China Gold Imports Soar To Two Year High, As Hong Kong Gold Bar Imports Surge Ahead Of Clearing System Launch

Over the weekend, Israeli forces launched substantial attacks in the northern part of Syria’s Quneitra Governorate. Syrian state media reported heavy gunfire was seen against the farmlands in that area, and that they had sought an explanation for the Israeli operations, but hadn’t received any explanation. For the most part there weren’t casualties in the […]

Tomorrow's Testimony: Kevin Warsh To Walk Tightrope On Rates, Inflation And Fed Independence President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, will appear before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday at 10AM ET in what is shaping up to be one of the most politically charged confirmation hearings in the central bank’s modern history. Warsh, a former Fed governor who has spent years criticizing the institution as directionless and in need of “regime change," now has the chance to outline his vision for remaking the world’s most powerful...

While the US-brokered Israel-Lebanon talks didn’t actually wrap up until Thursday, Israel was already scaling the war back up substantially on Wednesday, giving the impression that the relative reduction in violence of recent weeks is coming to an end. On Wednesday Israel fired 113 projectiles into Lebanon, the most strikes launched in a single day […]