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Now that’s more like it. Echoing Donald Trump’s Monday night bull’s-eye regarding the Fed’s thoroughly political essence, Rep. Scott Garrett put more wood to Janet Yellen during yesterday’s hearing: Rep. Scott Garrett, R-N.J., seized Trump’s mantle...

-Energy Prices Manipulated- The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission says that JP Morgan has massively manipulated energy markets in  California and the Midwest, obtaining tens of millions of dollars in overpayments from grid operators between...

In the high desert plain of New Mexico, Roger Hunter monitors automated trades on hog futures and currency pairs. Four computer screens display a dizzying array of price charts and program codes in the office of his single-story, thatched adobe home...

    *** Silver (and Gold) remain range bound. Technically, we are still in a ‘coiled spring COT setup’ – with the bullion banks positioned for higher prices and speculators betting on downside momentum. *** THE WORLD...