GOLD CLOSED DOWN $40.85 TO $2906.20
SILVER CLOSED DOWN 90 CENTSTO $31,51
OPTIONS EXPIRY/FRIDAY IS OPTIONX EXPIRY FOR LONDON OTC
GOLD ACCESS CLOSED 2913,10
Silver ACCESS CLOSED: $31,65
Bitcoin morning price:$89,072UP 276 DOLLARS.
Bitcoin: afternoon price: $88,776 DOWN 6384 DOLLARS
Platinum price closing UP $0.85 TO $966.55
Palladium price; DOWN $19,20 TO $925.50
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*CANADIAN GOLD: $4166.30 DOWN 45.58 CDN dollars per oz( * NEW ALL TIME HIGH 4208.15CDN DOLLARS PER OZ//FEB 24 2025)
*BRITISH GOLD: 2298,36 DOWN 39.70 Pounds per oz// *(NEW ALL TIME HIGH//CLOSING//2,339.25 BRITISH POUNDS/OZ) FEB 10/2025
*EURO GOLD: 2,769,10 DOWN 50,56 Euros per oz //* (ALL TIME CLOSING HIGH: 2,819,78UROS PER OZ/FEB 24 //2025)
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EXCHANGE
EXCHANGE: COMEX
CONTRACT: FEBRUARY 2025 COMEX 100 GOLD FUTURES
SETTLEMENT: 2,904.500000000 USD
INTENT DATE: 02/25/2025 DELIVERY DATE: 02/27/2025
FIRM ORG FIRM NAME ISSUED STOPPED
118 H MACQUARIE FUT 178
323 C HSBC 200
363 H WELLS FARGO SEC 811
686 C STONEX FINANCIA 6
690 C ABN AMRO 6
709 C BARCLAYS 1032
905 C ADM 27
991 H CME 238
TOTAL: 1,249 1,249
GOLD: NUMBER OF NOTICES FILED FOR FEBRUARY/2024. CONTRACT: 1249 NOTICES FOR 124900 OZ 3.8849 TONNES
total notices so far: 76,093 contracts for 7,609,300 Oz (236.681 tonnes)
FOR FEB.
SILVER NOTICES: 195 NOTICE(S) FILED FOR 0.975MILLION OZ/
total number of notices filed so far this month : 4758 for 23.790 million oz
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GLD/
BOTH GLD AND SLV ARE FRAUDULENT VEHICLES//THEY ARE NOW RAIDING GLD AND SLV FOR PHYSICAL
THE CROOKS ARE STEALING GOLD AND SILVER FROM THE GLD/SLV AND REPLACING THE PHYSICAL WITH PAPER DOLLARS.
WITH GOLD DOWN $ 40.85 INVESTORS SWITCHING TO SPROTT PHYSICAL (PHYS) INSTEAD OF THE FRAUDULENT GLD:
HUGE CHANGES IN GOLD INVENTORY AT THE GLD: A MASSIVE DEPOSIT OF 3.45TONNES
INVENTORY RESTS AT 907.83 TONNES
SLV/
WITH NO SILVER AROUND AND SILVER DOWN 90 CENTS AT THE SLV: HUGE CHANGES IN SILVER INVENTORY AT THE SLV: A DEPOSIT OF 6.245 MILLION OZ
INVESTORS ARE SWITCHING SLV TO SPROTT’S PSLV.
CLOSING INVENTORY: 441.406MILLION OZ
Let us have a look at the data for today
SILVER//OUTLINE
SILVER COMEX OI FELL BY A HUGE SIZED 3771 ONTRACTS TO 164,286 AND STALLING ON ITS MARCH TO THE RECORD HIGH OI OF 244,710, SET FEB 25/2020, AND THIS HUGE SIZED LOSS IN COMEX OI WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH OUR HUGE LOSS OF $0,90 IN SILVER PRICING AT THE COMEX WITH RESPECT TO TUESDAY’S TRADING. WE HAD A HUGE LOSS OF 3011 TOTAL CONTRACTS ON OUR TWO EXCHANGES WITH OUR LOSS IN PRICE//TUESDAY’S TRADING.. WE HAD AN INITIAL 100 CONTRACT EXCHANGE FOR RISK FOR 500,000 OZ.WE HAD HUGE LIQUIDATION OF T.A.S. CONTRACTS ON TUESDAY COMEX TRADING/ AS THEY DESPERATELY TRIED TO CONTAIN SILVER’S PRICE RISE FOR THE PAST 4 WEEKS (WHERE RAIDS ARE CALLED UPON AGAIN AND AGAIN TRYING TO STOP THE RISE IN SILVER’S PRICE AND TO QUELL ADDITIONAL DERIVATIVE LOSSES TO OUR BANKERS’ MASSIVE TOTALS). THEY SUCCEEDED ON TUESDAY WITH SILVER’S FALL IN PRICE BY 90 CENTS. WE HAD A HUGE T.A.S. LIQUIDATION TUESDAY COUPLED WITH ANOTHER NEW HUGE T.A.S. ISSUANCE OF 1411 CONTRACTS ISSUED BY THE CME AND THAT SIGNALS DEEP CODE RED THAT THE CROOKS ARE DESPERATE TO STOP SILVER BREAKING OVER THE 34.00 DOLLAR MARK. WE HAVE A HUGE CONTANGO IN SILVER SPOT VS FRONT FEB OF AROUND 95 CENTS AND A LEASE RATE OF 6%. WE HAD A 760 CONTRACT EXCHANGE FOR PHYSICAL ISSUANCE ACCOMPANIED BY OUR STRONG 1411CONTRACT T.A.S ISSUANCE WHICH WILL BE USED IN FUTURE TRADING AS THEY PLAY AN INTEGRAL PART IN OUR COMEX TRADING TRYING TO CONTAIN ANY SILVER PRICE RISE. IN ESSENCE WE LOST A HUGE SIZED 3011 CONTRACTS ON OUR TWO EXCHANGES WITH OUR LOSS IN PRICE. WE HAD HUGE TAS LIQUIDATION THROUGHOUT TUESDAY’S COMEX TRADING SESSION COUPLED WITH MONTH END SPREADER LIQUIDATION. OPTONS EXIRY AT THE COMEX FINISHED TUESDAY NIGHT.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CROOKS NEED A HIGHER SILVER/GOLD T.A.S. TO CARRY ON THEIR CROOKED MANIPULATION ON A DAILY BASIS BUT DEMAND IS JUST TOO HIGH FOR THEM. THE HIGHER ISSUANCE OF T.A.S. IS NOW USED TO TEMPER OUR SILVER/GOLD PRICE RISE OR INITIATE A RAID AS WHAT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES LAST MONTH AND AGAIN WITH THIS WEEK’S TRADING ON SILVER.
CRAIG HEMKE HAS POINTED OUT THAT THE CROOKS USE THE MID MONTH FOR MANIPULATION AS THEY SELL THEIR BUY SIDE OF THE CALENDAR SPREAD FIRST AND THEN KEEP THE SELL SIDE TO LIQUIDATE AT A LATER DATE. THUS WE HAVE TWO VEHICLES THE CROOKS USE FOR MANIPULATION AND BOTH ARE SPREADERS: 1) AT MONTH’S END/SPREADERS COMEX AND 2/ TAS SPREADERS, MID MONTH. TOTAL TAS ISSUED ON TUESDAY NIGHT/WEDNESDAY MORNING: A STRONG 1411 CONTRACTS. DESPITE MANY COMPLAINTS THAT THE CROOKS HAVE VIOLATED POSITION LIMITS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE TAS ISSUED HAVE A VALUE OF ZERO (AS TO POSITION LIMITS FOR OUR CROOKED BANKERS). THE PROBLEM OF COURSE IS THAT THE CROOKS DO NOT LIQUIDATE THE TAS TOGETHER BUT SELL THE BUY SIDE FIRST AND THEN LIQUIDATE THE SELL SIDE TWO MONTHS HENCE. IT IS OBVIOUS MANIPULATION TO THE HIGHEST DEGREE BUT IT NATURALLY FELL ON DEAF EARS WITH OUR REGULATORS (OCC) WHEN THEY RECEIVED OUR COMPLAINTS. IT NOW SEEMS THAT THE OCC HAS ORDERED THE BANKS TO REDUCE ITS NEW LEVEL OF 1 TRILLION DOLLARS IN GOLD/SILVER DERIVATIVES
WE HAVE IN THE PAST YEAR SET ANOTHER RECORD LOW AT 114,102 CONTRACTS ///JULY 3.2023// OUR BANKERS WITH THE HELP OF SPECULATORS AND HIGH FREQUENCY TRADERS WERE SUCCESSFUL IN KNOCKING THE PRICE OF SILVER DOWN (IT FELL BY $0.90 BUT WERE SUCCESSFUL IN KNOCKING OFF SOME NET SILVER LONGS FROM THEIR PERCH AS WE HAD A HUGE LOSS IN OUR TWO EXCHANGES OF 3011 CONTRACTS WE HAD A MASSIVE LIQUIDATION OF T.A.S. CONTRACTS TRYING TO CONTAIN SILVER’S PRICE RISE AND THAT ACCOUNTS OF MOST OF OUR OPEN INTEREST FALL.
WE HAD A 760 CONTRACT ISSUANCE OF EXCHANGE FOR PHYSICALS) iiii) AN INITIAL SILVER STANDING FOR COMEX SILVER MEASURING AT 10.105 MILLION OZ (FIRST DAY NOTICE) FOLLOWED BY TODAY’S 49 CONTRACT QUEUE JUMP FOR 245,000 OZ
// STANDING FOR SILVER//FEB INCREASES TO 23.455 MILLION OZ
WE HAD:
/ HUGE SIZED COMEX OI LOSS+// A HUGE SIZED EFP ISSUANCE/ VI) HUGE SIZED NUMBER OF T.A.S. CONTRACT ISSUANCE 1411 CONTRACTS)/
I AM NOW RECORDING THE DIFFERENTIAL IN OI FROM PRELIMINARY TO FINAL: ADDED 783 CONTRACTS.
HISTORICAL ACCUMULATION OF EXCHANGE FOR PHYSICALS FEB. ACCUMULATION FOR EFP’S SILVER/JPMORGAN’S HOUSE OF BRIBES/STARTING FROM FIRST DAY/MONTH OF FEB
TOTAL CONTRACTS for 17 DAYS, total 12,387ontracts: OR 61.935 MILLION OZ (728 CONTRACTS PER DAY)
TOTAL EFP’S FOR THE MONTH SO FAR: 61.935 MILLION OZ
LAST 24 MONTHS TOTAL EFP CONTRACTS ISSUED IN MILLIONS OF OZ:
MAY 137.83 MILLION
JUNE 149.91 MILLION OZ
JULY 129.445 MILLION OZ
AUGUST: MILLION OZ 140.120
SEPT. 28.230 MILLION OZ//
OCT: 94.595 MILLION OZ
NOV: 131.925 MILLION OZ
DEC: 100.615 MILLION OZ
YEAR 2022:
JAN 2022-DEC 2022
JAN 2022// 90.460 MILLION OZ
FEB 2022: 72.39 MILLION OZ//
MARCH 2022: 207.140 MILLION OZ//A NEW RECORD FOR EFP ISSUANCE
APRIL: 114.52 MILLION OZ FINAL//LOW ISSUANCE
MAY: 105.635 MILLION OZ//
JUNE: 94.470 MILLION OZ
JULY : 87.110 MILLION OZ
AUGUST: 65.025 MILLION OZ
SEPT. 74.025 MILLION OZ///FINAL
OCT. 29.017 MILLION OZ FINAL
NOV: 134.290 MILLION OZ//FINAL
DEC, 61.395 MILLION OZ FINAL
TOTALS YR 2022: 1135.767 MILLION OZ (1.1356 BILLION OZ)
JAN 2023/// 53.070 MILLION OZ //FINAL
FEB: 2023: 100.105 MILLION OZ/FINAL//MUCH STRONGER ISSUANCE VS THE LATTER TWO MONTHS.
