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Republicans Pitch Plan To Protect Investments From 'Inflation Tax': What To Know
Republicans Pitch Plan To Protect Investments From 'Inflation Tax': What To Know
Authored by Kevin Stocklin via The Epoch Times,
As inflation ticks upward, Republican lawmakers are pushing for capital gains taxes to be indexed to inflation, which could translate into a significant tax cut for American investors, homeowners, and savers.
However, critics say it could put the government further in the red.
A stack of individual income tax forms at the Des Plaines Public Library in Des Plaines, Ill., on March 23, 2006. Tim Boyle/Getty Images
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) sponsored the Capital...
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Aug 15, 2026 / Tyler Durden
The Gold Tax Surprise: When Gold Profits Get Taxed At 28 Percent
The Gold Tax Surprise: When Gold Profits Get Taxed At 28 Percent
Authored by Adam H. Douglas via The Epoch Times,
If you bought gold during its 2023-2026 rally, you may be sitting on a large profit and a tax rule you have never heard of.
Gold’s tax treatment can surprise investors, especially when selling after a major rally. Nattapon Saisaard/shutterstock
The IRS classifies physical gold, and even the popular bullion-backed gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs), as collectibles, a category shared with art, stamps, and antiques. That classification changes the tax bill when you...
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Sep 10, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Sinopec Sees China Oil Demand Falling 8.9% in 2026
Sinopec Sees China Oil Demand Falling 8.9% in 2026
By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com
China’s Sinopec, the world’s top refiner by capacity, expects Chinese oil demand to drop by 8.9% in 2026 from a year earlier amid demand destruction from higher oil prices and the acceleration of electric vehicle adoption.
Oil demand in the world’s biggest crude oil importer is expected to drop by 600,000 barrels per day (bpd) on average this year compared to last year, according to estimates by Sinopec’s research arm quoted by Reuters.
Gasoline demand is set for an...
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Mar 6, 2026 / Gerry Nolan
The $300,000 Question Nobody in Washington Can Answer
LNG shipping rates have gone from $40,000 to $300,000 per day — a 650% vertical climb in less than a week — and the men who ordered the strikes that caused this are still strutting around the Oval Office talking about “strength.” That is not strength. That is the economics of catastrophe unfolding in real […]
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