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Inflation Surge Pushes Gold to Five-Month High

Climb in the haven asset accompanies other signs that investors are starting to seek more protection from rising consumer prices and interest rates.

Texas Passes 8 Amendments to State Constitution, Strengthens Religious Freedom

Texans turned out to vote earlier this week, approving all eight proposed changes to the state constitution, including one that limits the government's authority...

Inflation Debate Hangs Over Stock Market’s Record Run

Some investors think the Federal Reserve will be forced to swiftly raise rates next year to rein in inflation and keep the economy stable

China Tells Evergrande Billionaire to Pay off His Insolvent Company’s $300 Billion in Debt with His $8 Billion in Worth

China tells Evergrande billionaire to pay off his company’s debt with his own money.  However, it’ll be difficult to pay off $300 billion in debt with $7.8 billion in worth.

Hot demand for bitcoin ETF as ‘Wild West’ meets Wall St

(Financial Times) Wall Street threw open its doors to the crypto industry this week as the first US exchange traded bitcoin fund attracted more...

Federal Reserve bans officials from buying stocks and bonds, as well as restrict trading after ethics scandal

The Federal Reserve will ban policy makers and other senior officials from buying individual stocks and bonds and will also restrict active trading after an ethics scandal led to the departure of two regional presidents and undermined confidence in the central bank.

D.C. Elites Consider Minting ‘Trillion-Dollar Coin’ to Game Debt Limit

Some politicians think they’ve found a silver bullet for the impasse over the debt limit, except the bullet is made of platinum: Mint a $1 trillion coin, token of all tokens, and use it to flood the treasury with cash and drive Republicans crazy.

Fed signals tapering could begin ‘soon,’ projects interest rate liftoff in 2022

Fed's Powell signaled last month tapering could begin later this year.

Weak Jobs Report Could Cool Fed’s Tapering Plans

Friday’s lackluster non-farm payrolls report, which showed American employers adding far fewer jobs in August than expected, is likely to cool enthusiasm among Federal Reserve policymakers for a quick roll-back of stimulus, some experts believe.

BlackRock Wants Investors to Increase China Exposure, Should You Follow?

BlackRock, the world’s largest investment manager with more than $9 trillion in assets under management, recently made a very contrarian call.

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