Includes 222-month (18.5 yr) Federal Reserve source audit If You Read Nothing Else, Read This… This is a long and somewhat complicated report, but it covers something very important that all Americans should understand. We will start with easy-to-read and easy-to-understand bullet points and a summary, followed by the complete details and sourcing below. Let’s
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With $40+ trillion in debt & the 50-year petrodollar era formally ending in 2024 — America has entered Stage 6 of 7 of an Empire’s Life Cycle. Watch our 14-minute video on “The 7 Stages of Every Empire” to learn WHERE America stands and HOW to position yourself before the American Empire resets its currency.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee, in a video that was primarily Economics 101 and did not explicitly include his monetary policy views, indicated he is more concerned about inflation now than about any labor market weakness. “The biggest problem facing our economy right now is not the collapse of industry and the
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Spot gold prices are modestly firmer and spot silver prices are sharply higher in early U.S. trading Tuesday, as traders balanced a dollar rebound, rising Treasury yields, firm U.S. activity data and reduced Middle East inflation risk. At the time of writing, spot gold was trading near $4,058.90 an ounce, up 0.11%, while spot silver
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Gold has spent months working through a sharp correction after reaching record highs earlier this year. But beneath the surface, several important developments suggest the pullback may be approaching a turning point. At the same time, concerns are growing that one of the biggest forces driving the stock market — the artificial intelligence boom —
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A Major Pullback—and a Potential Buying Opportunity Gold began 2026 with powerful run, climbing above $5,500 an ounce in January. It then experienced a sharp correction, briefly falling below $4,000 in late June. As of July 28, gold was trading near $4,030 an ounce—about 27% below its January high. That decline has made some investors uneasy. But sharp pullbacks
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Central bank demand has been a key driver behind gold’s multi-year rally to an all-time high of $5,600 an ounce, and the latest World Gold Council survey points to continued buying from the official sector. However, one bank is taking a more cautious approach, warning that stated intentions do not always translate into actual purchases.
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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. Last month, two central bank surveys delivered an unmistakable message. The World Gold Council found that a record 45% of central banks expect to increase their own gold reserves
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Row wavy Shape Decorative svg added to top Key Takeaways The bond market recently acted in an unusual way: Treasury yields climbed even as oil prices fell, signaling that inflation fears and rate concerns may be deeper than one headline. Bonds are supposed to be the “safe” side of a traditional portfolio, but recent volatility
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Gold’s recent correction has created an attractive entry point for investors, even as short-term headwinds continue to pressure prices, according to one portfolio manager. In an interview with Kitco News, Jerry Prior, chief operating officer and senior portfolio manager at the KraneShares Mount Lucas Managed Futures Index Strategy ETF (NYSE: KMLM), said that the factors
