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How Europe's Economic 'Center Of Gravity' Has Shifted Since 1950 Europe’s economic balance point has been slowly drifting east for decades. This map traces the continent’s GDP-weighted “center of gravity” from 1950 to 2022, showing how Europe’s economic core has shifted from near Cologne toward Munich over time. The visualization, via Visual Capitalist, created by The European Correspondent using data from the Maddison Project Database, reveals how decades of growth in Central and Eastern Europe have gradually reshaped the continent’s economic geography. What […]

European Parliament Committee Backs Tougher Asylum Return Rules In Right-Wing Migration Win Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, The European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs voted on Monday to adopt a harder line on asylum returns. The committee voted 41 to 32, with one abstention, in favor of implementing a single framework for handling third-country nationals staying illegally in European Union member states. The majority was formed by the European People’s Party (EPP) together with right-wing groups, including the European […]

Dozens Of Oil Tankers Divert To Red Sea As Saudis Reroute Crude Flows From Hormuz Chokepoint Despite continued disruption at the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint, maritime traffic has not fully collapsed. More ships transiting the Strait with transponders turned off https://t.co/PpEsenCVCE — zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 10, 2026 On Tuesday afternoon, reports that a U.S. warship had escorted an oil tanker through the critical chokepoint helped push Brent crude futures down toward $81/bbl, reinforcing the view that paralysis on the waterway has, for now, begun to ease. But even […]

European Taxpayers Warn Against Eurobonds: A Looming Fiscal Trap Submitted by Thomas Kolbe In public debate, the introduction of joint European bonds, Eurobonds, has so far often been dismissed as a fantasy. That the European Taxpayers’ Association has now issued a clear warning against joint debt issuance should give critics of the Commission pause. Are the plans for standardized EU bond issuances possibly more advanced than we have realized? The TAE is the umbrella organization of national European taxpayers’ associations, a private law foundation, independent, […]

We Must Invest In Civics For America's 250th Authored by Hans Zeiger via RealClearEducation, The second week of March is Civic Learning Week. It’s an annual observance marked by civics advocates with webinars, social media campaigns, and a big conference known as the National Forum, organized by the nonprofit iCivics. This year’s National Forum will take place in Philadelphia, as more than 600 civics leaders, educators, and students will gather to consider the theme of “Liberty and Learning: Civic Education at 250.” Indeed, this year’s Civic Learning Week is an even […]

$330 Million In U.S. Reaper Drones Suffer Grim Fate In Operation Epic Fury CBS News sources confirmed that over the eleven-day course of Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. lost eleven General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper drones. At roughly $30 million apiece, the losses likely cost taxpayers more than $330 million. The report is based on information from two U.S. officials, who said that losses of the drones, which are designed for long-endurance surveillance and precision strike missions, have reached eleven so far. There has been OSINT coverage on X of these MQ-9s in action over Iran, as […]

ADHD May Not Be A Disorder After All Authored by Amy Denney via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Isaac’s energy level, enthusiasm, and talkativeness were too much—at least for a traditional classroom. He had been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); one psychologist explained that he had a high IQ but low maturity. Illustration by Lumi Liu It wasn’t until Heather Rodden began homeschooling him in fifth grade that she realized what years of frustrated teachers couldn’t put their fingers on—what looked like a liability in one setting can […]

Trump Willing To Kill New Ayatollah If He Doesn't Cede To US Demands It remains increasingly difficult to interpret President Trump, or to take his words at face value, especially when it comes to back-and-forth with reporters on the Iran war and future aims and plans. For example, on Monday, the president was asked at a news briefing in Florida whether Iran's new leader was a target, to which Trump replied: "The new leader, you mean the son?… I was disappointed to see their choice," before adding, "I don’t want to say whether he has (a target on his back)."  When later […]

Why Fusion Energy Needs To Be American Born - Now More Than Ever Authored by Lawrence Kadish via the Gatestone Institute, The Strait of Hormuz is closed to shipping. Qatar's energy minister -- who, not surprisingly, appears to be lobbying on the side of Iran -- is warning that the conflict to prevent it from gaining nuclear weapons could "bring down the economies of the world" and that Gulf nations might shut down their production of oil and gas. Meanwhile, intelligence sources say that Russia, perhaps trying to lure the US into a larger war, is providing Iran with the means to […]

South Korea Angry Over US Plan To Redeploy Critical Air Defense System To Mideast We previously highlighted that Zelensky's biggest current worry is that the Iran war and ongoing major US operations there will starve Ukraine of critical arms, and especially long sought-after and expensive anti-air systems and munitions. It's not just Ukraine expressing alarm, but now South Korea too, with President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday loudly complaining about Washington's plans to redeploy Patriot air defense batteries from the Korean Peninsula to the Middle East in order to bolster […]

