TravelGov: “We remind U.S. citizens in the Middle East of the continued need for caution and encourage them to monitor the news for breaking developments.”

“Middle East: Due to high tensions in the region, the security environment remains complex and can change quickly. We remind U.S. citizens in the Middle East of the continued need for caution and encourage them to monitor the news for breaking developments. The State Department Travel Advisories for Bahrain, Israel, the West Bank, Jordan, Kuwait, …

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BREAKING: Iran’s President Pezeshkian threatens to walk away from ceasefire citing continued Israel aggression in Lebanon

BREAKING: Iran’s President Pezeshkian releases a statement threatening to back out of the ceasefire agreement: “The repeated aggression by [Israel] against Lebanon is a flagrant violation of the initial ceasefire agreement and a dangerous indicator of deceit and lack of commitment to potential accords. The continuation of these aggressions will render negotiations meaningless; our hands …

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Gold long-term structure suggests much higher levels ahead. China has hedged. China’s holdings of US Treasuries have continued to fall.

#Gold long-term structure suggests much higher levels ahead. pic.twitter.com/AXOuccKD7f — Gold Predictors (@GoldPredictors) February 16, 2026 As illustrated in these MacroMicro charts, China’s holdings of US Treasuries have continued to fall.Given the steady issuance of new securities by the US government, China’s share of total UST holdings has dropped even more — to 7%, a …

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Continued Unemployment Claims Jump by 30,000 to New High Since Nov 6, 2021

Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk, Continued claims hit a new high since November 2021. Continued unemployment claims, data from Department of Labor, chart by Mish Today, the US Department of Labor released Unemployment Claims for the week ending August 16. Initial Claims In the week ending August 16, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims …

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Trump seems to have good and bad reversed on what’s driving continued pressure for release of the Epstein list. The bad people want this to go away, so they stay invisible.

Trump seems to have good and bad reversed on what’s driving continued pressure for release of the Epstein list. The bad people want this to go away, so they stay invisible. The good people want to expose and prosecute the bad people. Trump clearly wants to stay invisible. 🤔 — UnderDog (@NoFear_DogHere) July 16, 2025 …

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Gold Continued Streaming Into ETFs in March

by Mike Maharrey Significant amounts of gold flowed into gold ETFs for the fourth straight month in March, driving assets under management (AUM) to a new month-end record. Funds in every region reported inflows of gold, with North American ETFs leading the way. Globally, gold-backed funds added 92 tonnes of gold to their reserves last …

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Experts Are Predicting Continued Growth for Gold in 2025

Gold is predicted to reach $3,000 in 2025 amid changing consumer trends. These are the factors that could hurt or help gold prices the most next year… By Peter Reagan This week, Your News to Know covers: 2025 gold forecasts: the bearish, the bullish, and the really optimistic. Indians are changing how they invest in …

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FOMC Minutes: “The staff provided an update on its assessment of the stability of the U.S. financial system and, on balance, continued to characterize the system’s financial vulnerabilities as notable.” “Hedge fund leverage reached its highest level since 2013.” Ruh-roh…

Source: https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/files/fomcminutes20240731.pdf TLDRS: The Federal Reserve’s July FOMC meeting minutes highlight economic concerns and financial vulnerabilities. Usage of the Overnight Reverse Repo (ON RRP) facility slightly declined, with a more noticeable decrease expected later in the year due to increased Treasury bill issuance but could change due to idiosyncratic factors specific to some ON RRP participants. …

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US launches 3rd set of strikes on Iran-linked groups amid continued attacks on American soldiers in the Middle East. [The Situation iz deteriorating]

via ABCNEWS: American aircraft on Sunday struck a weapons storage facility and a command-and-control center used by Iran-linked militants in Syria in the latest round of retaliatory strikes amid continued attacks on U.S. troops in the Middle East, officials said. “Within the last two hours, the U.S. has taken precision defensive strikes against two sites …

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Officials reveal $100m Lightning II stealth fighter was put on autopilot after pilot ejected over North Charleston, suggesting the missing F-35 jet may have continued flying in a ‘zombie state’.

One of the most sophisticated and expensive fighter jets in the world is missing somewhere in South Carolina after a pilot was forced to eject for an unknown reason while leaving his F-35 with stealth capabilities flying in a ‘zombie state.’ The incident occurred over North Charleston around 2pm Sunday as two jets, worth around …

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Joe Biden has continued the national emergency for EO 13848, extending the EO for another year

Press Release: Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Foreign Interference in or Undermining Public Confidence in United States Elections On September 12, 2018, by Executive Order 13848, the President declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to deal with the unusual and …

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Inflation Alert! New York Fed Business Survey (New York State, northern New Jersey and southwestern Connecticut): “Employment continued to increase slightly, and wage growth picked up. The pace of price increases was somewhat higher than last month”. Inflation is not slowing down!

by Dismal-Jellyfish https://www.newyorkfed.org/medialibrary/media/Survey/business_leaders/2023/2023_08blsreport.pdf Wages and Prices expected to continue rising over the next 6 months. TLDRS: New York Federal Reserve Bank’s August 2023 Business Leaders Survey shows the region’s (New York, southern New Jersey, and southwestern Connecticut) service sector activity as stable for the second month in a row. Remember, services are where ~2/3 of …

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Continued Claims – A recession indicator with a 100% perfect track record, has crossed the rubicon

by Reduntu Recessions Shaded. Red line is current status, +30% YoY What are continued claims? Each week, the government releases a count of how many unemployed people continued to claim unemployment insurance for another week. When this number increases, it means currently unemployed people are staying unemployed instead of finding jobs and re-entering the workforce. Historically, every time …

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Retail sales are flat. Credit growth has continued to decelerate. Bankruptcies raising rapidly

🇺🇸 US advance real retail and food services sales -2.4% YoY. Retail sales are flat ahead of #recession. pic.twitter.com/H0lh2sE15j — Alex Joosten (@joosteninvestor) June 15, 2023 🇺🇸 US larger corporate bankruptcy filings 286 YTD. Highest since 2010! (Publicly traded companies with at least $2 million in assets or liabilities and private companies with publicly traded …

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