Joos Joos Joos! It's all Abdul ever talks about. There's 129,225 Joos in Michigan, what about the rest of us?

Joos know what happens when you open the door to Hamas.

 

Meanwhile Democrats are outraged that Trump would execute a guy in a wheelchair

 

Trump repeatedly promised he'd cut our energy bills in half, but electricity is up over 11% since he was elected

 

Once a week I splurge (!) on a grilled hamburger, and the price is up 23% since Trump was elected

 Yeah I use charcoal, and light it with gasoline, too.

 

 

Everyday starts with a cup of coffee, which is up 35% since Trump was elected

It's a BFD with me.

 

Gasoline is up 44% since early March

 

Diesel fuel is up 59% since early March

 

America has a strong dollar trending stronger in 2026 to date

The impact on the gold price has been negligible, down 3.22% year to date.

 

The trend for the price of WTI for the seven months since early March is basically flat between $94 and $96

Seven months of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

 

China gold purchases support its price as households and companies import >1,000 tonnes through August and just under 900 tonnes in 2025

 Why China is importing a record amount of gold — and what it means for prices

... The PBOC’s main motive is political, according to Carsten Menke, an analyst at Julius Baer Group, pointing to “the weaponization of the U.S. dollar and the related desire to be less dependent on U.S. Treasuries as a reserve asset.” ... Adding to the momentum of the unprecedented buying is Beijing’s plan to build a deeper domestic gold market, prompting it to replenish inventories, said Menke. He estimated that the central bank bought around 190 tonnes this year by end-August, including 110 tonnes that were unreported. ... The world’s fifth-largest gold holder owned 2,387 tonnes as of August, according to the World Gold Council, less than a third of the that held by the U.S. ...