Millennial Men Face Low Testosterone Crisis, Doctors Warn Authored by George Citroner via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Your phone, your food, and your shower gel may be conspiring against your testosterone. At least, that’s what a growing number of urologists are telling their youngest patients. Testosterone-deprived 'man' 'lifts' weights in his mother's basement in front of a chemical symbol (illustration: Epoch Times, Shutterstock) Men in their 30s and 40s are arriving at urology clinics with hormone profiles that would once have been unremarkable in men twice their […]

As SAVE Act Vote Looms, FBI Expands 2020 Election Probe To Arizona The federal government's post-2020 election reckoning has arrived in Arizona. Warren Petersen, the Arizona Senate President, confirmed Monday that federal investigators came knocking — and he answered.  "Late last week I received and complied with a federal grand jury subpoena for records relating to the Arizona State Senate's 2020 audit of Maricopa County," Petersen wrote on X. "The FBI has the records. Any other report is fake news."  The records in question trace back to the infamous Cyber Ninjas audit, […]

Japan's Strategic Awakening Authored by Lamont Colucci via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Japan’s strategic awakening is no longer theoretical—it’s unfolding in real time. In recent weeks, Tokyo confirmed plans to deploy advanced surface-to-air missile systems on Yonaguni Island, Japan’s westernmost inhabited territory and only about 70 miles from Taiwan. The deployment is part of a broader effort to strengthen defenses along Japan’s southwestern island chain, territory that sits directly along the fault line of the emerging Indo-Pacific balance of power. Yonaguni […]

Judicial Sabotage? Obama Judge Blocks Trump Efficiency Reforms For Deportation Appeals A federal judge slammed the brakes on one of the Trump administration's most aggressive moves yet to make the immigration appeals process more efficient, and he did it the night before the rule was set to go live. U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss, an Obama appointee in Washington, D.C., issued his ruling late Sunday, March 8, 2026, vacating the core provisions of an interim final rule from the Justice Department's Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR). The rule, scheduled to take […]

Ray Dalio warns the world may be drifting toward a “capital war,” where currencies and capital become geopolitical weapons. In that environment, Dalio argues gold still stands apart. Here’s why Ray Dalio says gold remains the safest form of money.

Transparency: Suing Schools That Hide Trans Kids' Identities From Parents Authored by John Murawski via RealClearInvestigations, A few weeks before Christmas in 2022, Amber Lavigne was cleaning her 13-year-old’s bedroom when she stumbled upon her daughter’s secret: a chest binder. She learned that Autumn had been wearing the garment, which girls use to flatten their breasts to achieve a masculine appearance, for about two months at school in Maine, where she had adopted a boy’s name, Leo, and was using he/him pronouns. It was the first of two chest binders Lavigne found […]

Fani Spanked Again: Judge Allows Trump And Co-Defendants To Pursue $17 Million In Legal Fees Fani Willis, the disgraced Fulton County, Georgia DA who couldn't keep her clam in her pants while prosecuting Donald Trump, was just dealt a serious blow this week after a judge denied her attempt to intervene in litigation over the reimbursement of legal fees stemming from her now-dismissed Georgia election case against Trump and several co-defendants. He knows what Willis is talkin' 'bout... The ruling by Scott McAfee allows efforts to recover nearly $17 million in attorney fees and […]

Public Bitcoin Miners Are Dumping Crypto For AI, A Historic Mistake Authored by Juan Galt via BitcoinMagazine.com, There is no doubt about it, this is the age of AI. Corporations are cutting their workforces in half to invest cash flow into hardware, while the stock market remains near all-time highs, mostly thanks to FAANG. OpenClaw, a self-hosted AI agent, has more stars on GitHub than Linux and React, while even Jack Dorsey is taking harsh measures to restructure Block in the face of digital, artificial intelligence. But how much of this AI wave is hype, and how many of the […]

AP Shills For Big Pharma Antidepressants With 'Bewildering' Hit Piece Check this out... The Trump FDA's top drug regulator, Dr. Tracy Beth Hoeg, is working to hire a researcher and friend who strongly believes the agency should add new warnings about antidepressants and pregnancy risks.  So what does the Associated Press do? They pen a hit piece, smearing Hoeg, her associate, and suggesting that peer reviewed studies over the risks are 'unproven.'  This is how the medical arm of the blob works, and Paul Thacker of the DisInformation Chronicle is calling them out...  * * […]

Rand Paul Warns Of "Disastrous" Midterms For GOP If Iran War Continues Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), a leading voice for non-interventionism within the Republican Party, warned Tuesday that prolonged U.S. military action against Iran could spell disaster for Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections. In an interview on Fox Business with host Maria Bartiromo, Paul downplayed internal party divisions as the main risk, instead pointing to economic fallout from the conflict, which began with joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on February 28. “How worried are you that a split Republican Party […]

Here is an important update on gold, silver, oil and the US dollar.

