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Tag: Gold

Shanghai Gold Exchange to Set Up Warehouses for International Deliveries and Favored Pricing in RMB
Political Economy

Shanghai Gold Exchange to Set Up Warehouses for International Deliveries and Favored Pricing in RMB

April 23, 2025

In major eastern financial news, the Shanghai Gold Exchange could soon be delivering specific products to overseas partner warehouses…

China Believes it’s Found World’s Two Largest Gold Deposits Totaling 2,000 Tonnes—Right Within its Own Borders
Global Economy

China Believes it’s Found World’s Two Largest Gold Deposits Totaling 2,000 Tonnes—Right Within its Own Borders

March 28, 2025

Geologists in China have now reported that they have identified two new large gold deposits inside the country that,…

BRICS Summit Yet Again Passes Without News of Gold-Backed Reserve Currency
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BRICS Summit Yet Again Passes Without News of Gold-Backed Reserve Currency

October 24, 2024

As the 2024 BRICS Summit closes in Kazan, Russia, the two major questions held by observers skeptical of the…

10/22 End of the Empire: BRICS+ Summit Kicks off in Kazan as World Leader in Multilateralism Seems Set to Grow
End of the Empire

10/22 End of the Empire: BRICS+ Summit Kicks off in Kazan as World Leader in Multilateralism Seems Set to Grow

October 22, 2024

End of the Empire is a once-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world…

Gold’s Remarkable Rise to $1 Million a Bar Offers Rare Media Flashpoint of a Quiet Bull Market
US Economy

Gold’s Remarkable Rise to $1 Million a Bar Offers Rare Media Flashpoint of a Quiet Bull Market

August 28, 2024

News broke last week that upon reaching a new all-time record high of over $2,500 per troy ounce, the…

4/22 End of the Empire: America in Uncharted Economic Waters Following Foreign Aid Bills
End of the Empire

4/22 End of the Empire: America in Uncharted Economic Waters Following Foreign Aid Bills

April 22, 2024April 22, 2024

End of the Empire is a once-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world…

Russian Embassy Confirms Creation of BRICS Currency Backed by Gold Without a Timetable
Political Economy

Russian Embassy Confirms Creation of BRICS Currency Backed by Gold Without a Timetable

July 13, 2023July 14, 2023

In this political climate, no one should take what the employees of a single Russian embassy say as gospel,…

Gold and Silver Were Some of the Best Performing Assets in 2022
ArchivesGlobal Economy

Gold and Silver Were Some of the Best Performing Assets in 2022

January 16, 2023July 6, 2023

As a slight rally in equity markets kicks off 2023, a stealth bull market in gold and silver continued…

Big Commodity Gains Midway through January Even After Another Positive Inflation Report
ArchivesGlobal Economy

Big Commodity Gains Midway through January Even After Another Positive Inflation Report

January 12, 2023July 6, 2023

Markets are betting in different ways as Thursday’s long-anticipated Consumer Price Index (CPI) report showed a small slowdown in…

Gold Will Buttress Attempts by BRICS Nations to Create New Reserve Currency
ArchivesGlobal Economy

Gold Will Buttress Attempts by BRICS Nations to Create New Reserve Currency

August 19, 2022July 14, 2023

In June during the 14th annual BRICS summit, it was announced that the five economies would be seeking to…


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American Children Getting as Much as Two-Thirds of Daily Calories from Ultra-Processed Foods

Andy Corbley August 7, 2025

Between August 2021 and August 2023, a new report from the CDC found that ultra-processed foods make up over…

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Christians, Catholics in Gaza and the West Bank Face Killings and Persecution

Julien Torres July 28, 2025

Christian holy sites in both Gaza and the West Bank have faced their felt the brunt of Israeli bombing…

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UN’s ‘Genocide Chronicler’ Issues New Report on Mass Corporate Facilitation of Israel’s War on Palestine

Andy Corbley July 4, 2025

From civilian machinists like Hyundai and Caterpillar, to tourist platforms like Airbnb and Booking, to more obvious culprits like…

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