Markets
Gold, silver rally as CPI cools but oil keeps Fed risk alive - Kitco AM Report - KITCO
Gold, silver rally as CPI cools but oil keeps Fed risk alive - Kitco AM Report - KITCO
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macro
Diminishing Returns & Civilizational Decline: Refinery Strike Tally Hits 30, Aluminum Spikes, and AI Escapes
Today's Digest covers Iran's Hormuz blockade and Gulf energy attacks, Libya refinery strikes and Chinese crude, aluminum shortages and gold tokenization, AI agent sandbox escapes, and university grade reforms.
Markets
Spot gold spikes above $4,438/oz as annual core CPI rises 2.5% in July - KITCO
Spot gold spikes above $4,438/oz as annual core CPI rises 2.5% in July - KITCO
Geopolitics
Trump Blinks as Big, Bad Bond Market Bares its Teeth: McGeever - energynow.ca
Trump Blinks as Big, Bad Bond Market Bares its Teeth: McGeever - energynow.ca
Crypto
Bank of England to test stablecoin, digital currency use in cross-border finance
The BOE-led Digital Pound Lab will test trade-finance interoperability, in which exporters receive stablecoins while importers settle in a potential digital pound.
macro
Oil Markets Are Structurally Broken, and the Risks Are Mounting – with Mario Nawfal & Jim Puplava
Chris appears on Mario Nawfal’s show and Jim Puplava’s Financial Sense to discuss structurally broken oil markets, price suppression, depleting inventories, and rising geopolitical risks.
Markets
Gold (XAU/USD) & Silver Price Forecast: Can CPI Push Gold Beyond $4,430? - FXEmpire
Gold (XAU/USD) & Silver Price Forecast: Can CPI Push Gold Beyond $4,430? - FXEmpire
Energy
Hormuz closure squeezes global economy as oil demand destruction intensifies, IEA says - CNBC
Hormuz closure squeezes global economy as oil demand destruction intensifies, IEA says - CNBC
macro
U.S. budget deficit jumps 48% compared to prior July, Lawrence Lepard notes - Traders Union
U.S. budget deficit jumps 48% compared to prior July, Lawrence Lepard notes - Traders Union
Crypto
UK lawmakers question lenders over lack of banking for the country’s crypto firms
The U.K.’s Crypto and Digital Assets All-Party Parliamentary Group asked banks to explain their approach to providing banking services to crypto and digital asset businesses.
Energy
Oil prices rise as attacks dent hopes for Strait of Hormuz reopening - Al Jazeera
Oil prices rise as attacks dent hopes for Strait of Hormuz reopening - Al Jazeera
macro
Bitcoin Is The 'Last Functioning Smoke Alarm Of Liquidity,' Says Macro Analyst Luke Gromen - Stocktwits
Bitcoin Is The 'Last Functioning Smoke Alarm Of Liquidity,' Says Macro Analyst Luke Gromen - Stocktwits