MARCH 2023: 112.58 MILLION OZ//FINAL//STRONG ISSUANCE
APRIL 111.035 MILLION OZ(SLIGHTLY GREATER THAN THAN LAST MONTH)
MAY 66.120 MILLION OZ/INITIAL (MUCH SMALLER THIS MONTH)
JUNE: 110.395 MILLION OZ//MUCH LARGER THAN LAST MONTH
JULY 85.745 MILLION OZ (SMALLER THAN LAST MONTH)
AUGUST: 171.43 MILLION OZ (THIS MONTH IS GOING TO BE HUGE //2ND HIGHEST ON RECORD
SEPT: 72.705 MILLION OZ (SMALLER THIS MONTH)
OCT: 97.455 MILLION OZ
NOV. 50.050 MILLION OZ
DEC. 66.140 MILLION OZ//
TOTAL 2023: 1,104.10 MILLION OZ/
JAN ’24 : 78.655 MILLION OZ//
FEB /2024 : 66.135 MILLION OZ./FINAL
MARCH: 143.750 MILLION OZ// 4TH HIGHEST ON RECORD.
APRIL: 161.770 MILLION OZ (THIS MONTH WILL BE A WHOPPER OF ISSUANCE OF EFPS//3RD HIGHEST EVER RECORDED FOR A MONTH)
MAY: 135.995 MILLION OZ //WILL BE A STRONG MONTH FOR EXCHANGE FOR PHYSICAL ISSUANCE
JUNE 110.575 MILLION OZ ( WILL BE ANOTHER STRONG MONTH ISSUANCE)
JULY: 108.870 MILLION OZ (WILL BE A STRONG ISSUANCE MONTH/ A TOUCH OVER 100 MILLION OZ/)
AUGUST; 99.740 MILLION OZ//THIS MONTH WILL BE STRONG FOR ISSUANCE BUT LESS THAN JULY.
SEPT: 112.415 MILLION OZ//WILL BE A HUGE MONTH FOR EXCHANGE FOR PHYSICAL ISSUANCE
OCT; 97.485 MILLION OZ (WILL BE SMALLER ISSUANCE THIS MONTH )
NOV. 115.970 MILLION OZ ( HUGE THIS MONTH)
DEC: 132.54 MILLION OZ (THIS MONTH WILL BE A HUMDINGER FOR ISSUANCE BUT ISSUANCE SLOWED DRAMATICALLY THESE PAST FIVE DAYS/// WILL NOT EXCEED MARCH 2022 RECORD OF 209 MILLION OZ
YEAR 2024 TOTAL: 1363.84 MILLION OR 1.363 BILLION OZ
JANUARY 2025: 67.230 MILLION OZ///(THIS MONTH’S ISSUANCE OF EXCHANGE FOR PHYSICAL WILL BE SMALL)
FEB. 61.935 MILLION OZ//EXCHANGE FOR PHYSICAL ISSUANCE
RESULT: WE HAD A HUGE SIZED DECREASE IN COMEX OI SILVER COMEX CONTRACTS OF 3771 CONTRACTS WITH OUR LOSS IN PRICE OF SILVER PRICING AT THE COMEX// TUESDAY.,. THE CME NOTIFIED US THAT WE HAD A 760CONTRACT EFP ISSUANCE CONTRACTS: 760 ISSUED FOR MARCH AND 0 CONTRACTS ISSUED FOR ALL OTHER MONTHS) WHICH EXITED OUT OF THE SILVER COMEX TO LONDON AS FORWARDS. WE HAVE A GOOD INITIAL SILVER OZ STANDING FOR DEC OF 10.105 MILLION OZ ON FIRST DAY NOTICE,FOLLOWED BY TODAY’S 245 ,000 OZ EQUEUE JUMP TRANSFER TO LONDON//NEW STANDING ADVANCESTO 23.790 MILLION OZ TO WHICH WE HAD 100 CONTRACTS OF EXCHANGE FOR RISK FOR 500,000 OZ//NEW STANDING 24.290 MILLION OZ
WE HAVE 1). A HUGE SIZED LOSS OF 3011 OI CONTRACTS ON THE TWO EXCHANGES WITH OUR LOSS IN PRICE// 2.THE TOTAL OF TAS INITIATED CONTRACTS TODAY: A STRONG 1411 CONTRACTS TRYING DESPERATELY TO CONTAIN SILVER’S PRICE RISE,//MONSTER FRONT END OF THE TAS CONTRACTS WERE LIQUIDATED DURING THE TUESDAY COMEX SESSION. HOWEVER THEY STILL NEED THESE ISSUANCES FOR REPLENISHMENT FOR FUTURE TRADING //3. ZERO NET LONG SPECULATORS WERE BURNED ON MONDAY WITH THE LOSS IN PRICE. ALSO 4. SOME OF OUR LONGS EXERCISED THEIR CONTRACTS AND TENDERED FOR PHYSICAL SILVER MUCH TO THE ANGER OF OUR BANKERS. SILVER IS NOT BASEL III COMPLIANT SO THE BANKERS CAN TAKE THEIR TIME WITH THE DELIVERY OF SILVER.
THE NEW TAS ISSUANCE TUESDAY NIGHT (1411) WILL BE PUT INTO “THE BANK” TO BE COLLUSIVELY USED AT A LATER DATE
WE HAD 195 NOTICE(S) FILED TODAY FOR 0.975 million OZ
THE SILVER COMEX IS NOW BEING ATTACKED FOR METAL BY LONDONERS ET AL.
GOLD//OUTLINE
IN GOLD, THE COMEX OPEN INTEREST FELL BY A HUGE SIZED 17,049 OI CONTRACTS TO 512,736 AND CLOSER TO THE RECORD (SET JAN 24/2020) AT 799,105 AND PREVIOUS TO THAT: (SET JAN 6/2020) AT 797,110. (ALL TIME LOW OF 390,000 CONTRACTS.)
THE DIFFERENTIAL FROM PRELIMINARY OI TO FINAL OI IN GOLD TODAY: REMOVED A STRONG SIZED 913 CONTRACTS//
WE HAD A HUGE SEIZED DECREASE IN COMEX OI (17,049 CONTRACTS) OCCURRED WITH OUR LOSS OF $40.85 IN PRICE TUESDAY. THE FRBNY SUPPLIED THE NECESSARY SHORT PAPER.. WE ALSO HAD A HUMONGOUS INITIAL STANDING IN GOLD TONNAGE FOR FEB AT 184.40 TONNES FOLLOWED BY A HUGE 930 CONTRACT QUEUE JUMP//93000 OZ (2.8926 TONNES)
/NEW STANDING ADVANCES TO 236.6930TONNES +18.4527
= 2565.1457 TONNES.
/ ALL OF THIS HAPPENED WITH OUR $40.85 LOSS IN PRICE WITH RESPECT TO TUESDAY’S COMEX ///. WE HAD A HUGE SIZED LOSS OF 12,904 OI CONTRACTS (40.137 APER TONNES) ON OUR TWO EXCHANGES, WITH MANY LONGS, REMAINING AT THE END OF THE DAY, TENDERING FOR PHYSICAL GOLD VIA THE EXCHANGE FOR PHYSICAL ROUTE, MUCH TO THE ANGER AND HORROR EXHIBITED BY OUR MAJOR BANKER, THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK. THE HORROR INTENSIFIED ONCE LONDON STARTED TO TRADE LAST WEEK, AND THROUGHOUT THE WEEK WITH MAJOR TENDERING FOR PHYSICAL VIA THE EXCHANGE FOR PHYSICAL ROUTE! THE RESULT: A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF GOLD STANDING FOR DELIVERY FOR THE FRONT FEBRUARY CONTRACT MONTH. CENTRAL BANKERS ARE NOW WAITING PATIENTLY FOR THEIR DELIVERY OF GOLD VIA SLOW MOVING SHIPS.
E.F.P. ISSUANCE
THE CME RELEASED THE DATA FOR EFP ISSUANCE AND IT TOTALED A STRONG SIZED 4145 CONTRACTS:
The NEW COMEX OI FOR THE GOLD COMPLEX RESTS AT 512,736
IN ESSENCE WE HAVE A HUGE SIZED DECREASE IN TOTAL CONTRACTS ON THE TWO EXCHANGES OF 12,904 CONTRACTS WITH 17,249 CONTRACTS DECREASED AT THE COMEX// AND A STRONG SIZED 4145 EXCHANGE FOR PHYSICAL OI CONTRACT ISSUANCE WHICH NAVIGATED OVER TO LONDON. THUS TOTAL OI LOSS ON THE TWO EXCHANGES OF 12,904 CONTRACTS.. WE HAD THE FOLLOWING TAS CONTRACTS INITIATED (ISSUED): A STRONG SIZED AND CRIMINAL 1618 CONTRACTS ISSUED.
CALCULATIONS ON GAIN/LOSS ON OUR TWO EXCHANGES
WE HAD A STRONG SIZED ISSUANCE IN EXCHANGE FOR PHYSICALS (4145 CONTRACTS) ACCOMPANYING THE HUGE SIZED DECREASE IN COMEX OI OF 17,049 CONTRACTS/TOTAL LOSS FOR OUR THE TWO EXCHANGES: 12,904 CONTRACTS..WE HAVE 1) NOW RETURNED TO OUR FORMER FORMAT OF BANKERS GOING LONG AND SPECULATORS GOING SHORT ,2.) STRONG INITIAL STANDING AT THE GOLD COMEX FOR FEB 184.40 TONNES FOLLOWED BY TODAY’S QUEUE JUMP OF 930 CONTRACTS FOR 93,000OZ( 2.8926TONNES). AND THEN WE ADD OUR 5 EXCHANGE FOR RISK TOTALS OF 18.4527 TONNES//NEW TOTAL OF GOLD STANDING AT THE COMEX ADVANCES TO 255.1457TONNES
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NEW STANDING FOR FEB ADVANCES TO:
236.6930 NORMAL DELIVERY + .18,4527 TONNES OF EXCHANGE FOR RISK/PRIOR
EQUALS 255.1457 TONNES
//NEW STANDING FEB: 255.1457 TONNES WHICH IS THE HIGHEST EVER GOLD STANDING FOR A FEBRUARY DELIVERY MONTH. AND FOR ANY COMEX MONTH.
/ 3) HUGE T.A.S. LIQUIDATION TRYING TO LOWER GOLD’S PRICE TUESDAY WITH LITTLE SUCCESS IN REMOVING ANY NET SPECULATOR LONGS, AS WITH OUR1) $40.85 PRICE LOSS WE HAD 2) ZERO NET LONG SPECS BEING CLIPPED AS WE HAD A STRONG GAIN OF 1871 CONTRACTS ON OUR TWO EXCHANGES ) ALSO, 3)STICKY GOLD’S LONGS WERE REWARDED TUESDAY EVENING AS THEY EXERCISED EFP’S FROM LONDON TO TAKE DELIVERY OF BADLY NEEDED PHYSICAL AND THUS OUR RECORD NUMBER OF GOLD TONNES STANDING FOR FEBRUARY.
4) STRONG SIZED COMEX OPEN INTEREST INCREASE 5) STRONG ISSUANCE OF EXCHANGE FOR PHYSICAL PAPER///SMALL T.A.S. ISSUANCE: 1618 T.A.S.CONTRACTS//
HISTORICAL ACCUMULATION OF EXCHANGE FOR PHYSICALS IN 2023-2025 INCLUDING TODAY
FEB
ACCUMULATION OF EFP’S GOLD AT J.P. MORGAN’S HOUSE OF BRIBES: (EXCHANGE FOR PHYSICAL) FOR THE MONTH OF FEB :
TOTAL EFP CONTRACTS ISSUED: 67,206 CONTRACTS OF 6,720,600 OZ OR 209,03TONNES IN 17 RADING DAY(S) AND THUS AVERAGING: 3953EFP CONTRACTS PER TRADING DAY
TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA AS TO THE SIZE OF THESE EFP TRANSFERS : THIS MONTH IN 17TRADING DAY(S) IN TONNES 209,03TONNES
TOTAL ANNUAL GOLD PRODUCTION, 2024, THROUGHOUT THE WORLD EX CHINA EX RUSSIA: 3555 TONNES
THUS EFP TRANSFERS REPRESENTS 209.03 DIVIDED BY 3550 x 100% TONNES = 5.88% OF GLOBAL ANNUAL PRODUCTION
ACCUMULATION OF GOLD EFP’S YEAR 2021 TO 2023
JANUARY/2021: 265.26 TONNES (RAPIDLY INCREASING AGAIN)
FEB : 171.24 TONNES ( DEFINITELY SLOWING DOWN AGAIN)..
