Opinion

Gold Prices Go Up. Rolex Prices Follow. So Why Don’t They Come Back Down? - SchiffGold.com

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DW NOTE

Rolex doesn't lower prices because it doesn't have to. The secondary market holds, the brand controls supply, and buyers still queue. Monetary inflation flows into hard assets asymmetrically: gold rises when fear spikes, luxury goods when wealth concentrates. The ratchet works one direction because scarcity—real or engineered—compounds while currency degrades.

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Netanyahu Holds On After Majority Loss, Hep-B Vaccine Trial Scrapped, Ontario Digital ID Rolls Out

Today's Digest covers Israel vote, US-Iran attack plans, refinery strikes, Russian & Saudi oil shifts, rising fuel costs, teachers' union call for violence, canceled Hep B trial, forever chemicals, digital IDs, and Internet access preparedness.

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Netanyahu Holds On After Majority Loss, Hep-B Vaccine Trial Scrapped, Ontario Digital ID Rolls Out

Chartbook 481 How stable is the profit dollar in an age of “speedball capitalism”? - Adam Tooze | Substack

Brazil’s largest lender becomes first bank to formalize crypto brokerage under new rules

Iran Eyes $130 Oil While at Least 50 Tankers Sit Stuck in the Gulf