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Washington, DC Has The Highest Share Of Renters In America, Nearly Double National Average About one in three U.S. households rents, a ratio that has stayed surprisingly steady over the past six decades. But with mortgage rates soaring from 2.7% in 2020 to almost 7% today - and home prices continuing to climb - the share of renters has edged up. Today, it takes $121,400 to afford a typical home, or 43% higher than the average salary. This graphic, via Visual Capitalist's Dorothy Neufeld, shows the share of Americans renting versus owning by state, based on data from the U.S. […]

Aussie Data Centers Could Swallow 40 Million Litres Of Water Per Day, That's About 80,000 Households Authored by Jerry Zhu via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Australia’s utility industry warns the country’s current water supply is not enough to accommodate the explosive growth of data centres and artificial intelligence (AI). A photo of the Global Switch data centre in Ultimo of Sydney, Australia taken on May 9, 2025. Courtesy of Kevin Lee The Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA), the nation’s peak water body, says data centre developers are seeking about 5 to […]

"Godless Demons": Teen Commits Suicide After "Sextortion" As International Crime Ring Targets American Children Federal authorities are investigating the death of a 15-year-old West Virginia boy as part of a broader examination into sextortion networks that have increasingly targeted American teenagers, resulting in what experts describe as a national crisis of online predation, the New York Post reported. Bryce Tate, 15 Bryce Tate, a student at Nitro High School in Cross Lanes, was discovered dead in his home on November 6 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The tragedy […]

Trump Warns Of 'Severe' Tariffs On Canadian Fertilizer If Needed Authored by Jennifer Cowan via The Epoch Times, U.S. President Donald Trump says he is considering “very severe” tariffs on fertilizer imports from Canada as the United States readies a $12 billion aid package for farmers grappling with the repercussions of the ongoing trade war. Trump mentioned the increased levy on Canada while responding to reporters’ questions at a Dec. 8 White House roundtable where he announced the tariff relief fund for U.S. farmers, who have been paying more for agricultural […]

US Army Looks To Build Small Refineries For Critical Minerals By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com The U.S. Army will develop small-scale refineries to ensure domestic supply of critical minerals for defense and military purposes as the United States and the Western allies look to reduce their dependence on China.  “We need to come up with a way to ‌make our own (critical minerals) domestically that we can actually monitor and control within our borders,” Mark Mezger, a munitions procurement adviser for the U.S. Army, told Reuters.  The Army is currently developing a […]

The price of gold is coiled to skyrocket vs the stock market, but look at silver...

Tony Blair 'Dropped' From Trump's Gaza 'Board Of Peace' Via Middle East Eye Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair is no longer being considered for a seat on a "board of peace" for Gaza chaired by US President Donald Trump. According to the Financial Times, Blair's name was dropped under pressure from several Arab and Muslim states. The status of the "board of peace" remains unclear and while the idea has received wide coverage, few details have emerged about it. One person in Blair's office who spoke with the FT said that only "serving world leaders" will be on the […]

Rich People, Poor Morals: Wealthy Are The Most Likely To Rip Off Self-Checkout Machines Rich people, poorer morals? A new LendingTree report claims the shoppers most likely to rip off the self-checkout machine aren’t the desperate — they’re the well-off, according to the NY Post. Americans making over $100,000 a year are twice as likely to steal at self-checkout compared to low-income shoppers. A hefty 40% of six-figure earners admitted they’ve deliberately skipped scanning an item, while just 17% of those making under $30,000 confessed to the same. The Post writes […]

Question Everything Authored by Jeff Thomas via InternationalMan.com, The average person in the First World receives far more information than he would if he lived in a Second or Third World country. In many countries of the world, the very idea of twenty-four hour television news coverage would be unthinkable, yet many Westerners feel that, without this constant input, they would be woefully uninformed. Not surprising, then, that the average First Worlder feels that he understands current events better than those elsewhere in the world. But, as in other things, quality and […]

Silver has shattered its psychological barrier, breaking past $60 per ounce for the first time in history. This milestone in the precious metals bull market signals fundamental shifts in industrial demand and monetary dynamics that could sustain higher prices for years. Discover the five key drivers behind this unprecedented surge...