Loans To Non-Banks Threaten Banking Crisis Authored by Christopher Whalen via DailyReckoning.com, Last week, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp released the industry data for US banks for 2025. On the surface, the numbers look reassuring, even strong. But beneath the calm headline figures lies a growing risk that investors should not ignore. Domestic deposits increased for the sixth consecutive quarter in Q4 2025 by $318.3 billion or 1.8%, the FDIC reports. Loans grew by 2% in Q4 and almost 6% YOY. Foreign deposits grew 11%, but subordinated debt and FHLB advances each fell […]

Wondering how to buy gold in today’s volatile market? Gold and silver are climbing again as inflation, war-driven supply shocks, and economic uncertainty push investors toward precious metals for protection.

Oracle Jumps On Solid Earnings And Guidance Boost Despite Soaring CapEx And Cash Burn There was much anxiety ahead of Oracle's Q3 earnings release: yes, revenue growth would be solid but would it come at the expense of even more capex, which has sent the stock price tumbling more than 50% since its record high on Sept 10. In the end, it turned out the company had learned from recent mistakes and projected a goldilocks future: strong revenue and just right capex. Here is what Oracle reports for Q3: Adjusted EPS $1.79 vs. $1.47 y/y, beating estimate $1.70 Adjusted revenue $17.19 […]

Epstein Guard Googled Him Minutes Before Body Found; Bank Made 'Suspicious Activity Report' Over Cash Deposits Authored by Jose Nino via HeadlineUSA, A federal correctional officer assigned to monitor Jeffrey Epstein conducted internet searches about the convicted sex offender just moments before his body was discovered and received thousands of dollars in cash deposits in the weeks preceding his death, newly released Justice Department documents show. Tova Noel worked as one of two Metropolitan Correctional Center employees who authorities later accused of fabricating logs […]

Trump Threatens 'Unprecedented Military Consequences' As Iran Reportedly Starts Mining The Strait Of Hormuz Summary: CNN says the IRGC had already begun laying explosive mines in the vital Strait of Hormuz. Reuters: AS MANY AS 150 US TROOPS WOUNDED SO FAR IN IRAN WAR CBS says US intelligence has begun to see indications Iran is taking steps to deploy mines in Strait of Hormuz shipping lane Divergent signals flying between Tehran and Washington: Witkoff says Trump "always willing to talk" to Iran, the question is whether or not it is worth it. Trump-Putin spoke […]

Is This The Chart Pressuring Trump Toward An Iran Off-Ramp Brent crude futures tumbled from nearly $120/bbl early Monday morning to as low as $83/bbl by late Monday afternoon after President Trump said the Iran war could end soon. However, the contract had clawed back some losses and was trading around $91 to $95 Tuesday morning. Trump's assertion that Operation Epic Fury may end "very soon" only reinforces renewed Trump Always Chickens Out (TACO) expectations. His TACO-like comments came hours after G-7 leaders spent Monday morning jawboning Brent crude prices with headlines. […]

IEA Delivers No SPR Action After Extraordinary Meeting As Crude Jawboning Mania Enters Day Two Update (1514ET):  For a second straight day, G-7 leaders attempted to push crude prices lower with headlines about an "emergency meeting" to discuss a possible Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) release aimed at containing Brent and WTI crude prices. However, by late afternoon in New York, the Financial Times reported that the International Energy Agency (IEA) had concluded the meeting without reaching a decision on a coordinated release of crude stockpiles. Today's slide in Brent and […]

Gold and silver are holding strong in 2026 — but Wednesday's CPI report could be the week's biggest catalyst. Here's what the inflation data means for precious metals, why the dollar's decline isn't over, and what the World Gold Council is watching.

We are seeing absolutely wild trading in oil, gold, silver and stock markets.

From ancient Rome to Nixon's 1971 gold shock, the history of currency debasement follows a predictable pattern. Understanding it is one of the most valuable things a long-term investor can do.

The imminent US stock market collapse is going to send gold and silver prices to new all-time highs.  Take a look...

Silver bars or coins — it's one of the first decisions every silver investor faces. This guide breaks down premiums, liquidity, storage, and volatility so you can choose the right form of silver for your portfolio and investment goals.

Oil topped $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022. The U.S. shed 92,000 jobs in February. And the Fed meets in nine days. Gold is caught in the crossfire — but the forces driving today's dip may be building tomorrow's case for precious metals.

Today oil futures soared to nearly $120 a barrel before pulling back as the war in the Middle East continues.

Today one of the greats in the business discussed gold and oil supply shocks.

