Venezuelan crime boss' demise creates opening to boost gold mining
Submitted by admin on Sun, 2026-06-14 10:17 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Alex Vasquez
Bloomberg News
Sunday, June 14, 2026
Tren de Aragua leader Niño Guerrero's killing not only fulfills U.S. President Donald Trump's pledge to go after a criminal group he had identified as a scourge in the United States. It also holds the promise of economic benefits in Venezuela.
CFTC may block 24/7 oil contract to thwart 'volatility' -- that is, free market
Submitted by admin on Sun, 2026-06-14 10:08 Section: Daily DispatchesCFTC Considers Blocking CME's 24/7 Oil Contract Bid
By Nicola M White and Mia Gindis
Bloomberg News
Friday, June 12, 2026
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is considering whether to block CME Group Inc.’s bid to launch a round-the-clock oil contract, heightening tensions between the market stalwart and its regulator.
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Chris Irons: The problem isn't trillionaires but monetary policy
Submitted by admin on Sun, 2026-06-14 09:49 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Chris Irons
Quoth The Raven, Substack
Sunday, June 14, 2026
An open letter to Sen. Elizabeth Warren about trillionaires and inequality.
Dear Senator Warren,
When I watched your recent video on X about Elon Musk becoming the first trillionaire, I found myself in the unusual position of agreeing with you -- at least in part. That is not a sentence I write often.
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DR Congo pushes Belgium to release colonial-era documents on mineral wealth
Submitted by admin on Sun, 2026-06-14 09:09 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Camilla Hodgson
Financial Times, London
Sunday, June 14, 2026
The Democratic Republic of Congo is upping its efforts to regain access to a trove of historic geological records stored in a Brussels museum, in a bid to accelerate the discovery of new critical mineral deposits in the country.
China tees up digital payments system to compete with dollar
Submitted by admin on Sun, 2026-06-14 08:58 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Joe Leahy and Cheng Leng
Financial Times, London
Saturday, June 13, 2026
China is getting ready for the commercial rollout of a digital currency programme that could reshape cross-border transactions, reduce reliance on the dollar and draw Beijing closer to its “Belt and Road” trading partners.
The Beijing-led platform, known as mBridge, is backed by the central banks of mainland China, Hong Kong, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. A Hong Kong-based entity will be set up to oversee its operations, people familiar with the matter said.
There's a bug in the gold trade as miners move like meme stocks
Submitted by admin on Sat, 2026-06-13 18:22 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Monique Mulima
Bloomberg News
via Yahoo News, Sunnyvale, California
Saturday, June 13, 2026
Brian Laks has been investing in gold stocks for over a decade. To the deep-value investor, they serve as a hedge against volatility in the rest of his portfolio, a haven during geopolitical uncertainty and deliver steady returns.