MARCH:. 276.50 TONNES (STRONG AGAIN/
APRIL: 189..44 TONNES ( DRAMATICALLY SLOWING DOWN AGAIN//GOLD IN BACKWARDATION)
MAY: 250.15 TONNES (NOW DRAMATICALLY INCREASING AGAIN)
JUNE: 247.54 TONNES (FINAL)
JULY: 188.73 TONNES FINAL
AUGUST: 217.89 TONNES FINAL ISSUANCE.
SEPT 142.12 TONNES FINAL ISSUANCE ( LOW ISSUANCE)_
OCT: 141.13 TONNES FINAL ISSUANCE (LOW ISSUANCE)
NOV: 312.46 TONNES FINAL ISSUANCE//NEW RECORD!! (INCREASING DRAMATICALLY)//SIGN OF REAL STRESS//SURPASSING THE MARCH 2021 RECORD OF 276.50 TONNES OF EFP
DEC. 175.62 TONNES//FINAL ISSUANCE//
TOTALS: 2,578.08 TONNES/2021
JAN:2022 247.25 TONNES //FINAL
FEB: 196.04 TONNES//FINAL
MARCH/2022: 409.30 TONNES //FINAL( THIS IS NOW A RECORD EFP ISSUANCE FOR MARCH AND FOR ANY MONTH.
APRIL: 169.55 TONNES (FINAL VERY LOW ISSUANCE MONTH)
MAY: 247.44 TONNES FINAL//
JUNE: 238.13 TONNES FINAL
JULY: 378.43 TONNES FINAL/SECOND HIGHEST ON RECORD
AUGUST: 180.81 TONNES FINAL
SEPT. 193.16 TONNES FINAL
OCT: 177.57 TONNES FINAL ( MUCH SMALLER THAN LAST MONTH)
NOV. 223.98 TONNES//FINAL ( MUCH LARGER THAN PREVIOUS MONTHS//comex running out of physical)
DEC: 185.59 tonnes // FINAL
TOTAL: 2,847,25 TONNES/2022
JAN 2023: 228.49 TONNES FINAL//HUGE AMOUNT OF EFP’S ISSUED THIS MONTH!!
FEB: 151.61 TONNES/FINAL
MARCH: 280.09 TONNES/INITIAL (ANOTHER STRONG MONTH FOR EFP ISSUANCE)
APRIL: 197.42 TONNES
MAY: 236.67 TONNES (A VERY STRONG ISSUANCE FOR THIS MONTH)
JUNE: 172.667 TONNES (WEAKER ISSUANCE THIS MONTH)
JULY: 151.69 TONNES (WEAKER THAN LAST MONTH)
AUGUST: 195.28 TONNES (A STRONGER MONTH)//FINAL
SEPT: 254.709 TONNES (WILL BE LARGER THAN LAST MONTH AND A STRONG MONTH)
OCT. 248.09 TONNES. LIKE SILVER, THIS MONTH IS GOING TO BE A STRONG E.F.P. ISSUANCE.
NOV. 239.16 TONNES//WILL BE STRONG THIS MONTH,
DEC. 213.704 TONNES. A STRONG MONTH//
TOTAL FOR YEAR 2023: 2,569.57 TONNES VS 2578 TONNES LAST YEAR
JAN ’24: 291.76 TONNES (WILL BE MUCH GREATER THAN LAST MONTH.//3RD HIGHEST EVER RECORDED EXCHANGE FOR PHYSICAL)
FEB’24: 201.947 TONNES
MARCH 2024: 352.21 TONNES//2ND HIGHEST EVER RECORDED EFP ISSUANCE.
APRIL: 267.05TONNES (WILL BE AN EXTREMELY STRONG MONTH BUT LESS THAN MARCH 2024)
MAY; 316.606 TONNES (WILL BE ANOTHER STRONG MONTH// 3RD HIGHEST RECORDED EFP ISSUANCE )// NOTICE THE HUGE INCREASES IN EX FOR PHYSICAL THESE PAST FEW MONTHS. THESE CONTRACTS ARE CIRCLED BACK FROM LONDON WHEREBY METAL IS REMOVED FROM THE COMEX.
JUNE 175.11 tonnes HEADING FOR A WEAKER MONTH AND MUCH LESS THAN THE THREE PREVIOUS MONTHS
JULY: 351. 65 TONNES (3RD HIGHEST EVER RECORDED EXCHANGE FOR PHYSICAL AND THE HIGHEST EVER RECORDED POST BASEL III)
AUGUST: 274.79 TONNES//THIS MONTH WILL NO DOUBT BE A STRONG ISSUANCE OF EFP’S BUT MUCH LESS THAN LAST MONTH.
SEPT: 335 .104 TONNES//IF THIS CONTINUES WE WILL HAVE A HUMDINGER OF AN EFP ISSUANCE. WE WILL PROBABLY END JUST SHORT OF THE 3RD HIGHEST ISSUANCE EVER RECORDED.
OCT. 277.71 TONNES (THIS WILL BE A GOOD ISSUANCE THIS MONTH)
NOV: 393.875 TONNES ( A HUGE MONTH////NOW SURPASSED THE PREVIOUS 3RD AND 2ND HIGHEST EVER RECORDED EX FOR PHYSICAL ISSUANCE TO BECOME THE 2ND HIGHEST EVER RECORDED
DEC 360.03 TONNES THIRD HIGHEST EVER RECORDED FOR EFP ISSUANCE
TOTAL 2024 YEAR. 3,597.846 TONNES
JAN. 2025: 257.919 TONNES (ISSUANCE WILL BE PRETTY GOOD THIS MONTH BUT MUCH LOWER THAN LAST MONTH)
FEB: 209.03 TONNES//EX FOR PHYSICAL ISSUANCE (WILL BE A GOOD SIZED ISSUANCE THIS MONTH)
SPREADING OPERATIONS
(/NOW SWITCHING TO GOLD) FOR NEWCOMERS, HERE ARE THE DETAILS
SPREADING LIQUIDATION HAS NOW COMMENCED AS WE HEAD TOWARDS THE NEW ACTIVE FRONT MONTH OF FEB. WE ARE NOW INTO THE SPREADING OPERATION OF GOLD
HERE IS A BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF HOW THE CROOKS FLEECE UNSUSPECTING LONGS IN THE SPREADING ENDEAVOUR ;MODUS OPERANDI OF THE CORRUPT BANKERS AS TO HOW THEY HANDLE THEIR SPREAD OPEN INTERESTS:HERE IS HOW THE CROOKS USED SPREADING AS WE ARE NOW INTO THE NON ACTIVE DELIVERY MONTH OF NOV HEADING TOWARDS THE ACTIVE DELIVERY MONTH OF FEB., FOR GOLD: AND MARCH FOR SILVER
YOU WILL ALSO NOTICE THAT THE COMEX OPEN INTEREST STARTS TO RISE BUT SO IS THE OPEN INTEREST OF SPREADERS. THE OPEN INTEREST IN WILL CONTINUE TO RISE UNTIL ONE WEEK BEFORE FIRST DAY NOTICE OF AN UPCOMING ACTIVE DELIVERY MONTH (OCT), AND THAT IS WHEN THE CROOKS SELL THEIR SPREAD POSITIONS BUT NOT AT THE SAME TIME OF THE DAY. THEY WILL USE THE SELL SIDE OF THE EQUATION TO CREATE THE CASCADE (ALONG WITH THEIR COLLUSIVE FRIENDS) AND THEN COVER ON THE BUY SIDE OF THE SPREAD SITUATION AT THE END OF THE DAY. THEY DO THIS TO AVOID POSITION LIMIT DETECTION. THE LIQUIDATION OF THE SPREADING FORMATION CONTINUES FOR EXACTLY ONE WEEK AND ENDS ON FIRST DAY NOTICE.”
WHAT IS ALARMING TO ME, ACCORDING TO OUR LONDON EXPERT ANDREW MAGUIRE IS THAT THESE EFP’S ARE BEING TRANSFERRED TO WHAT ARE CALLED SERIAL FORWARD CONTRACT OBLIGATIONS AND THESE CONTRACTS ARE LESS THAN 14 DAYS. ANYTHING GREATER THAN 14 DAYS, THESE MUST BE RECORDED AND SENT TO THE COMPTROLLER, GREAT BRITAIN TO MONITOR RISK TO THE BANKING SYSTEM. IF THIS IS INDEED TRUE, THEN THIS IS A MASSIVE CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD AS WE NOW WITNESS A MONSTROUS TOTAL EFP’S ISSUANCE AS IT HEADS INTO THE STRATOSPHERE.
The crooks also use the spread in the TAS account (trade at settlement). They buy the spot TAS (e.g. June) and sell the future TAS two months out (e.g. August). Then they unload the front month (i.e. unload the buy side first so the price of gold/silver falls. This occurs in the middle of the front delivery month cycle. They unload the sell side of the equation, two months down the road. The crooks violate position limits as the OCC refuse to hear our complaints.
First, here is an outline of what will be discussed tonight:
1.TODAY WE HAD THE OPEN INTEREST AT THE COMEX IN SILVER FELL BY A HUGE SIZED 3771 CONTRACTS OI TO 164,286 AND FURTHER FROM THE COMEX HIGH RECORD //244,710( SET FEB 25/2020). THE LAST RECORDS WERE SET IN AUG.2018 AT 244,196 WITH A SILVER PRICE OF $14.78/(AUGUST 22/2018)..THE PREVIOUS RECORD TO THAT WAS SET ON APRIL 9/2018 AT 243,411 OPEN INTEREST CONTRACTS WITH THE SILVER PRICE AT THAT DAY: $16.53). AND PREVIOUS TO THAT, THE RECORD WAS ESTABLISHED AT: 234,787 CONTRACTS, SET ON APRIL 21.2017 OVER 7 YEARS AGO. HOWEVER WE HAVE NOW SET A NEW RECORD LOW OF 114,102 CONTRACTS JULY 3.2023
EFP ISSUANCE 760 CONTRACTS
OUR CUSTOMARY MIGRATION OF COMEX LONGS CONTINUE TO MORPH INTO LONDON FORWARDS AS OUR BANKERS USED THEIR EMERGENCY PROCEDURE TO ISSUE:
MAR 760 and ALL OTHER MONTHS: ZERO. TOTAL EFP ISSUANCE: 760 CONTRACTS. EFP’S GIVE OUR COMEX LONGS A FIAT BONUS PLUS A DELIVERABLE PRODUCT OVER IN LONDON. IF WE TAKE THE COMEX OI LOSS OF 3771 CONTRACTS AND ADD TO THE 760E.FP. ISSUED
WE OBTAIN A HUGE SIZED LOSS OF OPEN INTEREST CONTRACTS FROM OUR TWO EXCHANGES OF 3011 CONTRACTS
THUS IN OUNCES, THE LOSS ON THE TWO EXCHANGES TOTALS 15.055 MILLION OZ OCCURRED WITH OUR $0.90 LOSS IN PRICE
OUTLINE FOR TODAY’S COMMENTARY
1a/COMEX GOLD AND SILVER REPORT
(report Harvey)
b, ) Gold/silver trading overnight Europe,//GOLD COMMENTARIES
(Peter Schiff)
c) Commentaries from: Egon von Greyerz///Matthew Piepenburg via GoldSwitzerland.com, Pam and Russ Martens
ii a) Chris Powell of GATA provides to us very important physical commentaries
b. Other gold/silver commentaries
c. Commodity commentaries//
d)/CRYPTOCURRENCIES/BITCOIN ETC
2.ASIAN AFFAIRS WEDNESDAY MORNING//TUESDAY NIGHT
HANGHAI CLOSED UP 34.17TS OR 1.02%
//Hang Seng CLOSED UP 753.91 PTS OR 3.27%
// Nikkei CLOSED DOWN 95.42OR 0.25%//Australia’s all ordinaries CLOSED DOWN 0.24%
//Chinese yuan (ONSHORE) CLOSED DOWN TO 7.2559 CHINESE YUAN OFFSHORE CLOSED DOWN TO 7.2587/ Oil UP TO 69.24 dollars per barrel for WTI and BRENT UP TO 73.18Stocks in Europe OPENED ALL GREEN
ONSHORE USA/ YUAN TRADING ABOVE LEVEL OF OFFSHORE YUAN/ONSHORE YUAN TRADING
WEAKER AGAINST US DOLLAR/OFFSHORE YUAN WEAKER
END
ASIA TRADING WEDNESDAY MORNING/TUESDAY NIGHT
A)NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA
outline
b) REPORT ON JAPAN/
OUTLINE
3 CHINA
OUTLINE
4/EUROPEAN AFFAIRS
OUTLINE
5. RUSSIAN AND MIDDLE EASTERN AFFAIRS
OUTLINE
6.Global Issues//COVID ISSUES/VACCINE ISSUES
OUTLINE
7. OIL ISSUES
OUTLINE
8 EMERGING MARKET ISSUES
9. USA
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1. COMEX DATA//AMOUNTS STANDING//VOLUME OF TRADING/INVENTORY MOVEMENTS
GOLD
LET US BEGIN:
THE TOTAL COMEX GOLD OPEN INTEREST FELL BY A HUGE SIZED 17,049 CONTRACTS TO 512,736 WITH OUR LOSS IN PRICE OF $40.85 WITH RESPECT TO TUESDAY’S TRADING/. WE LOST SOME NET LONGS WITH THAT PRICE LOSS FOR GOLD. BUT AS YOU WILL SEE BELOW, OUR LOSS IN PRICE ALSO HAD A STRONG NUMBER OF EXCHANGE FOR PHYSICAL ISSUED (4145)
THE CME ANNOUNCED TUESDAY NIGHT, ZERO EXCHANGE FOR RISK CONTRACTS FOR NIL OZ OR 0 TONNES.
