The Fed is taking some of the shine off gold

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Gold sitting idle? Here’s how to earn without selling

Gold sitting idle? Here’s how to earn without selling

Conant, Monetary Imperialism, and the Gold-Exchange Standard

The theory put into practice: imposing the gold-exchange standard on U.S. dependencies and client states administered by a cadre of economists and academics and tying client currencies to the dollar.

Kevin Warsh Just Suggested the Fed May Bring Down the Hammer on Inflation. Could It Spell Trouble for Wall Street?

The market wasn't happy with the new Fed chair's fighting words.

"Tastes Like True Texas": Blue Bell Ice Cream Just Brought Back This Flavor

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Sparks From The Warsh Fed

Sparks From The Warsh Fed

Trump’s Tacky State Fair Suffers Literal Meltdown

Photo Illustration by Victoria Sunday/The Daily Beast/Getty Images/ReutersThe first day of President Donald Trump’s America extravaganza got off to a runny start. The food hall at the president’s “Great American State Fair” experienced a power outage on Thursday, which caused dessert vendors’ ice cream to melt, Fox 5 DC reporter Homa Bash revealed.“Food hall at Great American State Fair has lost power - they have food but tell me all their ice cream has melted,” Bash wrote in a post on X.Read more at The Daily Beast.

Gold Slumps as Traders Weigh Fed Rate Path After Iran Oil Waiver

Gold slumped after the US Treasury Department revoked a waiver allowing the sale of Iranian oil, stoking concern that elevated energy prices will prompt the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates.

America 250 celebrates with contestants nearly puking pancakes

Trump's Great American State Fair has moved past empty booths, busted rides, and a cow named Melania into its next phase of patriotic pageantry: people gagging through a pancake-eating contest. Nothing could be more on brand for Trump. Promise the nation greatness, build a sad fair, fail at electricity, deploy livestock branding, then ask a few poor souls to shovel pancakes into their faces until the audience can see democracy's gag reflex. — Read the rest The post America 250 celebrates with contestants nearly puking pancakes appeared first on Boing Boing.

Gold steady, oil falls as investors monitor U.S.-Iran talks

Washington, June 23 (SANA) Gold prices were little changed on Tuesday while oil extended losses as investors assessed developments in U.S.-Iran negotiations and their potential impact on energy markets. According to Reuters, spot gold was steady at 4,191.09 an ounce, while U.S. gold futures for August delivery rose 0.2 to 4,208.40. Market sentiment was also []

Trump-Backed Tribute to States on the Mall Features Extra Tinges of Red

On the first day of the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, there were no butter sculptures, blue-ribbon livestock or prizewinning rutabaga pies to admire. But visitors could take in a gleaming portrait of President Trump, pick up a handbill promoting Turning Point USA and hear a speaker read a poem declaring every []

The Washington Post Embarrasses Itself With Pearl-Clutching Story About Arizona's Food Stamp Program

The Washington Post Embarrasses Itself With Pearl-Clutching Story About Arizona's Food Stamp Program

Warsh spoils the party: Hawkish Fed chief clips emerging market wings — and SA bonds feel the draught

Warsh spoils the party: Hawkish Fed chief clips emerging market wings — and SA bonds feel the draught

Donnie Does Love Him Some Gold

And it’s not even the real thing! Gilt and spray paint, and the color looks wrong. Everyone knows the sheen and patina of *real* gold. Donnie thinks that if it looks like gold, everyone thinks it is gold, and it makes him look ridiculously wealthy. Not so fast, boyo. Yer missing something there, namely, real

Gold slips as Iran strikes stoke inflation fears; CPI, Warsh in focus

Gold slips as Iran strikes stoke inflation fears; CPI, Warsh in focus

L’ère de l’indépendance des banques centrales touche à sa fin

L’indépendance des banques centrales est une valeur sacrée depuis une génération dans les grandes économies capitalistes. La nomination par Donald Trump de Kevin Warsh à la présidence de la FED marque le début d’une nouvelle ère caractérisée par une politisation flagrante de la politique monétaire. Source : Jacobin, Martijn KoningsTraduit par les lecteurs du site []

South Africa : Rand Refinery bets on artisanal gold from Tanzania and Ghana, but not at home

At a conference on sustainable gold and its traceability held by the World Gold Council and the London Bullion Market [...]

Fuming President Unravels Over His Empty Fair in Early Morning Meltdown...

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The “Shakedown Artist” Behind CA’s Billionaire Tax

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Investment banks, rating agencies lower gold outlook after dropping over 25% since Jan 29

Near-term for the precious metal has become challenging, driven by US Fed policy signals

After First-Half 2026 Losses, Gold Awaits the Fed While the U.S. Dollar Retains the Upper Hand

The first half of 2026 reshaped the global and Egyptian gold markets after the precious metal experienced one of its sharpest corrections in recent years, erasing all of its year-to-date gains. The decline came amid a stronger U.S. dollar, rising U.S. Treasury yields, and growing market expectations that the Federal Reserve will maintain a restrictive monetary policy.

Gold prices tumble from record highs

WGC Head of APAC and Global Head of Central Banks Shaokai Fan says the supply of gold has been able to meet the demand levels.

Is Trump blocked from interfering with the Federal Reserve?

The Supreme Court has ruled the president can't fire Fed governor Lisa Cook — but that doesn't mean the fight over policy influence is over. As Elena Casas explains, the court has actually increased the president's power with a different ruling that leaves the Fed as the only U.S. government agency to have that independence. #trump #usa #fed #supremecourt #politics

Opinion | Inflation Is Now Spreading Through the US Economy

D. Brian Blank and Brandy Hadley write that inflation is no longer contained to just gas prices. The post Opinion | Inflation Is Now Spreading Through the US Economy appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.

'Hottest Country': Trump in His Element As Great American State Fair Kicks Off in Washington, D.C.

'Hottest Country': Trump in His Element As Great American State Fair Kicks Off in Washington, D.C.

Gold slips as US-Iran tensions lift oil, US rate-hike bets weigh

Gold prices dipped as escalating U.S.-Iran tensions fueled oil prices, while anticipated U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate hikes added further pressure. Despite a brief missile exchange, both nations reportedly agreed to de-escalate and resume talks. Meanwhile, Indian gold demand saw a premium emerge, contrasting with subdued activity in China. Other precious metals experienced mixed movements.

Falling gold prices raise concerns over Ghana’s economic outlook

A recent decline in global gold prices is drawing attention from policymakers, investors and market analysts, amid concerns over the potential impact on Ghana’s export earnings, foreign exchange inflows and fiscal outlook. Gold, Ghana’s largest export commodity and a major source of foreign exchange, has come under pressure in recent weeks as investors reassess market []

Gold's Next Move Hinges on Three Wild Cards: Fed Rates, Key Stats, and Geopolitics

Gold prices still hold upside potential, though their future path will rely on three key factors: US Federal Reserve policy, incoming macroeconomic figures, and geopolitical developments in the Middle East, Turkish financial expert Onur Dasdemir — a former Central Bank of Turkiye analyst — told Sputnik.

BREAKING: Trump is Having a Total Meltdown Right Now

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Gold Prices Retreat

Gold Prices Retreat