Central bank digital currency denies truck and gun purchases while freezing protest accounts

Every dollar in citizen accounts falls under full government edit and veto power… Politicians and central bankers mask the total control agenda behind CBDC rollout promises… Everyday Americans lose access to basic goods and rights as daily spending locks down… 🚨🚨🚨 Bill Gates donated $1.2 BILLION to the UN for global digital ID. Our own …

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Iranian missiles sow panic and destruction in Israeli towns, Slovenia limits fuel purchases with pumps running dry, and Alexander Stubb warns the West has split and must face reality

Iranian Missiles Sow Panic, Destruction In Israeli Towns Sheltering from an Iranian missile attack on his town in southern Israel on Saturday, 17-year-old Ido Franky heard “terrifying” blasts like nothing he had experienced before. An Iranian missile hit Franky’s town of Arad, hours after another struck Dimona — home to a nuclear facility — wounding …

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Grocery prices have tripled. Over 25% of buy now, pay later purchases are now for food. Americans are going broke just to eat.

Grocery prices have absolutely exploded over the past few years, and I’m seeing families struggle in ways that just break my heart. In today’s video, we’re looking at some really eye-opening TikToks that show just how bad this situation has gotten for everyday Americans. I came across this video of someone who pulled up their …

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IT’S HAPPENING: APMEX Announces $10K Minimum On Retail Purchases Due to Historic Silver Volumes

The past two weeks have marked a historic moment in the precious metals market. Both gold and silver have reached record highs multiple times, driven by a convergence of global uncertainty, inflation concerns, and renewed interest in hard assets. With these price movements has come a surge in demand—one unlike anything we’ve seen in years— …

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Central Banks Ramped Up Gold Purchases Again in October

via Mike Maharrey After taking a breather earlier this year, central banks are once again gobbling up gold, with October purchases hitting the highest level of the year. Central banks globally increased their gold reserves by 53 tonnes (net) in October. That was up 36 percent from September, and the highest level of monthly purchases …

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China halts US soybean purchases!

Bloomberg’s Ben Westcott reported that “China’s purchases of American soybeans appear to have stalled, less than two weeks after the US touted a wide-ranging trade truce that signaled thawing relations between the world’s two biggest economies.” “After a flurry of orders late last month — which were the first of this season — Chinese imports of …

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China suspends Russian oil purchases over U.S. sanctions

SINGAPORE: Chinese state oil majors have suspended purchases of seaborne Russian oil after the United States imposed sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, Moscow’s two biggest oil companies, multiple trade sources said on Thursday (Oct 23). The move comes as refiners in India, the largest buyer of seaborne Russian oil, are set to sharply cut their …

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AI cartel seeks lenders to fund GPU purchases as cash runs low. Microsoft and Nvidia use contracts to guarantee GPU debt.

For those who struggle to understand what’s happening here, what the original “ AI cartel” $MSFT – $NVDA is trying to achieve is to attract Lenders so debt can be raised to purchase GPUs ( $NBIS will try to use this contract as a guarantee). I wonder whether they are finally… https://t.co/1zXQ9oQbZI — JustDario 🏊‍♂️ …

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Beijing retaliates after US trade chief mocks China as “addicted” to American tech, orders ByteDance and Alibaba to halt Nvidia chip purchases

“We don’t sell them our best stuff, not our second-best stuff, not even our third-best… You want to sell the Chinese enough that their developers get addicted to the American technology stack, that’s the thinking” https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/china-reportedly-discouraged-purchase-of-nvidia-ai-chips-due-to-insulting-lutnick-statements/ar-AA1KX76p According to FT, China’s senior leaders found Secretary Lutnick's "addicted to American technology stack" comments “insulting”, leading to policymakers …

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Treasury confirms no new bitcoin purchases and plans to hold $15-$20 billion while seizing more

Strategic bitcoin reserve turns out to be more like a digital paperweight. TREASURY SECRETARY SCOTT BESSENT SAYS THE U.S. WILL **NOT** BE BUYING ANY BITCOIN THEY WILL HOLD THE $15-$20 BILLION IN BITCOIN THEY ALREADY HAVE AND CONFISCATE MORE WEIRD, BECAUSE I WAS PROMISED A STRATEGIC BITCOIN RESERVE MAKES SENSE WHY BO HINES RESIGNED NOW, …

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Bessent warns China of 100% tariff over Russian oil purchases. China replies coercion fails. Firms quietly hedge for up to 500% secondary tariff risk.

Scott Bessent warned that China could face 100% tariffs if it continues buying Russian oil, citing a pending bill that allows secondary duties up to 500%. https://kyivindependent.com/china-should-expect-100-tariffs-for-buying-russian-oil/ “The Chinese take their sovereignty very seriously. We don’t want to impede on their sovereignty, so they’d like to pay a 100% tariff,” Bessent said. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/bessent-warns-china-russian-oil-purchases-that-could-bring-100-tariffs-2025-07-29/ Trump already …

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Trump slaps India with 25% tariff plus new penalty over Russian oil purchases. Trade war intensifies.