AND SO FAR IN FEBRUARY: WE HAVE HAD FIVE EXCHANGE FOR RISKS NOW TOTALLING 18.4527TONNES!. THE RECIPIENT OF THESE EXCHANGE FOR RISK CONTRACTS IS THE BANK OF ENGLAND WHO DESPERATELY WANT THEIR LEASED GOLD BACK. THUS WE HAVE TWO SEPARATE ENTITIES (CENTRAL BANKS) DEMANDING THEIR GOLD BACK:
- THE BANK OF ENGLAND
- THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK
THE COUNTERPARTY TO THE BANK OF ENGLAND’S EXCHANGE FOR RISK ARE BULLION BANKS THAT CANNOT VERIFY THAT THEIR GOLD IS UNENCUMBERED AND THUS THE BUYER, THE CENTRAL BANK OF ENGLAND, ASSUMES THE RISK OF THAT DELIVERY.
THUS IN TOTAL WE HAD A STRONG SIZED LOSS ON OUR TWO EXCHANGES OF 12,904 CONTRACTS WITH OUR LOSS IN PRICE. OUR FRIENDLY PHYSICAL LONDON BOYS HAD ANOTHER FIELD DAY AGAIN ON MONDAY NIGHT AS THEY WERE READY FOR THE FRBNY.S CONTINUED ORCHESTRATED RAID AS THEY TRIED TO ABSORB EVERYTHING IN SIGHT FROM THE DAILY ATTACKS WITH THE CONTINUAL LIQUIDATION OF T.A.S. CONTRACTS. LONDONERS EXERCISED THEIR BOUGHT CONTRACTS FOR PHYSICAL GOLD VIA THE EXCHANGE FOR PHYSICAL ROUTE AND THANKED THE FRBNY FOR THE THOUGHTFULNESS. LONDON ANNOUNCED LATE (JAN 30) THAT THEY WERE OUT OF GOLD. WRONGLY IT WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THEIR SHIPPING PHYSICAL GOLD TO COMEX FOR STORAGE DUE TO TRUMP’S INITIATION OF TARIFFS. THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS THAT THIS GOLD LEFT LONDON TO CENTRAL BANKS, AND COMEX BANKS HAVE BEEN PAPERING THEIR LOSSES (DERIVATIVE) WITH KILOBAR ENTRIES. DELIVERY OF GOLD CONTRACTS ARE NOW TAKING SEVERAL WEEKS. NO DEFAULT HAS BEEN INITIATED AS DEALERS ARE AFRAID OF LOSS OF THEIR JOBS. SO THIS FRAUD CONTINUES. THE LEASE RATES IN LONDON HAVE NOW CLIMBED TO 10% AS GOLD IN LONDON IS NOW EXTREMELY SCARCE. WE CAN NOW SAFELY SAY THAT THERE IS A RUN ON A BANK AND THAT BANK IS THE BANK OF ENGLAND!!!
THE LIQUIDATION OF T.A.S. CONTRACTS THROUGHOUT THIS MONTH CONTINUES TO DISTORT OPEN INTEREST NUMBERS GREATLY AND IT SURELY WAS ON DISPLAY TODAY INCLUDING WITH OUR STRONG T.A.S. ISSUANCES AND FAIR T.A.S. LIQUIDATION. TUESDAY // THEY ISSUED A FAIR 1618 CONTRACT ANNOUNCEMENT (TUESDAY NIGHT/WEDNESDAY MORNING).
THE FED IS THE OTHER MAJOR SHORT OF AROUND 16+ TONNES OF GOLD OWING TO THE B.I.S. THE FED NEEDS TO COVER AS THEY ARE VERY WORRIED ABOUT WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO GOLD PRICES ONCE THE BRICS BEGIN THEIR INITIATIVE AND ABANDON THE US DOLLAR. THIS WAS SCHEDULED TO HAPPEN LATE OCT 2024/(AS OUTLINED IN OUR GOLD PHYSICAL COMMENTARIES//VIEW ANDREW MAGUIRE LATEST LIVE FROM VAULT PODCAST FRIDAY’S 197 , 199, 2001, , 203 , ,205 , 207 209 AND TODAY’S 210 AS HE TACKLES THIS IMPORTANT TOPIC). THE FOUR OR FIVE BANKS ARE ALSO WORRIED ABOUT THEIR HUGE PRECIOUS METAL DERIVATIVE EXPOSURE (NORTH OF ONE TRILLION DOLLARS) AND THIS IS PROBABLY THE MAJOR REASON FOR GOLD/SILVER’S RISE THESE PAST TWO MONTHS. THEY ARE TOTALLY TRAPPED., AND THEIR FAILURE TO STOP CENTRAL BANK PURCHASES OF PHYSICAL GOLD IS THE MAJOR ISSUE OF THE DAY!IT SURE LOOKS LIKE THE BIS HAS GIVEN THE FED ITS MARCHING ORDERS TO COVER ITS PHYSICAL GOLD SHORT AS TRUMP CAME INTO OFFICE MONDAY NOON JAN 20. TRUMP WILL PROBABLY BE FURIOUS WITH THE FED IF IT FINDS OUT THAT THEY (FRBNY) HAS BEEN MANIPULATING THE GOLD MARKET FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS.
OUR PHYSICAL LONDONERS BOUGHT NEW MASSIVE QUANTITIES OF LONGS AT ANY PRICE AND THIS GOLD BOUGHT WILL BE TENDERED FOR PHYSICAL ON A T + ???? BASIS. BECAUSE GOLD IS BASEL III COMPLIANT, GOLD IS SUPPOSED BE DELIVERED IN A VERY TIMELY ONE DAY. CENTRAL BANKS AROUND THE WORLD, BEING REPRESENTED BY OUR LONDONERS, ARE THE REAL PURCHASERS OF THIS GOLD.
THE PROBLEM FOR THOSE PROVIDING THE SHORT PAPER IS THE SHOCK TO THEM ON RECEIVING NOTICE THAT THE LONGS WANT THE PHYSICAL GOLD AS THEY TENDER FOR THAT SHINY YELLOW METAL. THE HIGH LIQUIDATION OF OUR TWO SPREADERS: 1) THE MONTH END SPREADERS AND 2. T.A.S DURING THESE PAST FEW WEEKS IS SURELY DISTORTING COMEX OPEN INTEREST BUT THAT DOES NOT STOP LONDON’S ACCUMULATION OF PHYSICAL! YOU CAN ALSO VISUALIZE THAT PERFECTLY WITH THE HUGE AMOUNTS OF QUEUE JUMPING ORCHESTRATED BY CENTRAL BANKERS BOLTING AHEAD OF ORDINARY LONGS AS THEIR NEED FOR PHYSICAL IS GREAT AS THEY SCOUR THE PLANET LOOKING FOR GOLD.
EXCHANGE FOR PHYSICAL ISSUANCE
WE ARE NOW DEEP INTO THE ACTIVE DELIVERY MONTH OF FEBRUARY… THE CME REPORTS THAT THE BANKERS ISSUED A STRONG SIZED TRANSFER THROUGH THE EFP ROUTE AS THESE LONGS RECEIVED A DELIVERABLE LONDON FORWARD TOGETHER WITH A FIAT BONUS.,
THAT IS A STRONG SIZED 4145 EFP CONTRACTS WERE ISSUED: : /FEB 4145 & ZERO FOR ALL OTHER MONTHS:
TOTAL EFP ISSUANCE: 4145 CONTRACTS. THESE EFP;S CIRCLE AROUND LONDON ON A 13 DAY BASIS AND ARE NOW USED BY GLOBAL CENTRAL BANKS TO EXERCISE FOR PHYSICAL GOLD WITH THE OBLIGATION TO DELIVER BEING FORCED ONTO COMEX BANKS. THE GOLD GENERALLY DELIVERED COMES FROM LONDON BUT THEY ARE OUT!! THUS COMEX BECOMES THE MAJOR SOURCE FOR OUR CENTRAL BANKERS.
ON A NET BASIS IN OPEN INTEREST WE LOST THE FOLLOWING TODAY ON OUR TWO EXCHANGES: A HUGE SIZED TOTAL OF 12,904 CONTRACTS IN THAT 4145 CONTRACT LONGS WERE TRANSFERRED AS EXCHANGE FOR PHYSICALS TO LONDON AND WE HAD A HUGE LOSS OF 17,049 COMEX CONTRACTS..AND LOSS GAIN ON OUR TWO EXCHANGES HAPPENED WITH OUR LOSS IN PRICE OF $40,85 FOR TUESDAY/ COMEX. THE EXCHANGE FOR PHYSICALS WILL BE USED BY CENTRAL BANKS, TO EXERCISE FOR PHYSICAL GOLD AT THE COMEX AS MENTIONED ABOVE.
T.A.S. ISSUANCE
AS PER OUR NEWBIE TRADE AT SETTLEMENT (TAS) MANIPULATION OPERATION (WHICH CRAIG HEMKE HAS POINTED OUT HAPPENS USUALLY DURING MID MONTH IN THE DELIVERY CYCLE), BUT NOW ON A DAILY BASIS, THE CME REPORTS THAT THE TOTAL T.A.S. ISSUANCE FOR MONDAY NIGHT/TUESDAY MORNING WAS A GOOD SIZED SIZED 1618 CONTRACTS, AS AGAIN, ALL OF THE TRADING AND SUPPLY OF CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN ORCHESTRATED BY GOVERNMENT (FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK). AS PER THEIR MEGA 5 DAY ISSUANCE OF T.A.S OVER A FEW WEEKS AGO, THE FED WAS EXPERIMENTING WITH EINSTEIN’S DEFINITION OF INSANITY….TRYING TO DO THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN HOPING FOR A DIFFERENT RESULT. HIS DEFINITION STILL STANDS.. THE CROOKS ACCOMPLISHED LITTLE AS FEW LEFT OUR GOLD METAL ARENA. A HUGE RAID WAS ORDERED BY THE FED WITH END OF THE MONTH TRADING ( MONDAY TRADING// JAN 27) AS THE GOLD PRICE GOT HAMMERED A BIT WITH COMEX OPTIONS EXPIRY. AS YOU SAW WITH LAST TUESDAY’S TRADING// JAN 28 IT HAS NO EFFECT ON GOLD AS IT SHOT UP AGAIN IN PRICE AND IT CONTINUED TO RISE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. LONDON’S ANNOUNCEMENT LAST THURSDAY THAT THEY WERE OUT OF PHYSICAL GOLD SURELY HELPED TO PROPEL GOLD’S METEORIC RISE IN PRICE THESE PAST SEVERAL DAYS PROPELLING IT THROUGH THE 2900 DOLLAR BARRIER TO THE LEVEL IT IS NOW TRADING READY TO CLOSE IN ON THE 3000 DOLLAR LEVEL.
