Consumer financial distress has reached its highest level in 12 years, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. More than 11% of Americans are making only the minimum payments on their credit cards, while delinquencies have climbed to record levels. This worsening situation is largely the result of years of above-target inflation that outpaced … Read more

Yields on long-term U.S. Treasuries rose sharply after Moody’s sounded alarms about the country’s expanding debt burden, fueling concerns over fiscal stability. The warning from Moody’s highlighted rising deficits and a heavier debt load, prompting investors to reassess the risks associated with holding long-duration U.S. government bonds. The resulting selloff reflects growing skepticism about the … Read more

Wall Street is preparing for sharp losses after President Trump announced sweeping tariffs on major trading partners, raising the risk of a wider trade war. Futures trading shows significant market stress: the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 is down about 1.9%, the S&P 500 has fallen roughly 1.7%, and the Dow has declined more than 600 points, … Read more

The U.S. Treasury bond market has shown increasingly unusual behavior that many interpreters see as a warning sign for the economy, even while equity investors appear relatively unconcerned. On April 7, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said that most corporate leaders believe the economy is already in a recession. Rather than triggering a steady move into … Read more

President Trump is preparing to sign an executive order that could open the roughly $9 trillion U.S. retirement market to a wider range of investments, including cryptocurrencies, gold, private equity, and other alternative assets. The directive would instruct federal regulators to reassess and remove obstacles that currently limit professionally managed 401(k) plans from offering non-traditional … Read more

Daily News Nuggets | Today’s top stories for gold and silver investorsNovember 26th, 2025 Gold Climbs as Traders Boost Rate-Cut Bets Gold moved toward a two-week high after softer U.S. economic releases and growing bets on rate cuts in 2026 pushed the dollar down. Spot gold strengthened as Treasury yields retreated and investors increasingly priced … Read more

Thursday’s inflation report is expected to show the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 2.5% in March, down from 2.8% in February and the lowest annual rate since September. Much of the drop is attributed to lower energy costs, indicating that the elevated post-pandemic inflationary pressures are easing. Economists caution that this improvement could be temporary. … Read more

The US is negotiating a strategic critical minerals agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, modeled on the framework used in a recent agreement with Ukraine. The talks are intended to secure reliable supplies of minerals deemed essential for modern technologies while supporting stability in a region long affected by conflict. Negotiators are … Read more

Central banks have eased the pace of their gold purchases recently, with quarterly buying falling about 33% in early 2024. Part of this slowdown reflects reduced activity from some large buyers, including China, but analysts do not view the dip as evidence of a permanent retreat from gold. Growing doubts about the U.S. dollar’s role … Read more

Elon Musk reiterated a pledge to reduce government spending by $1 trillion by eliminating what he describes as “waste and fraud,” a move he says would roughly halve the federal deficit. As head of the self-styled “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE), Musk claims the agency has produced $130 billion in savings since the start of … Read more