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Are soaring metals and crypto signaling real danger, or just end‑times market talk? Just In: The U.S. Mint has SUSPENDED ALL SALES of silver products. This is unprecedented. pic.twitter.com/cWvZQ9OU1I — Jesse Cohen (@JesseCohenInv) January 14, 2026 GOLD is insurance. SILVER is the alarm bell. pic.twitter.com/84v2cgzsiA — Steve Hanke (@steve_hanke) January 13, 2026 Silver is almost …
“The trouble with posts like this is that the argument itself is actually a good one. Immigration policy matters, and there is a real inconsistency worth calling out. The problem is that when the numbers are wrong—or oversimplified—the argument isn’t just weakened; it’s handed to the other side. A more accurate way to make the …
by Michael In recent hours, so many nations have instructed their citizens to leave Iran. Protesters are being slaughtered by the thousands, and President Trump is promising that help from the United States is on the way. At this moment, it appears that we are right on the brink of an apocalyptic war in the Middle …
by Michael Has there ever been a social media post more important than the one that President Trump just made? I believe that it would be very difficult to overstate the significance of what we have just witnessed. Now that Trump has decided to publicly back the revolution in Iran, it is either regime change …
Trump: Stock market should be going up way faster than it is, Powell is trying to kill my market#MacroEdge — MacroEdge (@MacroEdgeRes) January 13, 2026 Trump says pumping 401k is important to him and wants a Fed chair that also pumps stocks. 😳😳😳 — TT3 (@TradingThomas3) January 13, 2026 U.S. stocks remain heavily detached from …
Every warning light is flashing red and Wall Street is still pretending this is just a vibes problem. “The last lender” before the Fed – is it starting to approach critical levels?🛑 JPMorgan’s LCR in Q4 2025 stood at 115%… the lowest level since 2019. And this is after the bank reduced its repo book …
Core CPI is at the lowest level since 2021. https://t.co/pCbKkErSEW pic.twitter.com/rQ4iaiQe9N — Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) January 13, 2026 Inflation 🥶🥶🥶 CPI MoM: 0.3% vs 0.3% exp.CPI Core MoM: 0.2% vs 0.3% exp. CPI YoY: 2.7% vs 2.7% exp.CPI Core YoY: 2.6% vs 2.7% exp. The tariff "inflation shock" yet to arrive… — Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) …
CITI SAYS ITS BASE CASE 0-3 MONTH TARGET IS NOW $5,000/OZ FOR GOLD, AND $100/OZ FOR SILVER CITI SAYS SILVER TO CONTINUE TO OUTPERFORM GOLD — *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) January 13, 2026 Jerome Powell is under criminal investigation. The DOJ served grand jury subpoenas on the Federal Reserve three days ago. In 8 days, the …
Pretending valuations don’t warn of risk is willful ignorance. Ladies and gentlemens, we have now surpassed the S&P 500 price-to-book value of the dot-com bubble by a factor of 1.13 times or 13%. This not good.This very bad God bless and godspeed. pic.twitter.com/PnZugz0tgh — The Great Martis (@great_martis) January 12, 2026 The percentage of S&P …
via JustmeTX Both Chinese and Russian defensive systems were in Venezuela and the US just walked through it like it wasn’t there. Nobody should have expected Venezuela to be able to hold of US forces. But they did not launch a single missile! or a single plane! And Manpads? they supposedly has around 5000 manpads …
House Oversight Committee Chairman @RepJamesComer says he intends to begin proceedings next week to hold Clinton in contempt of Congress. That would have to pass a House vote. If it does, it would then be referred to DOJ for potential criminal prosecution. — Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) January 13, 2026 🚨BREAKING: Bill and Hillary Clinton REFUSED …
by Michael The headline of this article is not a misprint. The reason why “affordability” has become the number one issue for U.S. voters is because most of the population is being absolutely crushed by the rising cost of living. Just look at how much you are paying for electricity compared to five years ago. …
APMEX is currently listing 2026 American Silver Eagles at around $97–$103 per coin depending on payment method and quantity, which effectively puts them at or above $100 for most buyers. View post on imgur.com According to APMEX’s live listing for the 2026 1 oz American Silver Eagle (BU): Check/Wire: $97.31–$99.31 depending on quantity Credit Card …
JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reveals up to 10% of US budget is stolen each year. — Remarks (@remarks) January 12, 2026 WASHINGTON — Hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars are being squandered on waste, fraud, and abuse each year, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent shockingly claimed in a recent interview. Somewhere between 5-10% …
via notayesmanseconomics It is time to look East again as there is a lot of economic news from China. We can start with something that has become awfully familiar as we have observed the bursting of the property market bubble. China Vanke Co. is preparing a debt restructuring plan at the request of authorities, people …
