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💰 📈 🌐 Gold inventories in the 3 largest COMEX gold vaults just surged by 15 MILLION ounces in 2 months. ⬛️ That's a +115% increase, putting physical gold holdings ABOVE 2020 pandemic levels. 🔶️ These are secure gold storage facilities approved by the Commodity…
💰 🇰🇷 🇺🇸 South Korea’s Mint Halts Gold Bar Sales as Supply Tightens
🔶️ South Korea’s Mint has temporarily suspended sales of gold bars, adding to signs of widespread tightness across markets for physical precious metals.
🔶️ The Korea Minting and Security Printing Corp. said it’s facing problems with sourcing supply and managing demand, and that it will try and resume sales as soon as possible, according to a notice on its website.
🔶️ The move comes as traders worldwide rush to deliver bullion to the US ahead of potential tariffs on the metal. Prices for gold on New York’s Comex have surged above international benchmarks, resulting in unprecedented tightness and record outflows from London vaults.
🔶️ The precious metal has made fresh highs in 2025, as growing trepidation surrounding US President Donald Trump’s disruptive tariff announcements drives demand for haven assets. Investors are trying to get a read on the potential implications for the global economy, reinforcing bullion’s role as a store of value in uncertain times.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-12/south-korea-s-mint-halts-gold-bar-sales-as-supply-tightens
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🔶️ South Korea’s Mint has temporarily suspended sales of gold bars, adding to signs of widespread tightness across markets for physical precious metals.
🔶️ The Korea Minting and Security Printing Corp. said it’s facing problems with sourcing supply and managing demand, and that it will try and resume sales as soon as possible, according to a notice on its website.
🔶️ The move comes as traders worldwide rush to deliver bullion to the US ahead of potential tariffs on the metal. Prices for gold on New York’s Comex have surged above international benchmarks, resulting in unprecedented tightness and record outflows from London vaults.
🔶️ The precious metal has made fresh highs in 2025, as growing trepidation surrounding US President Donald Trump’s disruptive tariff announcements drives demand for haven assets. Investors are trying to get a read on the potential implications for the global economy, reinforcing bullion’s role as a store of value in uncertain times.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-12/south-korea-s-mint-halts-gold-bar-sales-as-supply-tightens
https://archive.ph/47vP3
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South Korea’s Mint Halts Gold Bar Sales as Supply Tightens
South Korea’s mint has temporarily suspended sales of gold bars, adding to signs of widespread tightness across markets for physical precious metals.
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💰 📈 🇺🇸 "Almost like word went out that it would be good if as much physical gold as possible should be in US jurisdiction, quickly… 🔶️ Maybe some finally read Zoltan’s dispatch from last October… or realized Bessent read it too…" 📝 publius.btc: He argued…
🇨🇳 🇰🇷 🇯🇵 Online retail gold is disappearing in China, South Korea and the same will likely happen in Japan soon.
💰 📝 Bai, Xiaojun: Not only in South Korea, but also on JD.com, the largest e-commerce platform in China and the world's largest gold retail e-commerce platform, multiple gold bar varieties are out of stock.
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💰 📝 Bai, Xiaojun: Not only in South Korea, but also on JD.com, the largest e-commerce platform in China and the world's largest gold retail e-commerce platform, multiple gold bar varieties are out of stock.
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💰 📉 Bitcoin exchange reserves have hit a 3-year low of 2.5 million as demand continues to grow, per CryptoQuant.
🔶️ People are demanding physical gold and more Bitcoin. Interesting times.
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🔶️ People are demanding physical gold and more Bitcoin. Interesting times.
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📈 🇷🇺 🇪🇺 Russia's military spending last year is equivalent to $462 billion on the basis of purchasing power parity, which 'now outstrips all of Europe's defence budgets combined'.
🔶️ The IISS forecast that this year total Russian defence spending — including so-called voluntary payments by regional authorities and companies — would increase 13.7 per cent to reach Rbs15.6tn, equivalent to 7.5 per cent of GDP or almost 40 per cent of Russian federal spending.
🔶️ By contrast, if Europe increased defence spending to 3 per cent of GDP, that would equate to an extra $250bn, according to IISS. If it rose to 5 per cent of GDP, defence spending would rise by about $800bn — almost twice Russia’s current level of spending.
🔶️ Trump has also said Europe should spend 5 per cent of GDP on defence, compared with its current average of about 1.7 per cent.
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🔶️ The IISS forecast that this year total Russian defence spending — including so-called voluntary payments by regional authorities and companies — would increase 13.7 per cent to reach Rbs15.6tn, equivalent to 7.5 per cent of GDP or almost 40 per cent of Russian federal spending.
🔶️ By contrast, if Europe increased defence spending to 3 per cent of GDP, that would equate to an extra $250bn, according to IISS. If it rose to 5 per cent of GDP, defence spending would rise by about $800bn — almost twice Russia’s current level of spending.
🔶️ Trump has also said Europe should spend 5 per cent of GDP on defence, compared with its current average of about 1.7 per cent.
🔗 Financial Times
🇷🇺 🇱🇹 🇪🇺 “Russia's military capabilities are three times greater than they were before the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovilė Šakalienė has said.”
🔶️ Russia is expanding its military industry, cooperating effectively with China, North Korea and Iran, and is capable not only of fighting in Ukraine, but also of rebuilding and expanding its capabilities, she said.
🔶️ "Russia is reforming its military forces, expanding its personnel, developing its military industry, and doing so very rapidly. Europe should also step up in this area," Šakalienė said.
🔶️ "The moment the front in Ukraine stops or slows down to the point where the losses on the Russian side are significantly reduced, the accumulation of capabilities for the next stages of the war, possibly with other countries, accelerates," she said.
https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2483081/russia-s-military-power-grows-threefold-since-invasion-says-lithuanian-minister
🔶️ Russia is expanding its military industry, cooperating effectively with China, North Korea and Iran, and is capable not only of fighting in Ukraine, but also of rebuilding and expanding its capabilities, she said.