Most people use the terms money and currency interchangeably—but they are not the same. This article explores the difference between money vs currency, why fiat currencies lose purchasing power over time, and why many investors consider gold as a long-term store of value.

For those who have been noticing the wide spreads in gold and silver pricing between China and the West, it now appears that China is seeing physical gold shortages.

After January’s sharp selloff, gold and silver are climbing again. Oil’s surge, rising geopolitical tensions, and a difficult path for the Federal Reserve are reshaping the gold price outlook — with some Wall Street forecasts now pointing toward $6,300.

Apparently once people figure it out oil and gold will be trading much higher.

Silver isn't just a cheaper alternative to gold — it's a strategic asset with a unique role in any long-term wealth-building plan. This guide breaks down what investing in silver actually means, the difference between physical silver and paper alternatives, and the disciplined strategies that serious investors use. No speculation....

Gold and silver prices eased Friday despite a week of major market signals: a $1.3B institutional bet on silver, Iran disrupting 20% of global bullion flows, oil spiking on Hormuz fears, and labor data pointing to a gradual cooldown.

Not all gold is created equal. The karat on a jewelry piece and the fineness on a bullion coin are measuring the same thing — but they mean something very different for investors. Here's how to read gold purity the right way before you buy.

The middle class has already been systematically destroyed, but another massive wave of inflation is coming at the worst possible time. This is similar but much worse than what was seen in the 1970s.

One of the greats in the business just warned that big money is preparing for a stock market crash.

Iran's conflict with the Strait of Hormuz is rattling oil markets — and quietly pushing gold and silver prices higher. Add a deepening silver supply deficit and shrinking tax refunds, and investors have plenty to watch this week.

Gold prices are rising, yet most investors still hold very little of the metal. With average gold allocation in portfolios around 2%, even small shifts in capital could have an outsized impact on prices. Here’s what the data suggests about gold’s next move.

Today one of the greats in the business said the next big bull market is already underway.

How much gold to buy a house? When you price real estate in ounces instead of dollars, the story changes. Over the past 50 years, while home prices soared in dollar terms, the gold required to buy a house has actually declined. This long-term comparison reveals how currency expansion affects...

Gold dropped 4% as the dollar claimed the safe-haven trade. With oil surging, the Strait of Hormuz under threat, and the Fed trapped between inflation and a slowdown, here's what today's market chaos means — and why the calculus could shift.

Gold and silver portfolio allocation isn’t about predicting which metal will outperform. It’s about understanding their roles. Gold offers stability, liquidity, and long-term purchasing power protection. Silver brings industrial demand exposure and greater upside potential — along with more volatility. The right balance depends on your goals, risk tolerance, and...

Gold prices surge on Middle East tensions as U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran rattle markets. Stocks fall, oil jumps, and the Fed faces renewed inflation pressure. Here’s what the conflict means for equities, policy, and precious metals.

Gold and silver prices are full of short-term noise—daily swings driven by Fed commentary, currency moves, and speculative trading. But underneath the volatility lies a consistent long-term signal. Learn how to tell the difference, what structural forces actually drive precious metals prices over time, and how to build a strategy...

Gold and silver prices are climbing as inflation runs hot and tech stocks stumble. Silver jumped 4%, gold cleared $5,200, and markets are adjusting to stubborn price pressures, geopolitical risk, and a growing rotation away from high-flying growth stocks.

Is $400 silver possible? A rare pattern not seen since 1979 has reappeared — clusters of consecutive weekly all-time highs. Historically, this structure preceded silver’s most explosive moves, including its near 700% surge into 1980. With momentum building again in 2025, the bigger question isn’t whether silver sounds extreme —...

The Silver Canadian Maple Leaf is one of the world’s most trusted silver bullion coins, known for its .9999 purity, government backing, and advanced security features. Produced by the Royal Canadian Mint, this globally recognized coin offers strong liquidity and IRA eligibility, making it a popular choice for investors seeking...

Gold just logged its 8th consecutive monthly gain. Tariff chaos is escalating. The gold-silver ratio hit a 10-year low. And from India to Turkey, emerging markets are quietly building the institutional foundation beneath the gold price rally.

J.P. Morgan has raised its gold price target to $6,300 per ounce by end of 2026—with an $8,000 upside scenario on the table. Here's what their smart money playbook means for your gold portfolio allocation strategy this year.

President Trump shrugs off affordability concerns, but the U.S. housing affordability crisis tells a different story. Mortgage rates dip, recession signals persist, and while households feel squeezed, gold and silver prices are quietly climbing.

A massive $20,000 gold options trade on COMEX is drawing attention for its $3.3M cost and potential $5.5B payout. Is it insider trading ahead of a gold revaluation — or a hedge fund hedging extreme macro risk? Here’s what the structure, open interest data, and put activity actually reveal.