Articles from ‘Independent News Roundup’ in ‘Money & Finance’

The Netherlands has shifted 86 tonnes of its gold reserves away from the United States and Canada, increasing the amount held in London. The move is being presented as a crisis-preparedness and liquidity decision but it also comes as central banks worldwide reassess how and where they hold their financial reserves. eLocal Report: Based on analysis by Lena Petrova for World Affairs In Context, WATCH HERE. · Petrova argues that the Dutch decision…

An estimated $1.3 trillion has been wiped from global markets as investors suddenly reassess the extraordinary valuations attached to artificial intelligence. In her latest World Affairs In Context podcast, Lena Petrova argues that the AI boom is entering a critical new phase as markets begin asking tougher questions about profits, valuations and economic reality. ELOCAL REPORT · For almost three years, artificial intelligence has been the…

A renewed spotlight has been placed on the structure of the global monetary system following a wide-ranging interview with author and researcher G. Edward Griffin. Interviewed By International Journalist Lara Logan. At the centre of the discussion is a claim that challenges conventional understanding: · “The Federal Reserve system… it’s a scam.” · The assertion reflects a broader argument that most people do not fully understand how modern…

Miles Franklin Media · Michelle Makori, President & Editor-in-Chief, Miles Franklin Media, sits down with Andy Schectman, Founder & CEO of Miles Franklin Precious Metals, to break down why France quietly took its gold back from the U.S. and what it signals about trust, the dollar, and the global financial system. · Gold may still be trading below $5,000, but according to Schectman, the real story isn’t price – it’s what’s happening beneath the…

Frank Bergman · Mexico’s far-left government is accelerating globalist plans to roll out a sweeping biometric ID system while laying the groundwork for a cashless society, raising serious concerns about privacy, surveillance, and government control. · Under President Claudia Sheinbaum, officials are framing the initiative as voluntary modernization. · However, the details of the plans tell a different story. · Biometric ID Push Tied to…

Miles Franklin Media · Michelle Makori, President & Editor-in-Chief, Miles Franklin Media, interviews Edward Dowd, Founder of Phinance Technologies. · Markets may be watching the wrong risk. While headlines focus on the Iran war and geopolitics, Edward Dowd warns the real breakdown is already underway beneath the surface of the U.S. economy. From a weakening housing market to a bursting AI bubble and a frozen private credit system, Dowd argues…

Alex Krainer · Even as war rages in the Middle East, the Western world is under a full-scale assault by multiple organized crime networks. Over the recent weeks, I wrote about this here: the events in Minnesota in December 2025 and January of this year seemed to conform to the general playbook: the government seeks to crack down on organized crime which is raking in billions of dollars. Part of the money is shared with the political…

Miles Franklin Media · Michelle Makori, President & Editor-in-Chief of Miles Franklin Media, breaks down why silver may be the most undervalued asset in the world right now – despite surging demand across energy, technology, defense, and finance. · Silver is essential to modern civilization. It powers solar panels, electric vehicles, semiconductors, AI infrastructure, medical technology, aerospace systems, and advanced military equipment. Yet…

Gold is being sold to meet margin calls, but a tweak to margin requirements is being seen by some as a signal for gold to be the pressure valve By Henry Johnston, a Moscow-based writer who worked in finance for over a decade https://www.rt.com/op-ed/authors/henry-johnston/ · ©  Getty Images/Oselote · [RT] The moment we all wondered about has come. Oil has surged past $100 per barrel and markets are coming under serious…

The greatest threat to dollar primacy is not foreign rivals but domestic populists, fighting the wrong battle with the wrong weapons By Prof. Dr. Kai-Alexander Schlevogt, a globally recognized expert in strategic leadership and economic policy, who has served as Full University Professor at the Graduate School of Management (GSOM), St. Petersburg State University (Russia), where he held the University-Endowed Chair in Strategic Leadership. He…