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$48 Silver: The Next Frontier Is Within Reach
In 2025, silver has roared higher — more than doubling from earlier lows — and the buzz in commodity markets is growing louder: $48 an ounce is now on many analysts’ radar. What once felt like an aggressive target is no longer speculative fantasy but a realistic possibility as fundamentals and sentiment converge. Why Optimism…
Read MoreGold in 2024: A Golden Year and What’s Next for 2025
If there was ever a year that reminded us of gold’s timeless value, it was 2024. Against a backdrop of global uncertainty, economic tension, and shifting central bank policies, gold shined as one of the top-performing assets of the year, delivering its strongest annual return since 2010. From rising geopolitical strife to record-breaking purchases by…
Read MoreBoston Fed, MIT unveil model for electronic cash as policymakers mull whether to launch it
Some members of the Federal Reserve are continuing to explore the launch of its own digital dollar, as the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston on Thursday unveiled its first attempt at designing an electronic form of cash. The Boston bank’s research, conducted in a collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, does not offer a recommendation…
Read MoreNews Bites There is ‘no limit’ to tyranny under CBDCs; Western democracy is a ‘façade’ – Zuby
According to the Atlantic Council’s CBDC Tracker, 105 countries are exploring adoption of a ‘Central Bank Digital Currency’ (CBDC), a digital money that a central bank would control. The United States, for example, is considering a ‘FedCoin’ CBDC. Author, rapper, and public speaker Zuby is against the idea. “This is a very dangerous technology,” he…
Read MoreDetermining How Today’s Inflation Impacts Your Retirement Ongoing Needs Tomorrow
With prices rising at a record rate, many retirees or people planning to retire soon may be increasingly worried about what sort of lifestyle they can afford. The good news is that the headline inflation number of 9.1% from the Bureau of Labor Statistics represents an average rise in consumer prices. Your own inflation rate may be different…
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