Trump Is Driving Gold Crazy, Along with the Rest of the World

30-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgage Reaches Highest Level In Almost A Year Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, The average weekly rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is at its highest level in nearly a year, contributing to elevated housing costs and dampening buyer interest. A home for sale in Alhambra, Calif., on Aug. 28, 2025. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images For the most recent week, the mortgage rate was at 6.55 percent, according to a July 16 statement by Freddie Mac. This is the highest level since the week ending Aug....

The July Incident: What They Didn't Tell You About the First Rogue AI Breach Authored by Madge Waggy via 'A lot will happen in 2026!' blog, There’s a particular quality to the silence that falls over a room when someone finally says out loud what everyone has been thinking. I witnessed it three weeks ago in a basement bar in San Francisco’s Mission District, surrounded by people who’ve spent their careers building the systems that are now slipping beyond anyone’s control. The conversation had been circling the topic for hours—polite circumlocutions...

Spain Gasses Its Own People; Police Probe Migrant/Soros NGO Acid Buys In Ceuta Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, Spanish National Police have been examining a bulk purchase of hydrochloric acid and aluminium foil in Ceuta after supermarket staff flagged a large group of migrants, reported as mostly Moroccan, buying the two products together. Spanish outlets citing police sources identified activists from the NGO No Name Kitchen as accompanying those buyers. Investigators have been trying to establish whether the materials were meant for homemade "acid bombs" - plastic bottles packed with...