She’s really saying: “The government is broken, and even though I’m part of it, I’m the one trying to fix it.” Kristi Noem is in the government, but she talks as if she’s not, because that helps her appeal to voters who distrust Washington. A lot of politicians use this trick: They run the system …
GDP reports suggest the U.S. economy is thriving. But bankruptcies exploded in 2025, especially the most painful kind. When growth and hardship rise together, it’s worth asking: What are the numbers really measuring? By Peter Reagan Whenever politicians and talking heads on TV or YouTube talk about the “strength” of a country’s economy, they default …
It's plausible deniability through pretend stupidity. There's no way someone that smart about money didn't know that the covid bank bailout was going to cause rampant inflation. pic.twitter.com/ObOqknbTns — Ilgephelfis 🐸🤡👽🎻🎶 (@ilgephelfis) January 12, 2026 That Powell is forced to defend himself and the Fed from Trumpian intervention in this way is why foreign institutions …
They were either incompetent or malicious pic.twitter.com/H1KJ77nWAJ — Ron McDonald (@DBpyramid) January 12, 2026 The Fed can’t balance a budget for the country, but sure, let’s build a $3 billion palace while Americans can’t pay rent. Half of Americans are struggling to afford a normal life, but the Federal Reserve is spending $3 billion to …
A quick look at what James Turk Says is Happening with Silver and Gold: “My Jan 1st tweet showed the reliable/objective mathematical models I use to calculate the #FairValue of #gold & #silver as: Fair Value gold $11,341 / 20 ratio = $567/oz silver https://x.com/FGMR/status/20068248986… This chart supports that price projection. It reveals similar patterns …
BREAKING: Trump Ordered the Military to Plan an Invasion of a NATO Ally The Generals Said No. The Mail on Sunday reports Donald Trump instructed the Joint Special Operations Command to prepare a detailed plan for invading Greenland. The Joint Chiefs of Staff are resisting.… https://t.co/RcaGJK9GAn pic.twitter.com/XNWczslEsc — Shanaka Anslem Perera ⚡ (@shanaka86) January 11, …
California let the grifters run the task force, steal the tax money, fail on purpose, then demand more cash like idiots are supposed to clap. 🚨 HOLY SMOKES. It turns out California's Homeless Task Force is composed of the HEADS of the NGOs who RECEIVE the taxpayer dollars So they funnel the money where they …
They’re just going to destroy every Western fiat ledger. Anything stored on any fiat ledger, from currencies to stocks to bonds, will be first exorbitantly taxed and eventually simply seized. Or simply inflated to zero. That is the logic of the sovereign debt crisis. — Balaji (@balajis) January 11, 2026 I love the smell of …
The Fed is legally required to ignore presidential pressure on rates. BREAKING: Federal prosecutors have opened an inquiry into Fed Chair Powell on renovations of the Federal Reserve’s headquarters in Washington. Jerome Powell just released his response below: "The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Federal Reserve setting… pic.twitter.com/HaKAPPW2tn — amit (@amitisinvesting) …
Trump Is Briefed on Options for Striking Iran as Protests Continue The president has said he will be “hitting them very hard” if Iranian leaders kill protesters amid widespread demonstrations calling for wholesale changes in the country. President Trump has been briefed in recent days on new options for military strikes in Iran as he …
US President Donald Trump has purportedly backed a Bill that threatens to raise tariffs on countries buying energy products, including oil, from Russia, to at least 500 per cent. If approved, the Bill will add pressure on countries like India, China and Brazil which continue to purchase Russian oil despite US sanctions. According to US …
This claim isn’t accurate. Oil companies haven’t walked away, they’re still in talks, just pushing for guarantees: Trump promised Big Oil that US taxpayers would pay for infrastructure improvements to plunder Venezuelan oil: https://www.americanprogress.org/press/statement-trumps-meeting-with-oil-executives-shows-venezuela-invasion-was-about-corporate-plunder-at-taxpayer-expense/ ” STATEMENT: Trump’s Meeting With Oil Executives Shows Venezuela Invasion Was About Corporate Plunder at Taxpayer Expense” “I think we have …
He’s right, a hard cap just pushes risk into darker corners. When banks pull credit, the people left paying are the ones with no lawyers and no exits. Bill Ackman @BillAckman I think President @realDonaldTrump ’s goal of reducing credit card interest rates is a worthy and important one. My concern about capping rates at …
Iran’s army vowed Saturday to join the crackdown on protesters, one of a number of stepped-up warnings from the country’s security services as demonstrations against the regime continue to grow and the death toll mounts. The army said Saturday it would “firmly safeguard national interests, strategic infrastructure, and public property,” blaming Israel and what it …
Fun fact: traders shorts on $VIX are heading towards ATH Shorting VIX (aka “Vol harvesting”) is one of the most popular strategies on Wall Street that can work for a very long time till a sudden jump wipes out many and brings things back to square one https://t.co/2GJr5biqiG pic.twitter.com/0ZDv3wThsy — JustDario 🏊♂️ (@DarioCpx) January 9, …