[CNBC] Stocks Jump after Trump says China situation ‘will all be fine’: Live updates [Reuters] Gold, silver hit record highs after Trump threat of fresh [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China tells US to back off threats, warns of retaliation [Reuters] Beijing blames US for raising trade tensions, defends rare earth curbs [...]

Thanks to All Our Clients! McAlvany Wealth Management enjoyed its annual client conference in Durango this week. I’d like to express my deepest thanks to all [...]

[Yahoo/Reuters] Trump threatens China with export controls on Boeing parts [Barron’s] ‘China Isn’t Afraid’: Beijingers Shrug Off Trump [...]

Ominous week. October 10 – Financial Times (Ryan McMorrow and Demetri Sevastopulo): “China has unveiled sweeping export controls on rare earths and related [...]

[CNBC] Stocks are little changed after S&P 500, Nasdaq pullback from record highs: Live updates [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Shutdown Pain Ripples Through US Economy [...]

Gold and silver have reached remarkable highs, with gold breaking through $4,000 and silver nearing $50, marking new all-time price records as of this week. [...]

[CNBC] S&P 500 is little changed after benchmark rises to all-time high: Live updates [Reuters] Fear of missing out trumps other worries as euphoria grips [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Tops $4,000 for First Time Fueled by US Shutdown [CNBC] Stock futures rise slightly after S&P 500 snaps 7-day win streak: Live [...]

A Currency On Its Way To Zero Reprices Assets To Infinity Citadel’s Ken Griffin: Investors View Gold Safer Than The Dollar Debt Trap: The Only Way Out Is [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Moves Closer to $4,000 on US Shutdown and French Crisis [CNBC] Stocks are little changed as traders await more progress on ending [...]

The content creators cited below analyze different aspects of the economy and investments, but they agree: we live in interesting times. This is not how [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Powers Toward $4,000 as US Government Shutdown Drags On [CNBC] Stocks rise to kick off new week after big bank deal, AMD OpenAI [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stock Traders Brace for Extended Shutdown Amid Lofty Valuations [Yahoo/Reuters] Wall St eyes Washington standoff with stocks near records [...]

[Politico] Shutdown will stretch into another week as Senate standoff continues [The Hill] Five Senate Democrats the GOP is trying to flip on government [...]