Precious Metals
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The ‘Image of Man’: Culture, Ideology and the Fight Over Western Civilization
For Susan Kokinda, the fight between the “American System” and the imperial order is ultimately about the “image of man”: whether people are creators or animals to be managed. She argues that ideologies from…
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Sovereignty vs. Empire: Iran, Ukraine and a Trump–Putin–Xi Summit
Susan Kokinda sees Trump’s foreign policy as a break with the “rules-based international order”: deals between sovereign nations instead of rules set by Western institutions, sanctions instead of war where possible, and perhaps a…
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Tariffs, Tax Breaks and Credit: Is America’s Factory Revival Real?
Susan Kokinda says America’s factory revival has already begun, driven by three tools: tariffs, a 100% write-off for new factories and government credit for strategic industries. The official data show manufacturing jobs have stopped…
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Triffin, Debt and Gold: Is a ‘Bretton Woods 2.0’ on Trump’s Table?
Susan Kokinda believes the Trump administration is “very seriously and very quietly” rethinking the dollar-based financial system, and points to Judy Shelton, a gold-standard advocate now advising Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, as a sign.…
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The Great Systemic Clash: Susan Kokinda on America’s Fight Between Two Global Orders
Susan Kokinda, a co-founder of Promethean Action, argues that America’s political turmoil is not ordinary left-versus-right politics but a clash between two systems: a producer-based “American System” of industry, infrastructure and national sovereignty, and…
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US Economy Grows 3.4% on an AI Investment Boom, but the Details Are Weaker Than the Headline
The US economy grew at a 3.4% annual rate in the third quarter, faster than forecast, as businesses poured money into artificial-intelligence equipment and consumers kept spending. The details are less robust than the…
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Silver Is 60% Below Its Record and Gold at a One-Year Low: Correction or Structural Shift?
Silver ended October at about $49 an ounce, roughly 60% below its record of $121.67 in January, and gold closed the week near $3,876, a one-year low and about 27% below its peak. Higher…
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Gold Hits a One-Year Low and Silver Breaks $50 as Oil, Rate-Hike Bets and a Tech Rout Collide
Gold fell below $3,900 an ounce on Friday 30 October, its lowest in about a year, and silver dropped under $50 for the first time since November 2025. Three pressures hit at once: oil…
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Record Diesel Margins Meet Washington: How Much Can Policy Squeeze the Refiners?
US refiners are earning record margins on diesel, and their shares have soared. The administration is now trying to push pump prices down before the midterms. But its measures add little new supply, and…
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Fed Decision, Election Discord and the Precious Metals Outlook
The Federal Reserve is expected to hold rates on Wednesday, inflation data follow on Thursday, and Americans vote in the midterm elections next Tuesday. Gold, silver, platinum and palladium are all testing support at…