January 30
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Silver plunged over 25% to $85.15 | 2:45
Gold is down 8.25% to $4,926
S&P is down 0.42%
Dollar index up 0.67%
10Y is 4.244%, higher in yield by 0.4bp
Week Ahead: The BLS will release its key jobs report
Also, JOLTS, ADP Report, and Challenger, leading indicators, ISM PMIs and UMich consumer confidence
Chicago Business Barometer climbed to 54 in January 2026, up from 42.7
December PPI final demand Y/Y +3.0%, largest gain in three months
Core producer prices jumped by 0.7%
Trump’s Deal to Avert Government Shutdown Hits Snags as Senators Block Quick Vote | Epoch
Trump nominates Kevin Warsh to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve
Trump opted for a conventional choice to lead the central bank after a months-long search. The upcoming Chairman is seen on the more hawkish side of the finalists for the position hinted by the President, and was a strong advocate against inflating the balance sheet of the central bank when the global financial crisis spurred the Fed to start its quantitative easing program. Warsh was also known for being an inflation hawk, despite aligning with Trump on voicing lower interest rates recently
Iran warns retaliation to US attack will not be limited. Aircraft carriers have “serious vulnerabilities” | AlJz
Trump declares national emergency over alleged Cuba threat
China on Friday voiced strong opposition to new US measures targeting Cuba
United States eases Venezuela sanctions after oil sector reforms | BAT
Ukraine, Russia Agree Energy Truce during the coming week | Anti-War
Tulsi Gabbard Releases Damning Documents That Prove It Was Obama Who Led Russiagate | VFox
California’s population where it was in about 2017 – essentially eight years of no population growth | Wolf
Incentive for illegal aliens to leave — receive $2,600 and a FREE flight home if you remigrate using CBP Home app | CFP
There has been an ongoing effort by players outside the USA to destroy Western Civ. | Kunst
This is too obvious to be denied. It is coming from several different places. First, China \\ Then there’s the Globalist cabal \\ Then there is less-well-known São Paulo Forum \\ Okay, those are the players outside the USA fomenting revolution among us. The picture, though, is woefully incomplete without America’s Democratic Party
CCP-Linked Figure Caught Bankrolling Anti-ICE Agitators | TrendP
Singham was the subject of a 2023 New York Times investigation that detailed his alleged ties to CCP-aligned propaganda efforts and his role in funneling hundreds of millions of dollars into opaque nonprofit organizations in the U.S. The report said more than a quarter-billion dollars had flowed through entities with vague names, minimal disclosures and mailing addresses tied to commercial mailboxes.
“The average American born in 2024 is now expected to live to age 79. | PW
That life expectancy is more than a half-year longer than it was in 2023 and great than in any prior year going back to 1900.” “It was still lower than that of most other developed countries, however.”
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