Trump announced a 25% tariff on Indian goods that takes effect August 1. He also attached an additional import penalty tied to India’s purchase of Russian oil and defense equipment. The move arrives as months of trade talks failed to yield an agreement. India sent $87 billion in goods to the U.S. last year and faces the …

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$AMZN Amazon Prime Day sales fall 41% on first day of four-day event. Shoppers pacing purchases.

Amazon’s extended Prime Day event is off to a slower-than-expected start. According to Momentum Commerce, which tracks over $7 billion in Amazon retail activity, sales on July 8 fell 41% compared to the first day of Prime Day 2024. The drop comes despite Amazon doubling the length of the event from two days to four, …

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Home purchases were canceled at highest May rate on record, The Big Short sequel in motion, crash just started in Florida

America’s most expensive housing market is right here in the bay area in Santa Clara county as far as large areas where people actually live. But even here the housing market is showing signs of cracking with inventory. Starting to pile up price is getting stale and more homes with the price cut than we …

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Real estate investors are pulling out fast. Housing market sees 50% drop in investor purchases, 65% in Atlanta. Home values under pressure

The U.S. housing market is shifting, and investors are pulling out fast. A new report reveals that real estate investor purchases have plummeted 50% from their pandemic peak, with some metro areas seeing even sharper declines. In Atlanta, investor buying has dropped 65%, signaling a major retreat from the market. The numbers paint a clear …

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World debt has now officially crossed $300 trillion; Global Central Banks are loading up on Gold and the majority of purchases are going undeclared

WARNING: World debt has now officially crossed $300 trillion And still continues to climb aggressively This is not looking good… pic.twitter.com/CIc0BKEhBo — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) June 4, 2025 Why aren’t they loading up on Bitcoin? https://t.co/36owOQbnGR — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) June 5, 2025 Hard assets. https://t.co/2rIsh9jI02 — Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) June 5, 2025 Here …

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FY 2025 deficit hits $1.1 trillion in 7 months, on track for $2 trillion; Fed purchases $43.6 billion in bonds in 4 days

Issuing debt that the Fed then buys with created out of thin air funny money is so Zimbabwe 2.0. The fed is already sitting on over $1.5 trillion in bonds. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/TREAS10Y The train is out of control… The first 7 months of FY 2025 produced a deficit of $1.1 Trillion. That’s $196 Billion more than …

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Trump halts Iranian oil purchases, with secondary sanctions targeting nations trading with Iran. China is a major buyer of Iran oil

Trump:ALERT: All purchases of Iranian Oil, or Petrochemical products, must stop, NOW! Any Country or person who buys ANY AMOUNT of OIL or PETROCHEMICALS from Iran will be subject to, immediately, Secondary Sanctions. They will not be allowed to do business with the United States… — Craig Shapiro (@ces921) May 1, 2025 Previously: ⚡️BREAKING China …

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Chinese purchases of American oil are down -90% Y/Y, while Chinese purchases of Canadian oil are up +700% Y/Y.

Chinese purchases of American oil are down -90% Y/Y, while Chinese purchases of Canadian oil are up +700% Y/Y. That’s a $20B annual loss for the United States at $60/barrel. pic.twitter.com/Q4N1jzHWCF — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) April 16, 2025 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-16/china-pivots-from-us-to-canada-for-more-oil-as-trade-war-worsens?embedded-checkout=true

MSTR’s Bitcoin purchases slow; Bitcoin and MSTR stock both decline. Mr. Saylor is about to get a massive margin call on his “risk free” strategy.

MSTR has slowed down their bitcoin purchases.. and bitcoin is down… and their stock is down. 🤔 It’s almost like these things are correlated in some way… I wonder if folks will keep lending them billions to buy bitcoin if this continues. https://t.co/FKAco4hglh pic.twitter.com/duimjODWAw — @jason (@Jason) December 30, 2024 Tether depeg now down to …

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Bitcoin’s rise ties to Tether, funding US debt; dependency on legacy systems exposed. MSTR stock drives Bitcoin purchases, creating a self-reinforcing cycle. How long can it last?

**Tether Alert** The idea that Wall Street is embracing Tether and Bitcoin is much clearer.The more Tethers are being bought, the higher Bitcoin goes. The higher Bitcoin goes the more Tethers are being bought. As Tether grows in size the more US Treasury debt is being… https://t.co/SwF1Ha6rQf — bob coleman (@profitsplusid) November 13, 2024 The …

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Bank of America – All credit card purchases get additional 2%/2x rewards on Nov 7

by Thuror https://promotions.bankofamerica.com/card/morerewardsday All credit cards will earn an additional 2% cashback or 2x points/miles for all purchases made on November 7, 2024. Good for up to $2500 in purchases per card and is on top of existing rewards. Applies to all cards issued by BoA, even to non-rewards cards. Example, with CCR you get …

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Russia to Dramatically Increase Its Gold Purchases… Why?

by Jon Forrest Little As the West exploits the dollar-based global financial system to crack down on its perceived enemies, Russia is building its own workarounds… using physical gold and oil. As for gold, it’s acquired in Russia, transported to Hong Kong, and then sold. The proceeds from these sales are then deposited into local …

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