Adam Schiff Laments Trump Wasn't Jailed Sooner As DOJ Turns On Him Authored by Luis Cornelio via Headline USA, Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., lamented that the Biden administration did not move more quickly to incarcerate President Donald Trump, suggesting that even more aggressive action could have thwarted his 2024 electoral prospects.  Schiff, who himself is facing a federal investigation into allegations of mortgage fraud, claimed in an interview with the New Yorker Radio Hour that had former Attorney General Merrick Garland acted sooner, “we might be […]

Goldman Reminds Clients Where Travel & Leisure Cracked First Ahead Of 2008 Crisis Goldman analysts led by Lizzie Dove examined how different segments within travel and leisure reacted to, and ultimately recovered from, the 2008-09 recession. Her analysis offers a valuable framework for identifying where consumer stress tends to appear first inside the travel space and whether today's warning signs in a K-shaped, bifurcated consumer landscape warrant closer scrutiny. Buried in the middle of Dove's note on the cruise industry is an infographic showing that the downturn in […]

Clinton-Appointed Federal Judge Tosses Trump's Order Halting Wind Energy Projects Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, A federal judge on Dec. 8 vacated President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order that halted federal permitting and leasing for wind energy projects, saying it violated U.S. law. U.S. District Judge Patti Saris of the District of Massachusetts ruled in favor of a coalition of state attorneys general from 17 states and the District of Columbia, which argued that federal efforts to halt authorization for wind energy projects violated the […]

Zelensky Says 'Ready For Elections' After Trump Indicated He's An Obstacle To Peace Update(1435ET): Is this finally the end of the road for Zelensky? President Trump has really ramped up the pressure, in a fresh Politico interview signaling that the Ukrainian leader must begin to accept reality and make compromises, starting with holding elections. According to a fresh audio statement being circulated, Zelensky has newly responded by stating "I am ready for elections. I will be in Ukraine tomorrow and expect proposals from our partners and lawmakers on legal changes to allow […]

Trump Threatens Tariff Increase On Mexico Over Rio Grande Water Dispute President Donald Trump weighed in on a decades-old border water dispute on Monday, saying he would impose a 5 percent tariff hike on Mexican imports if the country fails to swiftly deliver the water it owes from the Rio Grande. The ultimatum is designed to help struggling U.S. farmers, especially in Texas, amid alleged treaty violations over the past five years. In a post on social media, Trump underscored an alleged 800,000 acre-feet debt from the recently ended cycle, demanding the release of 200,000 […]

Harvard Hires Graduate Charged With Assaulting Israeli Classmate As Teaching Fellow Authored by Gabrielle Temaat via The College Fix, Harvard University recently hired a graduate of its Divinity School who was criminally charged with assaulting an Israeli classmate during an anti-Israel protest.  Elom Tettey-Tamaklo; Across the Divide/Youtube Elom Tettey-Tamaklo is now working as a teaching fellow at the school, earning a stipend of up to $11,000, according to The Washington Free Beacon.  Tettey-Tamaklo’s LinkedIn page states that he advises “faculty on curriculum […]

What is happening behind the scenes in the gold market is absolutely wild.

