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Trump Family Says U.S. Dollar Needs an “Upgrade” — And They’re Building It
2+ hour, 48+ min ago (720+ words) For more than two centuries, the U.S. government has effectively maintained a monopoly on issuing currency. That changed when a company partly owned by President Donald Trump and his family launched a private stablecoin branded as "USD1" " marketed as "The Dollar. Upgraded....
UN Chief Calls for End of GDP as Global Benchmark, Warns of ‘Planetary Disaster’
1+ week, 5+ day ago (660+ words) The global economic system must be radically transformed to survive, according to Ant'nio Guterres, who is now openly calling for the world to move beyond Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as the primary measure of economic success. In an interview following…...
Anchored in Trust. Built to Lead the New Economy
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (463+ words) America is standing at an economic crossroads. Trust in institutions has eroded, markets are distorted by years of emergency policy, and working families feel increasingly disconnected from decisions made in distant financial centers. In this moment, leadership does not come…...
Trump Says Housing Prices Should Rise, Not Fall
3+ week, 4+ hour ago (493+ words) At a time when housing affordability remains one of the most pressing economic issues facing Americans, President Donald Trump made clear this week that lowering home prices is not part of his strategy. Speaking during a January 29 Cabinet meeting, Trump…...
Trump Nominates Kevin Warsh to Lead Federal Reserve, Signaling Major Policy Shift
3+ week, 2+ day ago (619+ words) President Donald Trump announced Friday morning that he is nominating Kevin Warsh to serve as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, setting the stage for a dramatic change in U.S. monetary policy and a direct rebuke of…...
Trump Tariffs Accelerate Dollar Decline as Global Power Shifts East
3+ week, 3+ day ago (607+ words) The economic aftershocks of President Donald Trump's aggressive tariff strategy are no longer theoretical. They are now visible in currency markets, consumer confidence data, and the accelerating geopolitical realignment that is pushing China and India into newly dominant global positions'often…...
Meet Rick Rieder: The BlackRock Power Broker in the Running to Lead the Federal Reserve
3+ week, 3+ day ago (721+ words) As President Donald Trump prepares to name the next Chair of the Federal Reserve, one name is rapidly rising to the top'and it is not a career central banker. Rick Rieder, a senior executive at BlackRock, has emerged as a…...
Gold Breaks $5,000 as Global Confidence Erodes
3+ week, 6+ day ago (550+ words) Gold surged past $5,000 an ounce for the first time in history, signaling a profound loss of confidence in global financial stability as geopolitical tensions, trade disputes, and fiscal uncertainty converge. The historic move comes alongside an equally dramatic breakout in…...
Gold and Silver Smash Records as Geopolitical Storm Clouds Gather
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (472+ words) Gold and silver have surged to historic highs as investors flee paper risk and geopolitical uncertainty accelerates across multiple fronts. Spot gold jumped 1.6% to $4,668.14 per ounce, while U.S. February futures climbed to $4,674.20, marking fresh all-time records. Silver moved even more aggressively,…...
U.S. Trade Deficit Plunges to 17-Year Low Under Trump Leadership
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (159+ words) The U.S. trade deficit collapsed to $29.4 billion in October 2025, its lowest level since June 2009, stunning economists and financial media alike and marking one of the strongest early economic signals of President Donald Trump's renewed America First trade agenda. The figure represents…...