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POTUS has stated the U.S. would issue more tariffs if China were ever to retaliate. Well, it looks like China is finally calling the Administration’s bluff and ready to retaliate.

As the European Central Bank announced an end to its quantitative easing, and the Federal Reserve raised another basis point, gold scored its best finish in a month. See how this could affect gold’s future in this week’s News to Know.

On Wednesday the Federal Reserve raised short-term rates another quarter-point to 2%. Generally, rising rates also coincide with rising inflation, but just how much inflation is the question.

A recent report is shedding light on an alarming trend. There’s indication that both Medicare and Social Security could be in serious trouble sometime within the next two decades.

ING’s team of analysts recently explained why gold should already sit above current levels. Find out why they believe the metal will average $1,400 during the second quarter of 2019 in this week’s News to Know.

Big companies like Apple and Goldman Sachs are using a “sleight of hand” to get rewarded with hype-justified market caps. They won’t willingly reveal their bag of secrets, but even the best illusionists can’t escape reality.

In 2016, Alt-Market.com’s Brandon Smith predicted that the referendum for the “Brexit” would be successful. Now, he’s discussing how he got to that prediction, and the trouble that could come from the breaking of the European Union.

A recent study by the World Gold Council shows gold investors may be tempted to hold bullion over the next 30 years. See what the report has to say in this week’s News to Know.

Recent trade sanctions against Iran might be the last straw for countries who’ve tolerated U.S. protectionist policies that maintain the dollar’s dominance as central reserve currency. Here are the potential consequences to follow.

The U.S. has been poking a global trade “bear” through the economic cage to keep the dollar as the central currency on the world stage. But the U.S. has poked the “bear” enough, as countries are now coming out swinging.