5 Market Moves for August 25 — Gold Pullback, Jackson Hole, Intel’s Warning and more
Gold Retreats from Two-Week High as Dollar Gains Gold pulled back after Friday’s pop, as a stronger dollar made bullion pricier for overseas buyers. Spot gold dipped 0.2% to $3,364/oz while December futures eased to $3,410. The retreat came after gold touched its highest level since August 11 on Friday,…Read More
German Economy Shows No Signs Of Emerging From Recession
German Economy Shows No Signs Of Emerging From Recession By Thomas Kolbe Germany’s Mittelstand Collapses as “Investment Booster” Flops The German economy shows no signs of emerging from recession. The monthly Mittelstand index, compiled by the consulting firm DATEV, confirms that the downturn continues unabated. The crisis has spread across virtually all sectors of the […]
Mapping Poverty Rates Across America
Mapping Poverty Rates Across America America’s economic landscape looks very different depending on where you live. This map of U.S. poverty rates by state, via Visual Capitalist’s Pallavi Rao, makes that disparity clearer. Each shade represents the share of residents living below the poverty line, inviting quick comparisons across the country. The data for this visualization […]
Home Sales See Record July Cancellations As High Mortgage Rates Weigh On Buyers
Home Sales See Record July Cancellations As High Mortgage Rates Weigh On Buyers Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, A growing share of U.S. home sales collapsed in July as wary buyers pulled back, underscoring the strain of elevated mortgage rates despite a modest uptick in overall existing-home sales. Roughly 58,000 purchase agreements […]
Central Banks Do Not Prevent Financial Crises Or Control Inflation
Central Banks Do Not Prevent Financial Crises Or Control Inflation Authored by Daniel Lacalle via Mises.org, Easing and tightening decisions move all assets from bonds to private equity. Their role is supposed to be to control inflation, provide price stability, and ensure normal market functions. However, there is little evidence of any success in achieving […]
Powering Up America: Goldman Stays Bullish On Green Capex Outlook, Highlights Top Picks
Powering Up America: Goldman Stays Bullish On Green Capex Outlook, Highlights Top Picks A team of Goldman analysts led by Brian Singer reaffirmed his bullish view on U.S. power-sector Green Capex after the IRS recently clarified eligibility rules for solar and wind tax credits under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). The new “physical work” test replaces […]
Money Wired To Mexico Hits A Decade Low As US Immigration Policies Take Hold
Money Wired To Mexico Hits A Decade Low As US Immigration Policies Take Hold Authored by Darlene McCormick Sanchez via The Epoch Times, The Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration is playing a role in the sharpest decline in monthly remittances to Mexico in more than a decade, analysts say. According to numbers released this month […]
Declared Conflicts Of Interest for CDC Advisers Dropped Before RFK Jr. Dismissals: Study
Declared Conflicts Of Interest for CDC Advisers Dropped Before RFK Jr. Dismissals: Study Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Conflicts of interest declared by vaccine advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) dropped significantly before the advisers were all dismissed by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert […]
You Won’t Believe How Much Silver They Are Going to Use
If you have eyes to see, ears to hear, take heed now…..as the gold & silver markets continue to shift daily in an ever changing business. Read More
Silver and Platinum Crush Gold’s Performance: Industrial Demand Drives 28% Gains
Silver and platinum are dramatically outperforming gold in 2025, with CME futures data showing June gains of 9.5% and 28.2% respectively, compared to gold’s modest 1.1%. Year-to-date, silver is up 27% and platinum 30%, driven by booming industrial demand and supply deficits. Silver benefits from surging electronics, solar panel, and…