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Bill’s Commentary:
“It’s a start…”
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Denmark 🇩🇰
Now Greece 🇬🇷
🚨BREAKING: Greece announced that it will close 60 mosques across the country and deport those who continue to illegally build Islamic religious spaces.
Greece is fighting against the Islamization of Europe.
Do you support it?
The latest from USA Watchdog –
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Bill’s Commentary:
“Jim’s dream coming true posthumously. Bravo Stephen and team!”
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Bill’s Commentary:
“Of course they all did! Nothing to see here, move along…”
All Banks Pass Fed’s Stress Test, Unleashing Latest Wave Of Dividends And Buybacks
In all the excitement over Micron’s blowout earnings, we almost forgot that today was another Fed stress test day – which every bank passed with flying colors as usual – which in turn allowed bank to unleash a fresh flood of dividends and buybacks.
The biggest US banks boosted their dividends after passing this year’s Federal Reserve stress tests, a hurdle that even Bloomberg admits has “softened” in recent years as regulators hash out new requirements.
The results of the Federal Reserve Board’s annual bank stress test confirmed that large banks are well positioned to weather a severe recession and able to continue to lend to households and businesses. Despite absorbing more than $708 billion in total loan losses under this year’s hypothetical scenario, capital declined only 1.6 percentage points in aggregate, staying above minimum capital requirements.
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Bill’s Commentary:
“Our future awaits…”
Digital euro clears key hurdle as EU seeks to break free from U.S. credit cards
FRANKFURT, June 23 (Reuters) – The European Central Bank secured key parliamentary backing on Tuesday for the launch of a digital euro, an electronic means of payments aimed at making the euro zone less reliant on U.S. credit cards at a time of fraying transatlantic relationships.
The digital euro, essentially an electronic wallet guaranteed by the central bank but marketed by banks or fintech companies, will allow all euro zone residents to make payments online and in person.
Six years in the making, the ECB’s digital cash has become a more pressing issue since Donald Trump returned to the White House, slapping tariffs on even established trade partners such as the European Union and raising fears that the U.S. could one day weaponize its dominance over payment networks like Visa and Mastercard.
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Bill’s Commentary:
“The Babylon Bee strikes again!”
Obama Library Cruelly Disenfranchises Millions Of Black Americans By Requiring Photo ID For Entry
CHICAGO, IL — In a cruel denial of basic human rights, the Obama Presidential Library has disenfranchised millions of black Americans by requiring photo identification for entry.
The rule will prevent Library access to virtually all black citizens, who cannot obtain photo ID in the United States. Critics say this will essentially make Obama’s Library a whites-only building, echoing the horrific discrimination of the Jim Crow era.
Bill’s Commentary:
“Let me get this straight, the workers will quit if they are forced to work?”
California union warns of mass exodus with Newsom’s return to office order
California state workers are challenging a new mandate requiring them to return to the office four days a week starting July 1, as lawmakers advance a bill to ensure telework options. A billboard off a Sacramento highway warns of future traffic jams caused by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s order. State workers argue they have been working efficiently under hybrid schedules since the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Since COVID we have been working and doing the jobs and being efficient and doing the jobs to keep California running,” said Anica Walls, the president of SEIU Local 1000, which represents state workers in Sacramento. “This mandate as overarching as it does not give departments the space to bring back our workers as needed.”
Bill’s Commentary:
“Central bank demand… why?”
“a record 45% of the 76 central banks surveyed between February and May expect to increase their own gold reserves over the next 12 months”
China Gold Imports Soar To Two Year High, As Hong Kong Gold Bar Imports Surge Ahead Of Clearing System Launch
China’s monthly gold imports reached their highest in more than two years in May, showing the world’s biggest buyer’s appetite for bullion remained resilient as prices remained under pressure; the number prompted some to scratch their heads as to where all this gold is going in light of tepid official central bank purchases, coupled with the lowest gold withdrawals from the Shanghai Gold Exchange since the covid outbreak.
As Bloomberg reports, imports were around 163 tons last month, the highest since March 2024, according to customs data released on Saturday. Volumes for the first five months of 2026 were about 692 tons, up by about 76% from a year earlier.
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The latest from USA Watchdog –
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Bill’s Commentary:
“Would you actually admit publicly you were running out of reserves?”
Trump And Iran Sign MOU Deal Ahead Of Schedule
Summary:
- The US and Iran have remotely signed their memorandum of understanding to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz ahead of schedule, and the agreement is now in effect, Axios reports.
- Trump admits energy stockpiles “run out in about four weeks”
- MoU signing could be As Early As Today
- Trump Says Will “Drop Bombs” If Bad Final Deal
- 14-Point US-Iran Draft Deal Released, Set For Friday Signing
Trump Signs Iran Deal Remotely Ahead Of Schedule
Confirming earlier speculation, Axios reports that the U.S. and Iran have remotely signed their memorandum of understanding to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, and the agreement is now in effect. The signing – which took place electronically between Trump, Vance and Ghalibaf – reportedly took place at dinner in France alongside President Emmanuel Macron.
The signing was supposed to happen in Switzerland on Friday, but a diplomat from a mediating country and a second source familiar told Axios earlier on Wednesday that there had been discussions about signing and implementing it earlier.
Bill’s Commentary:
“We won!”
Bill’s Commentary:
“Bring it on!”
Spy world panic as Tulsi Gabbard prepares to unleash bombshell file dumps on secret CIA ‘mind control’ project and Dr. Fauci
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has a week left in office, but her enemies are bracing for her final act before she concludes her unique 16-month leadership that strained the intelligence community.
Gabbard’s final bow, the Daily Mail can reveal, is expected to be the public release of secret intelligence documents surrounding COVID-19 origins, gain-of-function research, and Anthony Fauci‘s coverup of the pandemic’s origin. She is also planning additional transparency surrounding the CIA’s MKUltra mind-control program.
The timing is no accident. Gabbard delayed her resignation by a month after announcing in May that she was stepping down to care for her husband Abraham, who has been diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer.
Bill’s Commentary:
“And you thought the movie “Escape from New York” was science fiction?”
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The latest from USA Watchdog –
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Bill’s Commentary:
“Because they know they cannot “print” anything as good as gold…!”
Record 45% of central banks plan to increase gold holdings, WGC survey finds
(Kitco News) – Central bank demand has been a solid pillar of support for the gold market as prices pushed to all-time highs at the start of the year. According to the latest report from the World Gold Council, official-sector demand is expected to remain robust for the foreseeable future.
The WGC 2026 Central Bank Gold Reserves Survey, published Tuesday, showed that 89% of reserve managers expect global central bank gold holdings to increase over the next 12 months, while a record 45% expect their own institutions to add to their reserves.
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Bill’s Commentary:
“Silver demand…”
India’s Solar Capacity Set for 22% Annual Growth Through 2035
India’s solar capacity is set to surge by 22% each year by 2035 as the data center boom will drive increased power consumption, a new report by Nuvama showed on Monday.
The consultancy estimates that India’s total power demand will rise by 6% every year over the next decade, “driven by economic growth, rising urbanisation, manufacturing expansion and increasing electrification across sectors,” according to the report cited by Indian news outlet ANI.
Solar growth will vastly outpace overall power demand as power-intensive data centers will drive 22% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in solar energy capacity from 2026 to 2035, the report found.
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