At 125, It Looked Like the End!
The assassination of President William McKinley
On the afternoon of September 6, 1901, President William McKinley stood in a receiving line at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, shaking hands with a crowd of well-wishers.
One of the people in the crowd was a young man named Leon Czolgosz… who was patiently waiting with a revolver wrapped in a handkerchief. When he reached the front, he fired twice into the president’s abdomen.
McKinley died eight days later, and, Czolgosz, an unemployed factory worker, went to the electric chair without a trace of remorse. He insisted it was his duty to strike down a symbol of oppression. Continue reading
Gold’s brutal stretch has rattled even seasoned bulls, but Suki Cooper, Global Head of Commodities Research at Standard Chartered Bank, is telling investors not to confuse a liquidity flush with a broken thesis.
Central banks around the world have been buying gold at an unusually fast pace for several years, turning the metal into one of the clearest signals of how official institutions are responding to geopolitical tension, inflation concerns and shifting reserve strategies. The latest survey from the World Gold Council, released June 16, puts a new number on that trend and aligns with Goldman Sachs’ recent view that sovereign demand for gold is still strong.
FED Chair Walsh says inflation risks have receded, easing rate hike expectations to restore gold’s upward momentum.
While ongoing dollar strength remains the primary headwind, investors will keep an eye on Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s speech on Wednesday, according to Saxo Bank. The precious metal is down more than 7% so far this year and more than 24% since the U.S. – Israeli strikes on Iran on Feb. 28, 2026. Gold futures for August 2026 deliveries fell 1% at the time of writing.
Here’s What’s Weighing It Down: Gold’s rally has reversed, with the metal flashing a death cross to end the second quarter. The metal had its worst three months in 13 years and saw its highest volatility since the GFC. Higher rates and reduced speculation in the metal have contributed to its price decline.
On New Year’s Day in the year 1829, a 29-year-old young lady from Washington DC named Peggy Timberlake married John Eaton – a powerful senator from Tennessee.
The elite “power wives” of Washington DC considered Peggy scandalous and immoral, and so they simply refused to engage with her. They would not attend any event where Peggy would be present. They would not invite her to their parties. They spoke ill of her behind her back. 
Americans don’t need a press release to know that inflation is rising. Gasoline is above $4 per gallon amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and the release of key price data on May 28, 2026, underscores why policymakers are worried these pressures could spread into the broader economy.
A majority of Americans now say the cost of living is the worst they can remember — and most of them blame President Donald Trump for their predicament.
Sales data shows that U.S. tractor sales were down 21.6% and combine sales decreased 56.1% year-over-year in May 2026, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).
The King family in eastern Washington has raised cattle on its property since the 1950s. In addition to ranch property it owns, the King family has also leased from the state nearly 13,000 acres of grazing land for its cattle since the 1950s.