MECHANICS OF T.A.S CONTRACTS/DECEMBER 2024
THROUGHOUT THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS, THE BANKERS CONTINUE TO SELL OFF THE LONG SIDE OF THE SPREAD (T.A.S.) WHICH OF COURSE CONTINUES TO MANIPULATE THE PRICE OF GOLD SOUTHBOUND. (THEY KEEP THE SHORT SIDE OF THE CALENDAR/T.A.S. SPREAD WHICH WILL BE LIQUIDATED IN DAYS HENCE//. IT SEEMS THAT OUR CROOKS ORCHESTRATED, ON DEC. 27, THEIR HUGE RAID TO LOWER THE PRICE OF GOLD TO MAKE THEIR COMEX BETS WHOLE ON OPTIONS EXPIRY WEEK AND THUS THE NEED FOR CONTINUAL STRONG T.A.S. ISSUANCE AND THEN LIQUIDATION. THIS WAS COUPLED WITH THE LIQUIDATION OF CALENDAR//MONTH END SPREADERS . THE USE OF OUR TWO SPREADER MECHANISMS WERE OF EXTREME IMPORTANCE TO OUR CROOKS IN LATE DECEMBER’S OPTIONS EXPIRY TRADING AND AGAIN WITH JANUARY OPTION EXPIRY MONTH. HALF WAY THROUGH THE JANUARY COMEX MONTH, THE CROOKS ISSUED FIVE CONSECUTIVE 30,000+ CONTRACT ISSUANCE. ALL OF THESE T.A.S. ISSUANCES WERE USED IN AN ATTEMPT TO THWART GOLD TRADING ESPECIALLY BEFORE TRUMP’S INAUGURATION AS THE FED MUST REDUCE ITS MASSIVE PHYSICAL GOLD SHORT OF 79 TONNES. THEY FAILED MISERABLY AS GOLD SKYROCKETED IN PRICE THIS WEEK AND NOW TO ALL TIME RECORD HIGHS IN USA DOLLAR TERMS AND OTHER CURRENCIES.
STANDING FOR GOLD FOR THE PAST 4 PLUS YEARS:
// WE HAD A STRONG AMOUNT OF GOLD TONNAGE STANDING: FEB (255.1457 TONNES) WHICH IS HUGE FOR OUR ACTIVE FEB DELIVERY MONTH AND THE HIGHEST STANDING FOR GOLD EVER RECORDED FOR ANY MONTH.
YEAR 2025:
JAN 2025: 113.30 TONNES
FEB: 2025: 255.1457 TONNES (WHICH INCLUDES 18.4567 TONNES OF EX FOR RISK)
HERE ARE THE AMOUNTS THAT STOOD FOR DELIVERY IN THE PRECEDING 50 MONTHS OF 2021-2024:
DEC 2021: 112.217 TONNES
NOV. 8.074 TONNES
OCT. 57.707 TONNES
SEPT: 11.9160 TONNES
AUGUST: 80.489 TONNES
JULY 7.2814 TONNES
JUNE: 72.289 TONNES
MAY 5.77 TONNES
APRIL 95.331 TONNES
MARCH 30.205 TONNES
FEB ’21. 113.424 TONNES
JAN ’21: 6.500 TONNES.
TOTAL YEAR 2021 (JAN- DEC): 601.213 TONNES
YEAR 2022:
JANUARY 2022 17.79 TONNES
FEB 2022: 59.023 TONNES
MARCH: 36.678 TONNES
APRIL: 85.340 TONNES FINAL.
MAY: 20.11 TONNES FINAL
JUNE: 74.933 TONNES FINAL
JULY 29.987 TONNES FINAL
AUGUST:104.979 TONNES//FINAL
SEPT. 38.1158 TONNES
OCT: 77.390 TONNES/ FINAL
NOV 27.110 TONNES/FINAL
Dec. 64.000 tonnes
(TOTAL YEAR 656.076 TONNES)
2023:
JAN/2023: 20.559 tonnes
FEB 2023: 47.744 tonnes
MAR: 19.0637 TONNES
APRIL: 75.676 tonnes
MAY: 19.094 TONNES + 1.244 tonnes of exchange for risk = 20.338
JUNE: 64.354 TONNES
JULY: 10.2861 TONNES
AUGUST: 38.855 TONNES(INCLUDING .6842 EXCHANGE FOR RISK)
SEPT: 15.281 TONNES FINAL
OCT. 35.869 TONNES + 1.665 EXCHANGE FOR RISK =37.0355 tonnes
NOV: 18.7122 TONNES + 16.2505 EX. FOR RISK = 34.9627 TONNES
DEC. 47.073 + 4.634 TONNES OF EXCHANGE FOR RISK = 51.707 TONNES
TOTAL 2023 YEAR : 436.546 TONNES
2024
JAN ’24. 22.706 TONNES
FEB. ’24: 66.276 TONNES (INCLUDES 1.723 TONNES EX. FOR RISK)
MARCH: 18.8398 TONNES + 1.1695 EX FOR RISK = 20.093 TONNES
APRIL: 2024: 53.673TONNES FINAL
MAY/ 2024 8.5536 TONNES + 3.3716 TONNES EX FOR RISK/= 11.9325
JUNE; 95.578 TONNES. + 1.045 TONNES EXCHANGE FOR RISK =96.623 THIS IS THE HIGHEST RECORDED GOLD STANDING SINCE AUGUST 2022
JULY: 11.692 TONNES
AUGUST 69.602 TONNES//FINAL STANDING
SEPT. 13.164 TONNES.
OCT 39.474 TONNES + + 20.917 TONNES EXCHANGE FOR RISK =60.391 TONNES
NOV . 11.265 TONNES +4.665 TONNES EXCHANGE FOR RISK/TUESDAY + 3.11 TONNES OF EX. FOR RISK/PRIOR = 19.0425 TONNES
DEC: 80.4230 TONNES PLUS DEC MONTH EXCHANGE FOR RISK TOTAL 14.6836 TONNES EQUALS 95.1066 TONNES
total year 2024: 540.30 tonnes
2025
January 2025: 70.102 TONNES + 43.208 EXCHANGE FOR RISK= 113.310 TONNES
FEBRUARY: 236.6930TONNES OF GOLD+ + 18.4527 TONNES EX FOR RISK PRIOR=//NEW TOTAL STANDING 255.1457 TONNES
COMEX GOLD TRADING/FEB CONTRACT MONTH
THE SPECS/HFT WERE SUCCESSFUL IN LOWERING GOLD’S PRICE( IT FELL BY $40.85/)/AND WERE SUCCESSFUL IN KNOCKING OFF SOME APPRECIABLE NET SPECULATOR LONGS AS WE DID HAVE A STRONG SIZED LOSS IN OUR TWO EXCHANGES. BUT AS EXPLAINED ABOVE WE HAD CONSIDERABLE T.A.S. SPREADER LIQUIDATION TUESDAY COUPLED WITH MONTH END SPREADERS AS THEY WERE TRYING TO QUELL GOLD’S RISE AND STOP HUGE COMEX/OTC DERIVATIVE LOSSES FROM ALSO RISING. TODAY ENDS COMEX OPTIONXS EXPIRY. HOWEVER THIS UPCOMING FRIDAY WE HAVE THE MUCH BIGGER OTC.LONDON.OTC EXPIRY. THE BANKERS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL IN SLOWING THEIR DERIVATIVE LOSSES IN PRECIOUS METAL BETS WITH OPTIONS EXPIRY LAST JAN 28 AT THE COMEX. OUR T.A.S. SPREADER LIQUIDATIONS THIS 3RD WEEK OF FEB, WERE DISTORTING OPEN INTEREST AS I EXPLAINED ABOVE, BUT IS HAVING NO EFFECT ON GOLD’S METEORIC RISE IN PRICE. PRIOR TO FRIDAY . THE RAIDS LAST FRIDAYSINCLUDING MONDAY AND YESTERDAY WERE NEEDED TO QUELL PRICE RISES IN GOLD AND SILVER,. SILVER IS A BIG HEADACHE FOR OUR CROOKS AS THE PHYSICAL METAL IS BASICALLY UNATTAINABLE. DERIVATIVE LOSSES ON BOTH GOLD AND SILVER ARE HUGE!
THE CROOKS HOWEVER COULD NOT STOP CENTRAL BANK LONGS, SEIZING THE MOMENT, THEY EXERCISED AGAIN FOR PHYSICAL IN A BIG WAY TENDERING FOR PHYSICAL TUESDAY EVENING/WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THUS OUR RECORD NUMBER OF GOLD CONTRACTS STANDING FOR DELIVERY AT THE COMEX. CENTRAL BANKERS WAIT PATIENTLY FOR THE GOLD TO ARRIVE BY BOAT. IT IS NOW TAKING SEVERAL WEEKS TO DELIVER AND THUS THE REASON FOR THE HUGE LEASE RATE AT 10% (SCARCITY OF GOLD)
EXCHANGE FOR RISK EXPLANATION/DECEMBER AND JANUARYTRADING
DECEMBER MONTH EXCHANGE FOR RISK!
78 DAYS AGO, FRIDAY NIGHT (EARLY SATURDAY MORNING NOV 30) THE CME ANNOUNCED ANOTHER OF THOSE CRAZY DELIVERIES: THE ISSUANCE OF 250 EXCHANGE FOR RISK CONTRACTS WHICH TOTAL 25000 OZ (.7776 TONNES. HERE THE BUYER ASSUMES THE RISK THAT HE WILL BE DELIVERED UPON IN PHYSICAL METAL. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY INSANE AND A HUGE VIOLATION OF THE TRUE DISCOVERY PRICE MECHANISM WHICH IS THE COMEX MANTRA!. AND THEN GUESS WHAT? THE CME ANNOUNCED ANOTHER EXCHANGE FOR RISK, LATE TUESDAY EVENING/ EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING, (DEC 5) OF 617 CONTRACTS FOR 61,700 OZ OR GOLD (1.919 TONNES). THEN MUCH TO MY ANGER, THE CME ANNOUNCED A THIRD ISSUANCE FRIDAY NIGHT DEC 7 FOR A MONSTROUS 2254 EXCHANGE FOR RISK CONTRACTS OR 225,400 OZ OR 7.0108 TONNES. NOT TO BE UNDONE, THE CROOKS CONTINUED WITH THEIR NONSENSE WITH ANOTHER 50 CONTRACT EXCHANGE FOR RISK THE MORNING OF DEC 12 FOR 5000 OZ OR .1555 TONNES. AND THIS BRINGS US TO THIS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING (DEC 13) WHERE I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE FOR THE FIFTH TIME THIS MONTH AN ENTRY FOR 250 CONTRACTS OF EXCHANGE FOR RISK FOR 25000 OZ OR .7776 TONNES.THUS ALL FIVE OF THESE ISSUANCES WILL BE ADDED TO THE TOTAL GOLD BEING “DELIVERED UPON”. THIS BRINGS US TO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING DEC 21 WHERE TO MY SHOCK AGAIN WE HAD OUR 6TH ISSUANCE OF EXCHANGE FOR RISK TOTALLING 1300 CONTRACTS FOR AN ASTOUNDING 4.043 TONNES. THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL ISSUANCE FOR THE MONTH OF DEC TO 6 FOR 14.6836 TONNES A NEW RECORD. THE COMEX IS TOTALLY SHATTERED TO PIECES.
EXCHANGE FOR RISK // JANUARY MONTH!!
