Silver prices suffered the most catastrophic single-day collapse in modern precious metals history on Friday January 30, plummeting approximately 30% to $80.55 per ounce at session lows as investors fled commodities en masse following President Trump’s nomination of inflation hawk Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve Chairman. The brutal selloff erased roughly $200 billion in market capitalization across […]
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Trump names hawkish Kevin Warsh as Fed chair while mortgage rates creep higher as bond vigilantes wake from decade-long slumber
President Trump’s Thursday announcement nominating Kevin Warsh to replace Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve Chairman sent shockwaves through bond markets that had hoped for dovish replacement willing to cut rates aggressively despite persistent inflation, with the selection of a known monetary hawk who served on the Fed Board from 2006 to 2011 signaling that the administration recognizes […]
Trump threatens tariffs on eight European countries over Greenland as Iran death toll hits 3,900 while Pentagon deploys 1,500 troops to Minnesota
President Trump’s Monday morning threat to impose tariffs on eight European countries that oppose his ambition to annex Greenland escalated already severe transatlantic tensions into potential economic warfare between NATO allies, demonstrating how the administration’s aggressive foreign policy has created simultaneous crises across multiple theaters while domestic military deployments reach levels unprecedented in modern peacetime […]
ICE shoots American mother dead in Minneapolis as Trump threatens Insurrection Act while Poland wins first United Cup tennis title
The fatal shooting of 37-year-old American citizen Renee Nicole Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis on January 8, 2026, ignited a political firestorm that overshadowed weekend sports as President Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act against protesters while simultaneously celebrating Venezuela oil seizure plans and pushing Greenland annexation. The disturbing […]
Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense spending bomb threatens bond markets as deficit explosion forces rethink of fixed income allocations
President Trump’s Wednesday announcement calling for U.S. military spending to surge to $1.5 trillion in 2027, up from the 2026 military budget set at $901 billion, sent shockwaves through bond markets that were already grappling with elevated yields and concerns about federal deficit sustainability. The proposed 66% spending increase in a single year would blow […]
Seven bold predictions for 2026 markets as valuation extremes, political uncertainty, and Fed policy create volatile environment
The extraordinary confluence of stretched equity valuations, upcoming midterm elections, geopolitical tensions, and uncertain Federal Reserve policy creates 2026 investment landscape characterized by elevated volatility and divergent outcomes across asset classes. Conservative investors planning for the coming year must navigate environment where traditional 60/40 portfolios face challenges from both expensive stocks and modest bond yields, […]
Trump vows “serious retaliation” after ISIS attack kills two U.S. soldiers and civilian interpreter during joint patrol with Syrian forces
President Donald Trump pledged, Saturday, to pursue “serious retaliation” against ISIS after an ambush in central Syria killed two American soldiers and a civilian interpreter during what was described as a joint patrol with the new Syrian transitional government’s forces. An investigation is under way to determine whether the attacker was linked to ISIL, but […]
Noem announces travel ban expansion to more than 30 countries as Trump administration tightens immigration vetting after National Guard shooting
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced late Thursday that the Trump administration will expand its travel ban to more than 30 countries, representing a dramatic escalation of restrictions that began in June with 19 nations and now threatens to isolate America from nearly one-sixth of the world’s nations. The expansion would build on a travel […]
Supreme Court agrees to hear Trump birthright citizenship case as FIFA breaks tradition to award president controversial peace prize
The Supreme Court agreed, Friday, to decide whether President Donald Trump possesses constitutional authority to eliminate birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to illegal immigrants or temporary visitors, setting up a landmark ruling that could fundamentally reshape American immigration policy and the meaning of the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause. The justices will […]
Democrats cry “war crimes” after classified boat strike briefing while Cotton says survivors were “trying to stay in the fight”
Congressional lawmakers emerged from a classified Pentagon briefing Thursday, bitterly divided along partisan lines about whether Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s follow-up strike targeting drug boat survivors constituted a war crime or legitimate military action against narco-terrorists attempting to salvage their cargo. GOP Sen. Tom Cotton called the strikes “entirely lawful and needful,” and described seeing […]