Indoctrination Starts Early: New Book Tells 5-Year-Olds Abortion Is A 'Superpower' Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, In a brazen push to normalise the unthinkable, radical abortion activists are now targeting America’s youngest minds with a colorful children’s book that glorifies killing the unborn as some kind of heroic “superpower.” The extreme left are coming for the kids, framing abortion as destiny-shaping magic in a bid to “rewrite cultural scripts” and stomp out any resistance to their anti-life ideology. The book, titled Abortion Is […]

Solid 10Y Auction Sees Jump In Foreign Demand, Prices On The Screws After a solid, but tailing, 3Y auction to start the FOMC week yesterday had little impact on the yield curve, moments ago the Treasury sold $39BN in 10Y paper in another solid auction, which however once again had no impact on the secondary market.   The auction priced at a high yield of 4.175%, which was up from 4.068% in November and the highest since August. The high yield also priced on the screws with the When Issued which was also at 4.175%. It followed two tailing auctions but for the most part demand […]

As Russia Makes More Gains In East, Trump Concedes "At Some Point, Size Will Win" Little has changed on the US-proposed peace plan for Ukraine. Zelensky and the Europeans are rejecting it while Trump is calling out the Ukrainian leader, telling him he better "get on the ball" and accept reality. Not much has changed on the ground either, with battlefield trends pretty much being consistent stretching back many months. Moscow forces keep making gains in the east, major Ukrainian cities struggle to keep the power grid operating, and in return Ukraine keeps sending drones on […]

Defense Bill Requires Trump Spy Agencies To Declassify COVID-19 Origins Intel, Chinese Obstruction Slipped into the nearly 3,100-page National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is a provision that requires "declassification" and "transparency" related to the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, and would require the Trump administration's spy agencies to release its intelligence related to the Wuhan Institute of Virology where COVID research was offshored by the Obama administration in October of 2014 with a grant to EcoHealth Alliance, a New York City nonprofit run by Peter […]

Federal Judge Orders Release Of Old Ghislaine Maxwell Files About Jeffrey Epstein Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, A federal judge in New York on Dec. 9 ruled that the Department of Justice (DOJ) can unseal records in the case against Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, weeks after the passage of a law that required the government to disclose case records related to both Epstein and Maxwell. Judge Paul A. Engelmayer issued the ruling after the DOJ, in November, asked two judges in New York to unseal grand jury transcripts and exhibits from Maxwell and […]

Goldman Tracks "Lovely Polar Vortex Spinning Into Third Week" Waking up across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Tuesday morning, temperatures are hovering in the upper single digits in some spots, especially in interior areas west of the I-95 corridor. Those regions have already seen their first accumulating snow, marking an early start to winter. Goldman sales trader Ranald Falconer updated clients on weather forecasts and natural gas markets, noting that persistent cold continues to grip the eastern half of the US, while the western part of the country is experiencing […]

Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson Argues For Supreme Power Of DC Bureaucracy Authored by 'sundance' via The Last Refuge, Highlighting exactly why Barack Obama, Joe Biden and James Clyburn needed to deploy a 2021 Machiavellian strategy to get her moved onto the Supreme Court, Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson (KBJ) argues for the supreme power of the DC bureaucracy that must not be challenged by the President of the United States (Executive Branch). In the case of Trump v Slaughter, the removal of the FTC Chair, Justice KBJ argues that presidential authority must be kept in check by […]

Exxon Jumps 4% After Company Boosts 2030 Cash-Flow Outlook Exxon is trading sharply higher today, rising nearly 4% after the opening bell as investors reacted to a stronger long-term outlook from the company. The oil giant raised its expectations for future earnings and cash flow through 2030, driven by continued growth in its most profitable assets and additional structural cost savings. The update has pushed Exxon shares back toward 52-week and all-time highs, giving positive momentum to one of our favorite names heading into the new year.  In its announcement, Exxon said […]

Job Openings Unexpectedly Soar Even As Number Of Quits Plunges To 5 Year Low After a two month data hiatus, moments ago the BLS published the first jobs-linked report when it released the October JOLTS job openings and labor turnover survey. And following the last published JOLTS, which hit a little over two months ago on Sept 30, covering the month of August and which reported just 7.227 million job openings, the October report was unexpectedly strong, but not for what it showed for October but rather for the previously unreported September data, which came at a whopping […]

Gold trades steady at $4,200 as the Fed prepares a hawkish rate cut Wednesday. Global central banks are pumping the brakes on easing, while persistent inflation keeps Americans struggling with soaring costs for food, housing, and childcare—fueling safe-haven demand.

