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Safe‑haven buying sends gold to record highs after Trump EU tariffs warning
Global stock markets fell with the Dollar on Monday, but gold and silver leapt to fresh record highs together with defense-and-war sector shares as US President Donald Trump followed his new 'Greenland trade tariffs' attack on America's Nato allies by telling Norway that he is "no longer thinking purely of peace" because the Nobel committee in Oslo gave the 2025 award to somebody else. Read on »
EU Eyes Tariffs on €93 Billion of US Goods Over Threat
The European Union is in talks to potentially impose tariffs on €93 billion ($108 billion) of US goods if President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to hit European countries with a 10% levy on Feb. 1. Read on »
The Debt Black Hole Claims Another Victim
Saks Global Holdings, the parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Bergdorf Goodman, recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company couldn’t dig itself out from under $2.5 billion in debt. This is a story illustrating how government policy, coupled with central bank mechanizations, incentivized bad decisions. Read on »
Community News
Shares outstanding for the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) suggest the silver rally has further to run Link>>
As U.S. debt soars past $38 trillion, the flood of corporate bonds is a growing threat to the Treasury supply Link>>
Barrick changes CFO as overhaul continues ahead of possible IPO Link>>
Gold Investors Stay Bullish After Record Rally in 2025 Link>>
Copper Production Q3 2025 Link>>