LO AND BEHOLD, THE CROOKS ISSUED THEIR FIRST ISSUANCE A MONSTER 1700 CONTRACTS FOR EXCHANGE FOR RISK TOTALLING 170,000 OZ OR 5.28775 TONNES ON MONDAY JAN 6/2025. THEN TO MY HORROR, THEY ISSUED THEIR SECOND EXCHANGE FOR RISK ON JAN 8, TOTALLING 150 CONTRACTS FOR 15000 OZ OR .4665 TONNES. THIS TONNAGE WILL BE ADDED TO THE FIRST ISSUANCE. THUS TOTAL EXCHANGE FOR RISK ISSUANCE FOR OUR TWO EARLY JANUARY EX FOR RISK: 5.7533 TONNES. THEN MERCILESSLY THEY CONSUMMATED FOR THE THIRD TIME THIS MONTH 85 EXCHANGE FOR RISK LAST THURSDAY NIGHT (JAN 17) FOR 8500 OZ OR .2649 TONNES OF GOLD. THEN TO MY HORROR THEY ISSUED THEIR 4TH EXCHANGE FOR RISK THIS MONTH (JAN 22) FOR A MONSTER 5000 CONTRACTS OR 5,000,000 OZ.(15.562 TONNES).NOT TO BE UNDONE, THE CROOKS ISSUED THEIR FIFTH EXCHANGE FOR RISK LAST NIGHT FOR 500 CONTRACTS REPRESENTING 50,,000 OZ OR 1.555 TONNES OF GOLD. REMEMBER THAT THE BUYER ASSUMES THE RISK THAT HE WILL BE DELIVERED UPON WHICH IS TOTALLY ASININE!! THUS FOR THE 5 EXCHANGE FOR RISK ISSUED THIS MONTH TOTALS 23.134 TONNES OF GOLD. THIS BRINGS US TO , JAN 25 WHERE THE CME ANNOUNCED ITS SIXTH MAJOR EXCHANGE FOR RISK ISSUANCE OF 6454 CONTRACTS FOR 645,400 OZ OR 20.074 TONNES OF GOLD. THIS IS THE HIGHEST EVER RECORDED ISSUANCE IN NUMBER OF EXCHANGE FOR RISK, AT 6, AND FOR NEW TOTALS FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY: 43.208 TONNES!!! AND A NEW RECORD FOR ISSUANCE.
EXCHANGE FOR RISK CONTRACTS/MONTH FOR FEBRUARY:
THE CME ANNOUNCED TO THE WORLD THAT ON FEB 4 THEY ISSUED 100 CONTRACTS OF EXCHANGE FOR RISK TO THE BANK OF ENGLAND.THEN A FEW NIGHTS AGO, THEY ISSUED THEIR SECOND CONSECUTIVE EXCHANGE FOR RISK OF 500 CONTRACTS FOR 50,000 OZ (1.555 TONNES OF GOLD. FEB 6 WAS THE THIRD ISSUANCE FOR A HUGE 2400 CONTRACTS, 240,000 OZ OR 7.465 TONNES. AND THEN FINALLY FRIDAY NIGHT, THE 4TH EXCHANGE FOR RISK WAS ISSUED REPRESENTED BY 2834 CONTRACTS OR 283400 OZ OR 8.8149 TONNES OF GOLD WITH THE OWNER OF THOSE CONTRACTS BEING THE BANK OF ENGLAND. THE BANK OF ENGLAND WANTS THEIR GOLD BACK. THIS NEW EXCHANGE FOR RISK WILL BE ADDED TO PREVIOUS EXCHANGE FOR RISK OF 9.3264 TONNES TO A NEW TOTAL EXCHANGE FOR RISK = 18.1413 TONNES. IN MID WEEK WE HAD ANOTHER .3114 TONNES OF EXCHANGE FOR RISK ISSUANCED//NEW TOTAL 18,4527 TONNES!..FINALLY THIS TOTAL WILL NOW BE ADDED TO OUR REGULAR DELIVERIES THROUGH THE MONTH. FOR FRIDAY FEB 21 ZERO EXCHANGE FOR RISK WAS ISSUED.
FINAL STANDING GOLD/COMEX FOR JANUARY
FINAL STANDING FOR JAN: 70.102TONNES + 43.206 TONNES EX FOR RISK = 113.310 TONNES (WHICH IS HUGE FOR OUR VERY NON ACTIVE DELIVERY MONTH) A NORMAL AMOUNT STANDING FOR A JANUARY IN EARLIER TIMES HAS BEEN GENERALLY AROUND 1/4 TONNE OF GOLD. HOWEVER THESE PAST 4 YEARS QUEUE JUMPING HAS BEEN VERY PRONOUNCED AND THUS STANDING INCREASES DRAMATICALLY.
TOTAL INITIAL DELIVERIES FEB GOLD TRADING
WE HAVE GAINED A STRONG SIZED TOTAL OF 22.44PAPER TONNES FROM OUR TWO EXCHANGES, ACCOMPANYING OUR INITIAL GOLD TONNAGE STANDING FOR FEB (184.40TONNES) ON FIRST DAY NOTICE FOLLOWED BY A STRONG SIZED 930 CONTRACT QUEUE JUMP FOR 93000 OZ. NEW STANDING ADVANCES TO 236.6930 TONNES OF GOLD. TO WHICH WE ADD OUR 18.4527TONNES OF EXCHANGE FOR RISK//NEW TOTALS STANDING 255.1457 TONNES
ALL OF THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH OUR LOSS IN PRICE TO THE TUNE OF $40.85
WE HAD 913CONTRACTS REMOVED FROM THE COMEX TRADES TO OPEN INTEREST (CROOKS)//PRELIMINARY TO FINAL. AND THIS IS TOTALLY INSANE AS WELL
NET LOSS ON THE TWO EXCHANGES 12,904 CONTRACTS OR 12,904,000Z (40.137TONNES)
confirmed volume TUESDAY 174,241ontracts: POOR///
//speculators have left the gold arena
END
// THE FEB 2025 GOLD CONTRACT
FEB 26
INITIAL
| Gold | Ounces |
| Withdrawals from Dealers Inventory in oz | nil |
| Withdrawals from Customer Inventory in oz | 1 entry i) Out of JPMorgan 83,004.724 oz 2,581 tonnes . |
| Deposit to the Dealer Inventory in oz | 1 ENTRIES i) Brinks dealer 144,587.047oz 4.497 TONNES |
| Deposits to the Customer Inventory, in oz | 1 ENTRIES i) Into Brinks customer acct: 9677,459 oz (301 kilobars) .301 tonnes total customer and dealer in tonnes:4.798 tonnes |
| No of oz served (contracts) today | 1249 notice(s) 124,900 OZ 3.8849 TONNES |
| No of oz to be served (notices) | 4 contracts 400 OZ 0.01244 TONNES |
| Total monthly oz gold served (contracts) so far this month | 76,093notices 7,609,300 oz 236,681 TONNES |
| Total accumulative withdrawals of gold from the Dealers inventory this month | NIL oz |
| Total accumulative withdrawal of gold from the Customer inventory this month | x |
dealer deposits: 1
1 ENTRY
I) Brinks dealer 144,587.047oz
4.497 TONNES
we have 1 customer deposits:
1 ENTRIES
i) Into Brinks customer acct: 9677,459 oz
(301 kilobars)
.301 tonnes
total customer and dealer in tonnes:4.798 tonnes
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withdrawals: 1
1 entry
i) Out of JPMorgan 83,004.724 oz
2,581 tonnes
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adjustments:2/comex is in chaos
a)customer to dealer
a) Manfra 15,961,408 oz oz
dealer to customer
b) ASAHI 203,465.191oz
thus basically what comes into eligible is transferred to dealer accounts and then out.
CALCULATIONS FOR THE AMOUNT OF GOLD STANDING FOR FEB
FEB HAD A GAIN OF 604CONTRACTS TO STAND AT 1253 WE HAD 326 CONTRACTS SERVED ON TUESDAY SO WE GAINED A HUGE 930 CONTRACTS OR A 93,000OZ QUEUE JUMP OR 2.8926 TONNES,.( THURSDAY, FEB 13 WE WITNESSED THE HIGHEST EVER QUEUE JUMP RECORDED AT THE COMEX AT 12.12 TONNES)
MARCH HAD A LOSS OF 1332CONTRACTS DOWNTO 13,085
APRIL HAD A LOSS OF 18,823CONTRACTS DOWNTO 371,187CONTRACTS
MAY GAINED 78CONTRACTS UP TO 97.
We had 1249 contracts filed for today representing 124,900oz
This is a huge major assault on the comex for gold and this time it is physical that will be requested.
Today, 0 notice(s) were issued from J.P.Morgan dealer and 0 notices issued from their client or customer account. The total of all issuance by all participants equate to 1249 contract(s) of which 0 notices were stopped (received) by j.P. Morgan dealer and 0 notice(s) was (were) stopped (received) by J.P.Morgan//customer account
To calculate the INITIAL total number of gold ounces standing for FEB /2025. contract month, we take the total number of notices filed so far for the month (76,093X 100 oz ) to which we add the difference between the open interest for the front month of FEB.(1253CONTRACTS) minus the number of notices served upon today (1249 x 100 oz per contract) equals 7,609700 OZ OR 236.693 TONNES TO WHICH WE ADD NEW EXCHANGE FOR RISK 18.4527 TONNES//NEW TOTAL STANDING 255.1457TONNES
thus the INITIAL standings for gold for the FEB contract month: No of notices filed so far (76,093x 100 oz +we add the difference for front month of FEB ( 1253 OI} minus the number of notices served upon today (1249 x 100 oz) which equals 7,909,700z (236,693ONNES + 18,4527 tonnes ex for risk PRIOR = 255.1457tonnes
TOTAL COMEX GOLD STANDING FOR FEB.: 255.1457 TONNES WHICH IS HUGE FOR THIS ACTIVE DELIVERY MONTH IN THE CALENDAR AND THIS IS THE HIGHEST EVER RECORDED FOR ANY FEBRUARY AND THE HIGHEST FOR ANY MONTH FOR THAT MATTER IN COMEX HISTORY!!
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COMEX GOLD INVENTORIES/CLASSIFICATION
NEW PLEDGED GOLD:
241,794.285 oz NOW PLEDGED /HSBC 5.94 TONNES
204,937.290 OZ PLEDGED MANFRA 3.08 TONNES
83,657.582 PLEDGED JPMorgan no 1 1.690 tonnes
265,999.054, oz JPM No 2
1,152,376.639 oz pledged Brinks/
Manfra: 33,758.550 oz
Delaware: 193.721 oz
International Delaware:: 11,188.542 oz
total pledged gold: 2,074,472,187 oz 64.52onnes
TOTAL OF ALL GOLD ELIGIBLE AND REGISTERED GOLD: 38,882,330.307 .oz
TOTAL REGISTERED GOLD 17,892,729.886or 556.539onnes
TOTAL OF ALL ELIGIBLE GOLD: 20,989,600.421 OZ
REGISTERED GOLD THAT CAN BE SERVED UPON: 15,818,257oz (REG GOLD- PLEDGED GOLD)= 492.01 tonnes //
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SILVER/COMEX
FEB 26
INITIAL
// THE FEB 2025 SILVER CONTRACT//INITIAL
| Silver | Ounces |
| Withdrawals from Dealers Inventory | NIL oz |
| Withdrawals from Customer Inventory | 0 |
| Deposits to the Dealer Inventory | 606,053,000 oz Asahi |
| Deposits to the Customer Inventory | 6 entries i) Into Asahi 3,044,520 oz ii) Into Brinks: 297,224,900 oz iii) Into CNT 679,224,900 oz iv) Into Delaware 20,762,924 oz v) Into JPM 1,184,170.720 oz vi) Into Manfra: 161,115.700 oz total weight 2,345,508,114 oz |
| No of oz served today (contracts) | 195 CONTRACT(S) (0.975MILLION OZ |
| No of oz to be served (notices) | 0 contracts (0.0MILLION oz) |
| Total monthly oz silver served (contracts) | 4758 Contracts (23.790million oz) |
| Total accumulative withdrawal of silver from the Dealers inventory this month | NIL oz |
| Total accumulative withdrawal of silver from the Customer inventory this month |
i) 1 dealer deposit/
317,690.100 Loomis
total dealer deposit 317,690.100 oz
i) We had 0 dealer withdrawal
total dealer withdrawals: 0 oz
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deposits customer side
6 entries
i) Into Asahi 3,044,520 oz
ii) Into Brinks: 297,224,900 oz
iii) Into CNT 679,224,900 oz
iv) Into Delaware 20,762,924 oz
v) Into JPM 1,184,170.720 oz
vi) Into Manfra: 161,115.700 oz
total weight 2,345,508,114 oz
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withdrawals 0
nil
ADJUSTMENTs 2customer to dealer:
i) ASAHI 3,506,383.600 oz
ii)manfra: 376,540.902 oz oz
JPMorgan has a total silver weight: 158.884million oz/395.318million or 40.25%
TOTAL REGISTERED SILVER: 120.275MILLION OZ//.TOTAL REG + ELIGIBLE. 395.318Million oz
CALCULATIONS FOR THE NEW STANDING FOR SILVER FOR FEBRUARY
silver open interest data:
FRONT MONTH OF FEB /2025 OI: 195 OPEN INTEREST CONTRACTS FOR A LOSS OF 31 CONTRACTS.
