Gold tests $1960

The Wrath Of Kharg By Ben Picton, Senior Market Startegist at Rabobank Brent crude is bid again this morning as markets digest the dump of news over the weekend relating to the Iran war. On the bullish side for crude was the US decision to bomb Iranian military assets on Kharg Island – the Persian Gulf port where up to 90% of Iranian oil exports are typically loaded onto tankers. Announcing the strikes via Truth Social, President Trump was at pains to be clear that oil infrastructure was not targeted, but...

From Germany To Brazil: The "Social Media Ban"-Craze Continues Authored by Kit Knightly via Off-Guardian.org, The list of countries that want to “ban social media for children” (read: identity-gate internet access) just continues to grow and grow. There’s Germany… NEW - Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU), a former BlackRock chairman, wants to end the anonymity on the Internet: "I want to see real names." pic.twitter.com/sUjG7XIdrd — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) February 18, 2026 And Canada is still clinging to the “protect kids” line: So is Brazil: Not to mention France, Spain, Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Italy, and Slovenia [link]. Social media...