Category Archives: Investment

Clive Thompson recently warned in an interview with Liberty and Finance of a looming crisis in government debt, urging investors … Continue reading →

Goehring & Rozencwajg, a leading investment firm, predicts a surge in gold demand driven by central bank buying and renewed … Continue reading →

By Naomi Rovnick, Amanda Cooper and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s return to the White House … Continue reading →

Dean Popplewell has nearly two decades of experience trading currencies and fixed income instruments. He has a deep understanding of market fundamentals and the impact of global events on capital markets. He is respected among professional traders for his skilled analysis and career history as global head of trading for firms such as Scotia Capital and BMO Nesbitt Burns. Since joining OANDA in 2006, Dean has played an instrumental role in driving awareness of the forex market as an emerging asset class for retail investors, as well as providing expert counsel to a number of internal teams on how to best serve clients and industry stakeholders. Continue reading →

(Bloomberg) — European stocks gained, boosted by the prospect of a big mining-sector merger and a further drop in global … Continue reading →

By Manya Saini and Niket Nishant (Reuters) – A raft of U.S. banks reported higher fourth-quarter profits on Friday, extending … Continue reading →

Gold is glittering to kick off 2025.The most active futures on gold are currently trading at $2745.10, up $27.30 or 1% from a day earlier. That level is just about 2% shy of its all-time settlement high of $2800.80 marked on Oct. 30. If the contract closes at current levels, it would be the highest close since last month, according to the Dow Jones Market Data.Gold has been on a tear lately. Investors in gold-related exchange-traded funds like the VanEck Gold Miners ETF and SPDR Gold Shares are sitting on gains of 25% and 31%, respectively, over the past year. It matches the returns passive equity investors have gotten over the past year, with the SPDR S&P 500 ETF up 26%. Continue reading →

CUS stocks wavered on Thursday, with the major indexes struggling to build on the previous day’s surge amid another round … Continue reading →

After a multi-year effort backed by Money Metals, the Sound Money Defense League, and other in-state allies, the Kentucky legislature approved a bill that included ending the sales tax on purchases of precious metals in 2024.

However, Gov. Beshear used an unconstitutional line-item veto on the gold and silver sales tax exemption when he did not have the power to do so, sneering, “If you own gold, you can afford to pay sales tax.”

Despite the sales tax exemption on the metals being codified in state statutes and an opinion from the state Attorney General declaring the veto invalid, the governor directed his department of revenue to continue collecting the tax, threatening businesses and investors who did not comply with legal action.

In response, freshman legislator Rep. T.J. Roberts has introduced House Bill 2, a measure that would give aggrieved taxpayers a legal remedy to sue state officials for improper taxation on the purchase of gold and silver in the Bluegrass State.

The bill says, “any aggrieved taxpayer who has had taxes collected from them in any purchase that are exempt under KRS 139.480(37), may maintain an action for a refund on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, without need to resort to any administrative process, against any person collecting or holding such tax funds, including the Secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet and the Commissioner of the Department of Revenue.”

This bill is supported and sponsored by the majority of GOP-leadership and was even assigned a single-digit House Bill number, a designation usually assigned to priority bills with strong support.

Rep. Roberts told the Sound Money Defense League, “Gov. Beshear has engaged in illegal action in order to block legislation he does not like. This is a blatant abuse of separation of powers.”

“Citizens of Kentucky, or of any state in the United States, for that matter, shouldn’t be taxed for trying to use, buy, or transact in honest, sound money,” the liberty firebrand from District 66 continued.

Aggrieved taxpayers who prevail will be entitled to reimbursement of their attorney’s fees and legal costs. Continue reading →