori.
Plasma Obtains VASP License, Opens Amsterdam Office to Expand Stablecoin Payments in EU -
The firm behind the fast-growing stablecoin blockchain also plans to obtain MiCA and EMI licenses as part of its expansion in Europe.
Gold Token Market Swells to $3.9B as CZ Calls It a 'Trust Me Bro' Asset -
The tokens raise similar concerns to stablecoins, with potential risks around delivery, long-term reliability and the ability to redeem for physical gold.
Ledger Unveils $179 Nano Gen5, Built for Identity in an AI-Driven World -
Alongside, there's the Ledger Wallet, a reimagined version of the company's Ledger Live app, and Ledger Enterprise Multisig, a new platform for institutional asset management.
Crypto Market Maker B2C2 Launches PENNY to Enable Instant, Zero-Fee Stablecoin Swaps -
The institutional liquidity provider’s new platform says it will let users exchange stablecoins like USDT and USDC across multiple blockchains without fees.
Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin, Ether Edge Higher; HyperLiquid Surges on $1B Purchase Plan -
After weeks of turbulence, the crypto market found support Thursday, with Bitcoin and Ether posting modest gains and HyperLiquid’s token HYPE soaring.
Risk Proxies Challenge Bitcoin's Bounce; HYPE, XMR Shine: Crypto Daybook Americas -
Your day-ahead look for Oct. 23, 2025
Revolut Secures MiCA License in Cyprus, Expanding Regulated Crypto Services Across EU -
Fintech giant gains CySEC approval to offer compliant crypto trading across 30 EEA markets under MiCA
bitcoin.com
Robert Kiyosaki Confirms He’s Buying More Bitcoin After Crash -
Robert Kiyosaki says market crashes favor buyers, signaling plans to accumulate bitcoin while also adding gold and silver as long-term hedges against fiat money and financial instability. Robert Kiyosaki Says Market Crash Signals Opportunity, Not Fear Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki shared on social media platform X on Feb. 1 his views on […]
Ripple Signals Massive European Expansion After Clearing EU Regulatory Barrier -
Ripple has cleared a crucial regulatory hurdle in Europe, unlocking the ability to scale regulated blockchain payment services across the EU and deepen institutional adoption as digital finance rules tighten. Ripple Breaks Into Europe’s Financial Core as Full EU EMI License Signals Green Light for Massive Expansion A major regulatory development is reshaping Ripple’s European […]
Bitcoin Weakness Points Lower as Galaxy’s Head of Research Flags Risk of Deeper Pullback -
Bitcoin’s latest stumble has caught the attention of several crypto desks, with Galaxy Digital’s Alex Thorn warning that mounting technical and onchain signals suggest prices may still have room to fall. Thorn Sees More Bitcoin Pain Before a Bottom As of Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, bitcoin was trading at $78,640 per coin, roughly 37.6% below […]
New York AG Letitia James Warns Stablecoin Law Fails to Protect Fraud Victims -
New York Attorney General Letitia James and four district attorneys warned that the GENIUS Act gives stablecoin issuers legal cover to profit from fraud while failing to require the return of stolen funds to victims. According to the letter, first reported on by CNN’s Allison Morrow, addressed to Senate Democratic leaders, James and prosecutors including […]
Gold at $20K? Ron Paul Says Fiat Currency Breakdown Makes It Possible -
Ron Paul says the global fiat monetary system is nearing a “climactic end,” warning that soaring debt, currency debasement, and political overreach are pushing the dollar—and the broader world order—toward a dangerous reckoning. Liberty Advocate Ron Paul on Debt, Gold, and Why the Dollar’s Decline May Accelerate Speaking with David Lin on The David Lin […]
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Tenth Amendment Center
This isn’t America. It’s “Do As You’re Told.” -
The founders fought a long, bloody war to secede from the British - where government held total power, and the people were expected to comply, or die. The views they held EVEN before shots were fired - that’s what America is supposed to be. On this episode, it’s the story of the REAL American Revolution
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Was Elbridge Gerry the “Federal Farmer”? -
The Letters from the Federal Farmer to the Republican are among the most highly regarded productions of Antifederalist literature.
The post Was Elbridge Gerry the “Federal Farmer”? appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.
Usurpation: Weapon to Destroy Freedom -
Usurpation, as the founders used the word, is the exercise of unauthorized, illegal, unconstitutional power. Or to put it more bluntly, stealing power from its rightful source.
The post Usurpation: Weapon to Destroy Freedom appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
EFF to Close Friday in Solidarity with National Shutdown -
The Electronic Frontier Foundation stands with the people of Minneapolis and with all of the communities impacted by the ongoing campaign of ICE and CBP violence. EFF will be closed Friday, Jan. 30 as part of the national shutdown in opposition to ICE and CBP and the brutality and terror they and other federal agencies continue to inflict on immigrant communities and any who stand with them.