WE HAD 80 NOTICES FILED ON TUESDAY SO WE GAINED 49 CONTRACTS OR WE EXPERIENCED A 245,000 OZ EXCHANGE FOR PHYSICAL TRANSFER AS THESE GUYS WILL TRY THEIR LUCK LOOKING FOR SILVER IN NEW YORK,
MARCH SAW A LOSS OF 11,021CONTRACTS DOWN TO 30,197 THE FRONT ACTIVE DELIVERY MONTH OF MARCH ALSO IS NOT DECLINING MUCH AND WE SHOULD ALSO HAVE A HUMDINGER OF A DELIVERY MONTH FOR MARCH. WE HAVE 2MORE READING DAYS BEFORE FIRST DAY NOTICE.
APRIL SAW ANOTHER GAIN OF 155 CONTRACTS TO STAND AT 1503
MAY SAW A GAIN OF 6431CONTRACTS UP TO 107,684CONTRACTS
TOTAL NUMBER OF NOTICES FILED FOR TODAY: 195 or 0.975MILLION oz
CONFIRMED volume; ON TUESDAY 104,666huge//
To calculate the number of silver ounces that will stand for delivery in FEB. we take the total number of notices filed for the month so far at 4758 X5,000 oz = 23.790MILLION oz
to which we add the difference between the open interest for the front month of FEB (195AND the number of notices served upon today (195 )x (5000 oz)
Thus the standings for silver for the FEB 2025 contract month: 4758 Notices served so far) x 5000 oz + OI for the front month of FEB(195)minus number of notices served upon today (195)x 5000 oz equals silver standing for the FEB contract month equating to 23.790MILLION OZ. To which we add that stupid 100 contract exchange for risk for 500,000 oz//new standing24.29 million oz
New total standing: 24,290 million oz which is huge for a non active delivery month of February
There are 120.275million oz of registered silver.
The record level of silver open interest is 234,787 contracts set on April 21./2017 with the price on that day at $18.42. The previous record was 224,540 contracts with the price at that time of $20.44.
Now that we have surpassed $28.40 the next big line in the sand for silver is $34.76. After that the moon
0 the next big line in the sand for silver is $34.76. After that the moon
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BOTH GLD AND SLV ARE MASSIVE FRAUDS!
GLD AND SLV INVENTORY LEVELS/
FEB 26 WITH GOLD DOWN $40,85 TODAY HUGE CHANGES IN GOLD AT THE GLD:A MASSIVE DEPOSIT OF 3.45 TONNES INTO THE GLD ///INVENTORY RESTS AT 907.83 TONNES
FEB 25 WITH GOLD DOWN $40,85 TODAY HUGE CHANGES IN GOLD AT THE GLD:A MASSIVE DEPOSIT OF 3.45 TONNES INTO THE GLD ///INVENTORY RESTS AT 907.83 TONNES
FEB 24 WITH GOLD UP 7,65 TODAY HUGE CHANGES IN GOLD AT THE GLD:A MASSIVE DEPOSIT OF 20.66 TONNES FROM THE GLD ///INVENTORY RESTS AT 904.38TONNES
FEB 21 WITH GOLD DOWN $1.35 TODAY HUGE CHANGES IN GOLD AT THE GLD:A DEPOSIT OF 5.77ONNES FROM THE GLD ///INVENTORY RESTS AT 883.72TONNES
FEB 20 WITH GOLD DOWN $10.40 TODAY HUGE CHANGES IN GOLD AT THE GLD:A DEPOSIT OF 8.51TONNES FROM THE GLD ///INVENTORY RESTS AT 877,95TONNES
FEB 19/ WITH GOLD DOWN $10.40 TODAY HUGE CHANGES IN GOLD AT THE GLD:A DEPOSIT OF 6.38TONNES FROM THE GLD ///INVENTORY RESTS AT 869.44TONNES
FEB 18/ WITH GOLD UP $43.00 TODAY HUGE CHANGES IN GOLD AT THE GLD:A WITHDRAWAL OF 1.14TONNES FROM THE GLD ///INVENTORY RESTS AT 863.06TONNES
FEB 13/ WITH GOLD UP 11.00 TODAY HUGE CHANGES IN GOLD AT THE GLD:A WITHDRAWAL OF 6.901 TONNES FROM THE GLD ///INVENTORY RESTS AT 866.50TONNES
FEB 12 WITH GOLD DOWN $3,40ON THE DAY; NO CHANGES IN GOLD AT THE GLD: ///INVENTORY RESTS AT 864.19 TONNES
FEB 10 WITH GOLD UP $10.75 ON THE DAY; NO CHANGES IN GOLD AT THE GLD: ///INVENTORY RESTS AT 864.19 TONNES
FEB 7 WITH GOLD UP $10.75 ON THE DAY; NO CHANGES IN GOLD AT THE GLD: ///INVENTORY RESTS AT 864.19 TONNES
FEB 6 WITH GOLD DOWN $18.15 ON THE DAY; HUGE CHANGES IN GOLD AT THE GLD:A DEPOSIT OF 1.14 TONNES OF GOLD OUT OF THE GLD ///INVENTORY RESTS AT 864.19 TONNES
FEB 5 WITH GOLD UP $27.10 ON THE DAY; HUGE CHANGES IN GOLD AT THE GLD:A WITHDRAWAL OF 1.72 TONNES OF GOLD OUT OF THE GLD ///INVENTORY RESTS AT 863.05 TONNES
FEB 4 WITH GOLD UP $25.00 ON THE DAY; SMALL CHANGES IN GOLD AT THE GLD:A DEPOSIT OF 0.58 TONNES OF GOLD OUT OF THE GLD ///INVENTORY RESTS AT 864.77 TONNES
JAN 31 WITH GOLD UP $4.80 ON THE DAY; HUGE CHANGES IN GOLD AT THE GLD:A WITHDRAWAL OF 1.15 TONNES OF GOLD OUT OF THE GLD ///INVENTORY RESTS AT 864.19 TONNES
JAN 30 WITH GOLD UP $40.95 ON THE DAY; HUGE CHANGES IN GOLD AT THE GLD:A MASSIVE DEPOSIT OF 4.30 TONNES OF GOLD INTO THE THE GLD ///INVENTORY RESTS AT 865.34 TONNES
JAN 29 WITH GOLD DOWN $6.25 ON THE DAY; HUGE CHANGES IN GOLD AT THE GLD:A MASSIVE DEPOSIT OF 4.02 TONNES OF GOLD INTO THE THE GLD ///INVENTORY RESTS AT 861.04 TONNES
JAN 28 WITH GOLD UP $23.05 ON THE DAY; HUGE CHANGES IN GOLD AT THE GLD:A MASSIVE WITHDRAWAL OF 3.16 TONNES OF GOLD OUT OF THE GLD //
JAN 27 WITH GOLD DOWN $36.05 ON THE DAY; HUGE CHANGES IN GOLD AT THE GLD:A MASSIVE WITHDRAWAL OF 5.17 TONNES OF GOLD OUT OF THE GLD ///
JAN 24 WITH GOLD UP $16.00 ON THE DAY; HUGE CHANGES IN GOLD AT THE GLD:A MASSIVE WITHDRAWAL OF 5.17 TONNES OF GOLD OUT OF THE GLD ///INVENTORY RESTS AT 864.19 TONNES
JAN 23 WITH GOLD DOWN $1.00 ON THE DAY; HUGE CHANGES IN GOLD AT THE GLD:A MASSIVE WITHDRAWAL OF 2.30 TONNES OF GOLD OUT OF THE GLD ///INVENTORY RESTS AT 869.36 TONNES
JAN 22 WITH GOLD UP $15.15 ON THE DAY; MEGA HUGE CHANGES IN GOLD AT THE GLD:A MASSIVE WITHDRAWAL OF 7.46 TONNES OF GOLD OUT OF THE GLD ///INVENTORY RESTS AT 871.66 TONNES
JAN 20 WITH GOLD UP $35.30 ON THE DAY; MEGA HUGE CHANGES IN GOLD AT THE GLD:A MASSIVE DEPOSIT OF 10.34 TONNES OF GOLD INTO THE GLD ///INVENTORY RESTS AT 879.12 TONNES
GLD INVENTORY: 907,83 TONNES, TONIGHTS TOTAL
SILVER
FEB 26 WITH SILVER DOWN $0.90//HUGE CHANGES IN SILVER INVENTORY AT THE SLV: A DEPOSIT OF 6,245 MILLION OZ INTO THE SLV. //INVENTORY AT SLV RESTS AT 441.4061MILLION OZ
FEB 25 WITH SILVER DOWN $0.90//HUGE CHANGES IN SILVER INVENTORY AT THE SLV: A DEPOSIT OF 6,245 MILLION OZ INTO THE SLV. //INVENTORY AT SLV RESTS AT 441.4061MILLION OZ
FEB 24WITH SILVER DOWN $0.15//NO CHANGES IN SILVER INVENTORY AT THE SLV. //INVENTORY AT SLV RESTS AT 435.171MILLION OZ
FEB 21WITH SILVER DOWN $0.40//HUGE CHANGES IN SILVER INVENTORY AT THE SLV : HUGE CHANGES AT THE SLV A WITHDRAWAL OF 0.456MILLION OZ/. //INVENTORY AT SLV RESTS AT 435,171MILLION OZ
FEB 20WITH SILVER UP $0.29//HUGE CHANGES IN SILVER INVENTORY AT THE SLV : HUGE CHANGES AT THE SLV A WITHDRAWAL OF 1.547 MILLION OZ/. //INVENTORY AT SLV RESTS AT 435,171MILLION OZ
FEB 19WITH SILVER DOWN $0.16//HUGE CHANGES IN SILVER INVENTORY AT THE SLV : HUGE CHANGES AT THE SLV A WITHDRAWAL OF 2.276 MILLION OZ/. //INVENTORY AT SLV RESTS AT 436.717MILLION OZ
FEB 18WITH SILVER UP $.56//HUGE CHANGES IN SILVER INVENTORY AT THE SLV : NO CHANGES AT THE SLX/. //INVENTORY AT SLV RESTS AT 438.994MILLION OZ
FEB 14WITH SILVER UP $.01//HUGE CHANGES IN SILVER INVENTORY AT THE SLV : A DEPOSIT OF 1.593 MILLION OZ INTO THE SLV./. //INVENTORY AT SLV RESTS AT 437.401 MILLION OZ
FEB 12WITH SILVER UP $.01 //HUGE CHANGES IN SILVER INVENTORY AT THE SLV : A DEPOSIT OF 8 MILLION OZ OUT OF THE SLV./. //INVENTORY AT SLV RESTS AT 437.401 MILLION OZ
FEB 10 WITH SILVER DOWN $0.26 //HUGE CHANGES IN SILVER INVENTORY AT THE SLV : A WITHDRAWAL OF 1.73 MILLION OZ OUT OF THE SLV./. //INVENTORY AT SLV RESTS AT 428.66 MILLION OZ
FEB 7 WITH SILVER DOWN $0.26 //HUGE CHANGES IN SILVER INVENTORY AT THE SLV : A WITHDRAWAL OF 1.73 MILLION OZ OUT OF THE SLV./. //INVENTORY AT SLV RESTS AT 428.66 MILLION OZ
FEB 6 WITH SILVER DOWN $0.17 //HUGE CHANGES IN SILVER INVENTORY AT THE SLV : A MASSIVE WITHDRAWAL OF 12.383 MILLION OZ OUT OF THE SLV./. //INVENTORY AT SLV RESTS AT 430.39 MILLION OZ
FEB 5 WITH SILVER UP $0.45 //HUGE CHANGES IN SILVER INVENTORY AT THE SLV : A MASSIVE WITHDRAWAL OF 3.285 MILLION OZ OUT OF THE SLV./. //INVENTORY AT SLV RESTS AT 442.773 MILLION OZ
FEB 4 WITH SILVER UP $0.81 //HUGE CHANGES IN SILVER INVENTORY AT THE SLV : A MASSIVE WITHDRAWAL OF 2.550 MILLION OZ OUT OF THE SLV./. //INVENTORY AT SLV RESTS AT 446.331 MILLION OZ
FEB 4 WITH SILVER UP $0.81 //HUGE CHANGES IN SILVER INVENTORY AT THE SLV : A MASSIVE WITHDRAWAL OF 2.550 MILLION OZ OUT OF THE SLV./. //INVENTORY AT SLV RESTS AT 446.331 MILLION OZ