Bad News Democrats: Tesla Takedown Operation Fails As Purchase Sentiment Recovers Sentiment around Elon Musk's Tesla brand has significantly improved from the low levels seen earlier this spring, following a coordinated takedown effort by Democratic-aligned billionaire-funded NGOs, left-wing activist networks, far-left militant groups, progressive lawmakers, and left-leaning corporate media operating in what appeared to be a decentralized manner (really in unison) with one objective: damaging the company's reputation and crush sales to force Musk out of DOGE.  At the time, Musk […]

Trump Reversing "Humphrey's Executor" Is NOT Priced In By Michael Every of Rabobank There are key central bank decisions this week, starting with the RBA today. However, the market has already priced in their expected outcomes. What it’s failing to price in, though it’s more important, is the stream of political and geopolitical developments in which it operates. Not Trump threatening Mexico with an extra 5% tariff over water; nor threats of tariffs on Indian rice and Canadian fertilizer; nor Trump about to unveil a $12bn farm aid package, tasking his top advisers with […]

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Gold and silver consolidation continues, what to do with miners?

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to deliver another rate cut this week despite growing dissent among policymakers. Meanwhile, China's central bank extended its gold buying streak to 13 consecutive months, even as prices trade near record highs. State Street Global Advisors sees a potential path for gold to...

Today the short squeeze in the silver market continued with shortages of physical metal being seen across the world.

Institutions are turning increasingly bullish on gold, with many forecasting prices above $5,000 by 2026. Driven by record central bank buying, rising geopolitical tensions, and persistent inflation, the 2026 gold price prediction reflects powerful structural forces reshaping the market. Is your portfolio positioned for what comes next?

Yes, gold, silver, copper, but look at this metal...

Markets are holding their breath ahead of today's delayed PCE inflation report—the Fed's preferred gauge and final data point before next week's rate decision. Gold is consolidating near $4,235 while silver holds near record highs after hitting $58.98 this week. Meanwhile, Treasury bonds are suffering their worst week since June...

Look at who has lost control, plus another gold and silver bull catalyst.

As the world edges closer to the next crisis, today the man who has become legendary for his predictions on QE and historic moves in currencies told King World News that this man's predictions for the world are absolutely terrifying.

Silver pulled back from an all-time high of $58.98 while gold consolidated near $4,200 as traders await next week's Federal Reserve meeting. Markets are pricing in an 89% chance of a rate cut, while mixed labor data and plunging oil prices signal both resilience and caution in the global economy.

Silver just hit all-time highs — but according to Mike Maloney and Alan Hibbard, the real move is still ahead. With a 7-year supply deficit, a historic 45-year technical breakout, and a collapsing gold-to-silver ratio, the fundamentals point to dramatically higher prices. Here's why it's not too late to buy...

Expect 2026 to be a year of market interventions and a scorched economy.

Most investors lose money because they never learned how to choose investments in the first place. In 2026, you don't need more complexity—you need clarity. Alan Hibbard's 3-question framework cuts through market noise so you can evaluate any asset based on fundamentals, not emotions.

Bank of America's investment team says the dollar's dominance is over—gold is in. Central banks are accumulating at record pace, the Fed is cutting rates, and jobs data is weakening. Silver just doubled in 2025. For precious metals investors watching the macro shift unfold, the message is clear.

We are headed toward crisis and the destruction of fiat currencies.

Copper just joined gold and silver in record territory for the first time in decades — a powerful signal that investors are rotating into real, tangible assets. With supply tightening, central banks ramping up gold purchases, and global PMI data flashing slowdown, hard assets are emerging as the preferred hedge...

Designing the perfect money reveals a simple truth: you can’t escape the Perfect Money Trilemma. Gold, silver, and Bitcoin endure because they choose security and decentralization over scalability—unlike most cryptocurrencies that only appear decentralized. This episode breaks down why real value always circles back to sound, Layer 1 money.