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Introducing Encrypt It Already -
Today, we’re launching Encrypt It Already, our push to get companies to offer stronger privacy protections to our data and communications by implementing end-to-end encryption. If that name sounds a little familiar, it’s because this is a spiritual successor to our 2019 campaign, Fix It Already, a campaign where we pushed companies to fix longstanding issues.
End-to-end encryption is the best w...
Google Settlement May Bring New Privacy Controls for Real-Time Bidding -
EFF has long warned about the dangers of the “real-time bidding” (RTB) system powering nearly every ad you see online. A proposed class-action settlement with Google over their RTB system is a step in the right direction towards giving people more control over their data. Truly curbing the harms of RTB, however, will require stronger legislative protections.
What Is Real-Time Bidding?
RTB is th...
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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
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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
PA: STOP HB 1909 – PFA Expansion Threatens Gun Rights -
PFA Expansion Vote on House Floor Early Next Week The anti-gun Democrats in Harrisburg have quietly slipped through HB 1909, a bill that weaponizes Pennsylvania’s Protection From Abuse (PFA) orders to strip citizens of their firearm rights — even when guns aren’t involved. The House floor vote will likely occur early next week. If this bill passes, PFAs — orders … Read more
TX: Meet your Representative at the Range -
I am reaching out to you today because two Texas House races in Bexar County will play a major role in determining the future of the Second Amendment in Texas. Gun Owners of America Texas is proud to endorse Rep. Tony Dorazio (HD-122) and Rep. Marc LaHood (HD-121) — two proven, principled leaders who have demonstrated they will stand firm against gun control and fight for … Read more
TX: SD 9 Election Day Tomorrow -
This is the final reminder for the Special Election in Texas Senate District 9 — and your vote will directly impact the future of your rights and freedoms. Special elections are decided by turnout. In races like this, a very small number of votes can determine the outcome. Gun Owners of America Texas proudly endorses Leigh Wambsganss for SD 9 because she has a proven … Read more
Banking Dive
Flagstar returns to profitability -
Two years after commercial real estate loans sent the bank into a spiral, the Long Island-based lender is “pivoting to the growth side of the story,” its CFO said Friday.
Chicago bank first to fail in 2026 -
An Illinois regulator closed Metropolitan Capital Bank & Trust on Friday, and the FDIC sold the majority of its assets to Detroit-based First Independence Bank.
Frost Bank stays the course amid Texas M&A spurt -
The San Antonio-based lender has “zero interest” in M&A, CEO Phil Green said – so much so that he said no one approaches him anymore. “They know I’m not in that game.”
Florida credit union sues Fiserv, alleging lax cybersecurity -
FiCare Federal Credit Union said hackers breached an online banking platform that Fiserv provides and stole members’ money. The credit union alleges Fiserv then told customers it would charge them for a security upgrade.
Wells Fargo to pay CEO Scharf $40M for 2025 -
The bank credited Charlie Scharf for the resolution of seven consent orders last year, including a $1.95 trillion asset cap imposed by the Federal Reserve.
American Banker
Bank of International Settlements
The perils of narrowing fiscal spaces -
by Hanno Kase, Leonardo Melosi, Sebastian Rast, Matthias RottnerWhen public debt is elevated, the fiscal cost of fighting inflation rises sharply, as interest rate hikes increase government interest expenditures. We formalize this mechanism in a nonlinear New Keynesian model with a state-dependent fiscal constraint on monetary policy. High debt may dampen the monetary response to inflation, gen...
Money as a coordination device: some historical lessons -
Keynote speech by Mr Hyun Song Shin, Economic Adviser and Head of the Monetary and Economic Department of the BIS, at the 14th ILF Conference on the Future of the Financial Sector, 27 January 2026.
Project FuSSE: Exploring flexible, scalable and secure settlement engines -
This report details the findings from Project FuSSE (Fully Scalable Settlement Engine), a proof-of-concept exploring how a modular, microservices-based architecture could support the design of settlement systems that could scale under sustained growth and stress conditions, adapt to change, and strengthen security through quantum readiness and cryptographic agility.
Federal Reserve - Press Releases
FDIC - Press Releases
Press Release: First Independence Bank, Detroit, Michigan, Assumes All Deposits of Metropolitan Capital Bank & Trust, Chicago, Illinois -
PRESS RELEASE | JANUARY 30, 2026
First Independence Bank, Detroit, Michigan, Assumes All Deposits of Metropolitan Capital Bank & Trust, Chicago, Illinois
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Press Release: FDIC Publishes Enforcement Orders for December 2025 -
PRESS RELEASE | JANUARY 30, 2026
FDIC Publishes Enforcement Orders for December 2025
WASHINGTON - The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDI...