Top Hedge Fund Manager: “15% Gold Is the New Normal”

By Peter Reagan Image CC BY 2.0 via Web Summit Your News to Know rounds up the most important stories about precious metals and the overall economy. This week, we’ll cover: Ray Dalio: 15% gold allocation is the new normal Why is Tether buying so much gold bullion it’s practically a nation? Indian gold supply faces …

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The Strait of Hormuz is almost completely blocked right now. Traffic is down to almost nothing. The media keeps recycling the same “ceasefire” and “peace agreement” phrases over and over, but we’re not actually seeing any real deal with Iran. Markets are being set up for disappointment.

The route is basically dead and the media is still recycling the same old peaceful narrative. Why is everyone acting like this is normal? Omg. This is absolutely insane. Why is everyone acting like this is normal? pic.twitter.com/gO0lUmC7CO — NoLimit (@NoLimitGains) April 25, 2026 There will never be a deal. Markets are being set up …

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2 Illinois State University students among 6 injured in shooting near campus, Normal police say

Mass shooting injures 6, including ISU students, in off-campus residential neighborhood WGLT | By Ryan Denham, Eric Stock Published March 22, 2026 at 9:34 AM CDT Six people — including two juveniles — were shot early Sunday morning in a residential neighborhood in Normal just south of the Illinois State University campus, authorities said. It’s …

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Airport system under strain. TSA absenteeism surges far above normal levels. Hundreds of officers quit. Delays mount across major hubs. Travel infrastructure begins to buckle under pressure.

Something is happening inside the air travel system, and it is no longer subtle. The strain is showing up in staffing data, operational performance, and the way passengers are experiencing airports across the country. At the center of it is the Transportation Security Administration, where absenteeism has climbed sharply above normal levels. Reports show TSA …

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19 House members have travelled to Chappaqua NY to question Bill and Hillary under oath. Today will not be a normal day for Hillary.

A quarter-century after leaving the White House, Bill and Hillary Clinton are hours away from one more legal showdown with House Republicans as they prepare to testify in a congressional investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. For the Clintons, the depositions this week mark a stunning reversal. After months of vigorously fighting to avoid …

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The gun Peretti had behind his belt is known to have accidental discharges. It can fire during normal handling.

🇺🇸 The gun Peretti had behind his belt is known to have accidental discharges. It can fire during normal handling. pic.twitter.com/kD1K2BIH74 — Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) January 26, 2026 The Sig Sauer P320, the gun in question, has reported issues with accidental discharges due to design flaws like a heavy trigger and striker system that can …

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Multiple U.S. Air Force tankers just launched and headed east toward Spain. This is not normal.

Tankers massing toward Morón is classic pre positioning. 🇺🇸U.S. AIR FORCE TANKERS ARE HAULING ASS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC RIGHT NOW A bunch of KC-135R Stratotankers just reportedly blasted off from California and Maine, streaking east over the ocean. Trackers show several heading straight for Morón Air Base in Spain. Source:… pic.twitter.com/9tQzGvJvZ6 — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) …

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Weekly RSI confirms black swan pattern, not a normal bear bottom. Gold extend gains to +3% in the day. Will 2026 be the year that bonds finally rally?

I tried to warn you all! Remember when I said the weekly RSI pattern looked like the 2020 black swan and NOT like the other bear market bottoms? The weekly RSI is now at 43, and the pattern is confirming exactly that. During all four drawn-out bear market bottoms, we never briefly dipped below 40 …

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Is the Santa Claus rally in check? Many equities & indices appear to be forming the ‘return to normal’ shoulder going into 2026

Supreme intervention / coordination with Admin on the ‘grand’ TACO -> stimulus checks coming next year & likely a number of other policies of similar nature Hoover vibes pic.twitter.com/uGrNTjtjyu — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) December 15, 2025 Even though the Nasdaq is not down a lot from its ATH, underneath the index some of the areas …

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Trump’s 50th “China deal” and 100% tariff just added $3 trillion to the market. Totally normal.

The S&P 500 has now added +$3 TRILLION since its October 10th low after President Trump's 100% China tariff was announced. This is the most profitable market of all time. pic.twitter.com/Yih0uZxLdp — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) October 26, 2025 The same deal Trump signs 50 times that will bring up $spx 50% so yes SPX …

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He’s running the U.S. economy like a crypto pump group, and everyone’s pretending it’s normal.

Trump is literally using the entire American economy for insider trading crypto scams lmfao If he pulls back on tariffs again this will have been what? Three times he cratered the market and then didn’t implement the promised tariffs? His family too! 😡 pic.twitter.com/deyG0rB1YQ — Katie and Potato 🇨🇦🥔🐈‍⬛📚🏳️‍🌈 (@Pyewacket49) October 13, 2025

Job Loss and Wage Garnishments BECOMING THE NEW NORMAL

With over 800,000 job losses and counting in 2025 so far and I’m almost impossible job market were even well qualified. Individuals are having a hard time landing a new job. This could easily be the worst job market ever. Unless you are a college student fresh out of school that is buried in student …

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Totally normal for public servants to vanish their records and walk off with millions

A cover up is taking place. “Disgraced FBI agent Peter Strzok just wiped his entire X history. Oh, and funny thing, all of his tweets vanished from the Internet Archive. Who does he know to make that happen? Because that is not normal.” “Peter was central in the Russiagate… pic.twitter.com/ynddbbRGOU — Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) …

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Retail is 100% “Return to normal” right now.

Retail is 100% "Return to normal" right now. That doesn't mean this uptrend can't last until Sep/Oct, but today is a critical moment. https://t.co/0UXwoDHWUq pic.twitter.com/fC2xkjXVxa — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) May 7, 2025 Today’s the day. It’s going to be like a funeral in every Starbucks in America. https://t.co/1fK01wUsf7 — Uncle Milty’s Ghost (@his_eminence_j) May 7, 2025 …

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We’re entering the “return to normal” stage of the bubble. This isn’t about tariffs. This is about Japan. All eyes on the Yen.

We’re entering the “return to normal” stage of the bubble. pic.twitter.com/FfmSGvTMnm — Jacob King (@JacobKinge) April 11, 2025 Market is optimistic going into the close that a deal or postponement can be made over the weekend with China — The Long Investor (@TheLongInvest) April 11, 2025 China just posted this pic.twitter.com/qwDuaozpxl — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) …

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76 Trillion Gallons Of Water Is Expected To Fall On The U.S. During Yet Another “Once In A Generation” Storm. This Is Perfectly Normal.

by Michael Four months of rain is about to fall in five days in some areas in the middle of the country. We are being told that an atmospheric river will produce a “firehose of moisture” that is expected to dump 76 trillion gallons of water on the heartland of America over the next week.  This is perfectly …

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FAA Report | Staffing in DC air control tower ‘not normal’ at time of deadly crash. ‘One controller was doing two jobs, helicopters and planes.’

Staffing Was ‘Not Normal’ at Reagan Airport Tower, According to F.A.A. Report The report, reviewed by The New York Times, said that one controller was communicating with both helicopters and planes. Those jobs are typically assigned to two people, not one. Staffing at the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan National Airport was “not …

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School district closes for a week due to ‘overwhelming illness.’ Ah, the new normal—where ‘returning to normal’ means redefining normal entirely.

Overwhelming illness there, a little bit of sickness here. Kids are being turned into human punching bags. https://t.co/HPK1RbWoR3 — Jammer (@acrossthemersey) December 10, 2024 School district closes for a week due to 'overwhelming illness.' Ah, the new normal—where 'returning to normal' means redefining normal entirely. — Rooted_In_Reality (@realonesknow87) December 10, 2024 Several school districts in …

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Nothing about this is normal.

The British taxpayer was billed £21,630 for these trips. Then the CPS destroyed all the records. The public body now claims it doesn't even know what it destroyed. Nothing about this is normal. pic.twitter.com/uf7kMcAGZR — Matt Kennard (@kennardmatt) September 27, 2024

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