USS Ford Aircraft Carrier Returns to the Middle East

OPEC Just Signaled A Historic Gold Tailwind Authored by Matthew Piepenburg via VonGreyerz.gold, The United Arab Emirates’ headline departure from OPEC this week has now made the case for precious metals almost too obvious. In fact, the critical USD-Petrodollar-Gold triangle just sent us one of the most important gold signals in over 50 years. And for anyone paying attention, this should come as no surprise. Warnings from 2022 From day one of the 2022 U.S. sanctions against Russia, we argued in “How the West was Lost” that this event marked the greatest macro-economic watershed to hit...

'Highly Unlikely' US Will Extend Iran Ceasefire, 'Lots Of Bombs Will Go Off' If No Deal: Trump Summary Trump says 'highly unlikely' will extend ceasefire if deal not signed in Pakistan. Iran's military after Sunday's US seizure of Iran-flagged cargo ship: will "take the necessary action against the US military" Vance intends to depart Tuesday to Pakistan, though still unclear whether Iranians will join - Pakistanis say yes, but timeline is fluid. Trump warns "nobody's playing games" & "lots of bombs will go off" if no deal (PBS) Xi to Saudi crown prince important...

US Lawmakers Renew Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Push With ARMA Bill Authored by Brayden Lindrea via CoinTelegraph.com, US lawmakers have renewed efforts to codify a US strategic Bitcoin reserve with a new bipartisan bill on Thursday that seeks to acquire around 1 million Bitcoin over five years.  The American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026 would establish a Strategic Bitcoin (BTC) Reserve and Digital Asset Stockpile for other federally held cryptocurrencies, which would be held by the US Treasury Department, said the bill’s sponsor, Representative Nick Begich. ARMA, sponsored by 16 members of Congress, builds on the...