(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) In an interview on the Russian news agency TASS, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov announced that the BRICS nations plan to develop a new payment system based on the blockchain. This sets the stage for further de-dollarization and could further undermine the status of the…
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Central banks took up where they left off in 2023, adding more gold to their stockpiles to kick off the new year.Globally, central banks increased their gold reserves by a net 39 tons in January, according to the latest data compiled by the World…
(Some lawmakers are once again calling on their colleagues to make Daylight Saving Time permanent. Ahead of the switch to Daylight Saving Time this weekend, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., highlighted the importance of the Sunshine Protection Act, which would make Daylight Saving Time permanent. “We’re ‘springing forward’ but should have never…
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) In January 2022, Stefanie Chiguer was charged with four misdemeanors in relation to her participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Hill uprising. About three months later, Chiguer reached a plea deal, and was later sentenced to 36 months’ probation, 60 days’ home detention and 120…
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) In what could be a harbinger of things to come for the U.S., the New York Times reported this week that Egyptians are flocking to gold as the country’s fiat currency, the pound, collapses. The March 5 Times article reported that demand for gold in Egypt…
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The House Oversight Committee released the largest tranche of Jan. 6 footage to date on Friday, publishing 5,000 hours of video documenting the Capitol Hill uprising. Much of the footage has been analyzed by Jan. 6 defendant William Pope, who released his findings on Twitter. Perhaps…
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A trio of lawmakers is investigating allegations of retaliation against Jason Galanis—a former business partner of Hunter Biden and Devon Archer—who provided damning testimony against the Biden family. Galanis is currently serving a 14-year sentence for an American Indian tribe criminal case, also tied to Archer but…
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry reportedly landed in Puerto Rico on Tuesday after being denied entry to the neighboring Dominican Republic, according to local media reports. Henry’s whereabouts were unknown for several hours on Monday and Tuesday. Haiti is currently facing armed conflicts between the national police…
(Headline USA) Nikki Haley will suspend her presidential campaign Wednesday after being soundly defeated across the country on Super Tuesday, according to people familiar with her decision, leaving Donald Trump as the last remaining major candidate for the 2024 Republican nomination. The former president is on track to reach the necessary 1,215 delegates to clinch the…
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Thanks to Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., President Joe Biden will be looking at Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s brother when he gives the State of the Union address on Thursday night. Massie signaled Tuesday on Twitter that he’s brining Assange’s brother, Gabriel Shipton, with him to sit…