Silver touched a record high of $57.86 per ounce Monday, surging nearly 90% year-over-year as physical supply tightens and traders price in a December Fed rate cut. Gold also climbed to a six-week high of $4,241, with major banks including JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs now projecting prices could surpass $5,000...

Silver’s rally didn’t break — the CME did. As trading halted across major markets, silver kept surging, breaking out above prior highs despite margin hikes. With confidence in fiat eroding and price signals returning, this move mirrors the explosive setup of the late 1970s. Silver may be leading the next...

For more than a century, the London Gold Fixing—now the LBMA Gold Price—has set the benchmark that guides global gold transactions. Today’s transparent, twice-daily electronic auctions reflect real-time supply and demand, shaped by central bank policies, inflation, currency movements, geopolitics, and physical market fundamentals. Understanding these forces helps investors interpret...

Is gold truly expensive at $4,000—or is the real price being held down? Mike Maloney and Alan Hibbard reveal the LBMA gold suppression chart, the structural silver deficit, and why both metals may be headed much higher.

Gold pushed higher overnight as traders priced in faster Fed easing and Treasury yields retreated. But the bigger story: with Jerome Powell's term ending in early 2026, uncertainty over Fed leadership is mounting. From Kevin Hassett's pitch to a shortlist of five candidates, the race to lead the Federal Reserve...

Is socialism really “on the way,” or has the U.S. already crossed the line? Mike Maloney and Alan Hibbard break down the systems, incentives, and policies that reveal how deeply government control is embedded in everyday American life — and why it matters for anyone protecting their financial future.

Trump's $21 trillion investment claim shrinks to $3 trillion under scrutiny, while delayed GDP reports and disappointing retail sales raise questions about data integrity and economic strength. With consumers tapped out from years of rising costs and producer prices jumping again, the economic picture is murkier than ever. Meanwhile, China's...

Most cryptocurrencies claim decentralization, but few truly achieve it. Alan Hibbard breaks down why most networks remain centrally controlled—and why only systems governed by math or physics, like Bitcoin and gold, avoid the risks investors overlook.

Gold held near $4,080 Monday as December Fed rate cut expectations surged, but a strong dollar and divided Fed officials kept gains modest. Treasury Secretary Bessent claimed tariffs don't drive inflation—contradicting CPI data showing a jump from 2.3% to 3.0% since April. UBS sees silver's pullback as a buying opportunity...

Mike just stepped off stage at the world’s oldest investment conference — and if you weren’t there, you missed something.  The New Orleans Investment Conference just wrapped with a record crowd. “We were bursting at the seams,” producer Brien Lundin told Mike.  But these weren’t casual observers. These were investors...

Gold investors face whiplash as conflicting signals roil precious metals markets. While New York Fed President Williams opened the door to December rate cuts, stronger-than-expected jobs data has traders second-guessing the Fed's next move. Meanwhile, gold demand is cooling across Asia amid price volatility, job openings continue their post-ChatGPT slide,...

The Fed's December decision just became a coin flip. September jobs beat expectations with 119,000 positions added, but traders slashed rate cut odds to 50% after Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack warned that easing now could "prolong elevated inflation." Her concerns mirror Main Street, where 70% of small businesses cite...

In The Physics of Money, Alan Hibbard reveals how entropy—the universal force of disorder—quietly erodes wealth. By viewing money through the lens of physics, he explains why real money like gold, silver, and Bitcoin excels at resisting this decay, while fiat currencies accelerate it. This episode reframes value, work, and...

Gold treads water near $4,100 as traders await key Fed minutes and delayed jobs data, while China rapidly closes the "gold gap" with the U.S. in a strategic de-dollarization push. Meanwhile, Americans are tightening belts this holiday season with spending down from last year's record highs. President Trump floats a...