🔶️ "Russia is reforming its military forces, expanding its personnel, developing its military industry, and doing so very rapidly. Europe should also step up in this area," Šakalienė said.
🔶️ "The moment the front in Ukraine stops or slows down to the point where the losses on the Russian side are significantly reduced, the accumulation of capabilities for the next stages of the war, possibly with other countries, accelerates," she said.
https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2483081/russia-s-military-power-grows-threefold-since-invasion-says-lithuanian-minister
LRT.lt
Russia’s military power grows threefold since invasion, says Lithuanian minister
Russia's military capabilities are three times greater than they were before the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Lithuanian De...
🇺🇸 🇷🇺 🇸🇦 Trump says he expects to meet Putin in Saudi Arabia after phone call on Ukraine war
🔶️ Donald Trump says he will likely meet with Vladimir Putin, probably in Saudi Arabia
🔶️ Both Trump and Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the two presidents agreed to visit each other's nations during the call
🔗 BBC News
🔶️ Donald Trump says he will likely meet with Vladimir Putin, probably in Saudi Arabia
🔶️ Both Trump and Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the two presidents agreed to visit each other's nations during the call
🔗 BBC News
BBC News
Russia says Ukraine will be involved in peace talks as Zelensky warns against trusting Putin
It comes after US President Donald Trump spoke to both the Ukrainian and Russian leaders, and suggested negotiations to end the war would follow.
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Like Nayib Bukele, the governor of Santa Cruz, Claudio Vidal, announced that the prisoners began to work on the public works of the province
It is a way of giving back to society a gesture for the mistakes made, and a way for them to adapt to work when they regain their freedom.
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Like Nayib Bukele, the governor of Santa Cruz, Claudio Vidal, announced that the prisoners began to work on the public works of the province
It is a way of giving back to society a gesture for the mistakes made, and a way for them to adapt to work when they regain their freedom.
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🇺🇸 ❌️ 🇲🇽 Congressman Tim Burchett on X:
🔶️ "I'll be introducing the "Cartel Marque and Reprisal Authorization Act of 2025" which would authorize lDonald Trump to commission privately armed and equipped individuals or groups to seize persons and property of any cartel, cartel member, or cartel-linked organization."
🔗 Rep. Tim Burchett
🔶️ "I'll be introducing the "Cartel Marque and Reprisal Authorization Act of 2025" which would authorize lDonald Trump to commission privately armed and equipped individuals or groups to seize persons and property of any cartel, cartel member, or cartel-linked organization."
🔗 Rep. Tim Burchett
✂️ 🇺🇸 💸 President Trump freezes all funding for the National Endowment for Democracy.
🔶️ The NED has been long accused of using American funds to orchestrate regime change abroad.
🔶️ It is has puppeteered color revolutions in Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, and funded opposition movements in countries like Belarus, Serbia, Egypt, Iran, and Venezuela.
https://www.thefp.com/p/trump-starves-the-national-endowment-for-democracy-elon-musk-doge
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🔶️ The NED has been long accused of using American funds to orchestrate regime change abroad.
🔶️ It is has puppeteered color revolutions in Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, and funded opposition movements in countries like Belarus, Serbia, Egypt, Iran, and Venezuela.
https://www.thefp.com/p/trump-starves-the-national-endowment-for-democracy-elon-musk-doge
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🇺🇸 🇮🇱 🇮🇷 Another critical fight for the future of the Trump admin: Neocons are circulating a letter on Capitol Hill trying to stop Elbridge Colby nomination at the Pentagon for daring to question the intelligence of war with Iran on Tucker Carlson's show.
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🇧🇷 ❌️ 🇻🇪 Brazilian air force shot down a suspected drug trafficking plane that crossed into Brazilian airspace from Venezuela, after the aircraft failed to respond to commands it was shot down, 2 bodies were recovered from the crash site
🔗 CNW
🔗 CNW
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🇺🇸 - President Trump is considering using defense funds to increase deportations.
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🇺🇸 - U.S. AG Pam Bondi said that charges have been filed against the state of New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul and AG Letitia James for failing to enforce immigration law.
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🇺🇸 — RFK Jr. has been confirmed as Secretary of Health and Human services by the US Senate
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🇺🇸⚡️- President Trump says the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will carry out an audit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for “corruption and waste.”
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Trump Tells Xi, Putin 'Let's Cut Military Budget In Half' - Says Russia Should Be Back In G7
"WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he wants to restart nuclear arms control talks with Russia and China and that eventually he hopes all three countries could agree to cut their massive defense budgets in half.
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump lamented the hundreds of billions of dollars being invested in rebuilding the nation’s nuclear deterrent and said he hopes to gain commitments from the U.S. adversaries to cut their own spending.
“There’s no reason for us to be building brand new nuclear weapons, we already have so many,” Trump said. “You could destroy the world 50 times over, 100 times over. And here we are building new nuclear weapons, and they’re building nuclear weapons.”
“We’re all spending a lot of money that we could be spending on other things that are actually, hopefully much more productive,” Trump said.
While the U.S. and Russia hold massive stockpiles of weapons since the Cold War, Trump predicted that China would catch up in their capability to exact nuclear devastation “within five or six years.”
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Trump wants denuclearization talks with Russia and China, hopes for defense spending cuts
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he wants to restart nuclear arms control talks with Russia and China and that eventually he hopes all three countries could agree to cut their massive defense budgets in half.
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🇺🇸 - Illegal border crossings have reached record low after Trump’s swift crackdown and could be on track for levels unseen in 60 years.
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