FEB 3 WITH SILVER UP ONE CENT //HUGE CHANGES IN SILVER INVENTORY AT THE SLV : A MASSIVE WITHDRAWAL OF 2.550 MILLION OZ OUT OF THE SLV./. //INVENTORY AT SLV RESTS AT 446.331 MILLION OZ
JAN 31 WITH SILVER DOWN $0.19 //HUGE CHANGES IN SILVER INVENTORY AT THE SLV : A MASSIVE WITHDRAWAL OF 2.369 MILLION OZ OUT OF THE SLV./. //INVENTORY AT SLV RESTS AT 448.881 MILLION OZ
jAN 30 WITH SILVER UP $0.76 //HUGE CHANGES IN SILVER INVENTORY AT THE SLV : A MASSIVE WITHDRAWAL OF 2.003 MILLION OZ OUT OF THE SLV./. //INVENTORY AT SLV RESTS AT 451.249 MILLION OZ
jAN 29 WITH SILVER UP $0.34 //HUGE CHANGES IN SILVER INVENTORY AT THE SLV : A MASSIVE WITHDRAWAL OF 1.639 MILLION OZ OUT OF THE SLV./. //INVENTORY AT SLV RESTS AT 453.252 MILLION OZ
jAN 28 WITH SILVER UP $0.34 //HUGE CHANGES IN SILVER INVENTORY AT THE SLV : A MASSIVE WITHDRAWAL OF 1.821 MILLION OZ OUT OF THE SLV./. /
jAN 27 WITH SILVER DOWN $.61 //HUGE CHANGES IN SILVER INVENTORY AT THE SLV : A MASSIVE WITHDRAWAL OF 1.64 MILLION OZ OUT OF THE SLV./. //INVENTORY AT SLV RESTS AT 457.395 MILLION OZ
JAN 24 WITH SILVER DOWN $.21 //HUGE CHANGES IN SILVER INVENTORY AT THE SLV : A MASSIVE WITHDRAWAL OF 1.64 MILLION OZ OUT OF THE SLV./. //INVENTORY AT SLV RESTS AT 457.395 MILLION OZ
JAN 23 WITH SILVER DOWN $.41 //HUGE CHANGES IN SILVER INVENTORY AT THE SLV : A MASSIVE WITHDRAWAL OF 4.738 MILLION OZ OUT OF THE SLV./. //INVENTORY AT SLV RESTS AT 459.035 MILLION OZ
JAN 22 WITH SILVER UP $.08 //SMALL CHANGES IN SILVER INVENTORY AT THE SLV : A DEPOSIT OF 0.721 MILLION OZ INTO THE SLV./. //INVENTORY AT SLV RESTS AT 464.043 MILLION OZ
JAN 20 WITH SILVER DOWN $.09 //NO CHANGES IN SILVER INVENTORY AT THE SLV : A WITHDRAWAL OF 1.568 MILLION OZ FROM THE SLV./. //INVENTORY AT SLV RESTS AT 463.315 MILLION OZ
CLOSING INVENTORY 441.406MILLION OZ//
PHYSICAL GOLD/SILVER COMMENTARIES
1/ PETER SCHIFF/SCHIFF GOLD/MIKE MAHARRY
2/ Commentaries from: Egon von Greyerz///Matthew Piepenburg via GoldSwitzerland.com, Pam and Russ Martens
Alasdair Macleod..
.3 CHRIS POWELL AND GATA DISPATCHES
Chris Powell…..
4 ANDREW MAGUIRE/LIVE FROM THE VAULT NO 210
5B GLOBAL COMMODITY ISSUES/FOOD IN GENERAL//FREIGHT/COMMODITIES: COMMODITY//EGGS
6 CRYPTOCURRENCY NEWS
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ASIA TRADING WEDNESDAY MORNING TUESDAY NIGHT
SHANGHAI CLOSED UP 34.17TS OR 1.02%
//Hang Seng CLOSED UP 753.91 PTS OR 3.27%
// Nikkei CLOSED DOWN 95.42OR 0.25%//Australia’s all ordinaries CLOSED DOWN 0.24%
//Chinese yuan (ONSHORE) CLOSED DOWN TO 7.2559 CHINESE YUAN OFFSHORE CLOSED DOWN TO 7.2587/ Oil UP TO 69.24 dollars per barrel for WTI and BRENT UP TO 73.18Stocks in Europe OPENED ALL GREEN
ONSHORE USA/ YUAN TRADING ABOVE LEVEL OF OFFSHORE YUAN/ONSHORE YUAN TRADING
WEAKER AGAINST US DOLLAR/OFFSHORE YUAN WEAKER
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1.YOUR EARLY CURRENCY VALUES/GOLD AND SILVER PRICING/ASIAN AND EUROPEAN BOURSE MOVEMENTS/AND INTEREST RATE SETTINGS /WEDNESDAY MORNING.7:30 AM
ONSHORE YUAN: CLOSED DOWN AT 7.2559
OFFSHORE YUAN: DOWN TO 7.2587
SHANGHAI CLOSED CLOSED UP 34.17 PTS OR 1.02%
HANG SENG CLOSED CLOSED UP 753.01 PTS OR 3.27%
2. Nikkei closed DOWN 95.42OR 0.25%
3. Europe stocks SO FAR: ALL GREEN
USA dollar INDEX UP TO 106.38// EURO FALLS TO 1.0496 DOWN 23 BASIS PT HEADING TO PARITY WITH USA
3b Japan 10 YR bond yield: FALLS TO. +1.357//Japan buying 100% of bond issuance)/Japanese YEN vs USA cross now at 149.33…… JAPANESE YEN NOW FALLING AS WE HAVE NOW REACHED THE RE EMERGING OF THE YEN CARRY TRADE AGAIN AFTER DISASTROUS POLICY ISSUED BY UEDA
3c Nikkei now ABOVE 17,000
3d USA/Yen rate now well ABOVE the important 120 barrier this morning
3e Gold UP /JAPANESE Yen DOWN CHINESE ONSHORE YUAN: DOWN OFFSHORE: DOWN
3f Japan is to buy INFINITE TRILLION YEN worth of BONDS. Japan’s GDP equals 5 trillion USA
Japan to buy 100% of all new Japanese debt and NOW they will have OVER 50% of all Japanese debt.
3g Oil DOWN for WTI and UP FOR DOWN this morning
3h European bond buying continues to push yields lower on all fronts in the EMU. German 10yr bund YIELD DOWN TO +2.4435/Italian 10 Yr bond yield DOWN to 3.502SPAIN 10 YR BOND YIELD DOWN TO 3.105
3i Greek 10 year bond yield DOWN TO 3.262
3j Gold at $2941565 Silver at: 31.77 1 am est) SILVER NEXT RESISTANCE LEVEL AT $50.00//AFTER 28.40
3k USA vs Russian rouble;// Russian rouble UP 0 AND 80 /100 roubles/dollar; ROUBLE AT 85,80
3m oil into the 69 dollar handle for WTI and 73 handle for Brent/
3n Higher foreign deposits moving out of China// huge risk of outflows and a currency depreciation. This can spell financial disaster for the rest of the world/
JAPAN ON JAN 29.2016 CONTINUES NIRP. THIS MORNING RAISES AMOUNT OF BONDS THAT THEY WILL PURCHASE UP TO .5% ON THE 10 YR BOND///YEN TRADES TO 149,33 10 YEAR YIELD AFTER FIRST BREAKING .54% LAST YEAR NOW EXCEEDS THAT LEVEL TO 1.357 % STILL ON CENTRAL BANK (JAPAN) INTERVENTION//YEN CARRY TRADE IS NOW UNWINDING.
30 SNB (Swiss National Bank) still intervening again in the markets driving down the FRANC. It is not working: USA/SF this 0.8946 as the Swiss Franc is still rising against most currencies. Euro vs SF: 0.93891well above the floor set by the Swiss Finance Minister. Thomas Jordan, chief of the Swiss National Bank continues to purchase euros trying to lower value of the Swiss Franc.
USA 10 YR BOND YIELD: 4.313 UP 2 BASIS PTS…
USA 30 YR BOND YIELD: 4.567 UP 1 BASIS PTS/
USA 2 YR BOND YIELD: 4.117 UP 2 BASIS PTS
USA DOLLAR VS TURKISH LIRA: 36.44…
10 YR UK BOND YIELD: 4.487 DOWN 6 PTS
10 YR CANADA BOND YIELD: 2.993 DOWN 7 BASIS PTS
5 YR CANADA BOND YIELD: 2.695 DOWN 8 PPTS.
2a New York OPENING REPORT
2B European Report
2C Asian Report
China’s tech rally offset the weak Wall St. handover, NVIDIA ahead – Newsquawk Europe Market Open
Wednesday, Feb 26, 2025 – 01:23 AM
- APAC stocks traded mixed as a tech rally in China offset the weak handover from Wall St where the Nasdaq led the declines once again.
- US Commerce Secretary Lutnick said they will investigate the possible imposition of tariffs to rebuild the US copper industry.
- European equity futures indicate a positive cash market open with Euro Stoxx 50 future up 0.7% after the cash market closed with losses of 0.1% on Tuesday.
- DXY is attempting to claw back yesterday’s losses, EUR/USD has slipped back onto a 1.04 handle, AUD unfazed by in-line CPI.
- Looking ahead, highlights include German GfK Consumer Sentiment, US New Homes Sales, ECB’s Lagarde & Cipollone, BoE’s Dhingra, Fed’s Barkin & Bostic, French President Macron, Supply from Germany & the US.
- Earnings from NVIDIA, Snowflake, Salesforce, Lowe’s, NRG Energy, Advance Auto Parts, AB Inbev, Stellantis, Munich Re, Fresenius, Covestro & Deutsche Telekom.
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US TRADE
EQUITIES
- US stocks closed mostly lower with the declines led by the Nasdaq again amid underperformance in telecommunications and tech heading into Nvidia’s earnings, while the energy sector was among the worst hit as oil prices fell and risk appetite was also sapped by disappointing US Consumer Confidence data which fell to beneath the most pessimistic of analysts’ expectations.
- SPX -0.47% at 5,995, NDX -1.24% at 21,087, DJIA +0.37% at 43,621, RUT -0.38% at 2,170.
- Click here for a detailed summary.
TARIFFS/TRADE
- US Commerce Secretary Lutnick said they will investigate the possible imposition of tariffs to rebuild the US copper industry and there will be no exemptions or exceptions, as well as stated it is time for copper to come home. Furthermore, Trump trade adviser Navarro said like it has in steel and aluminium markets, China is using industrial overcapacity and dumping to gain control of the world’s copper market, while a White House official said President Trump will recognise the copper sector as a national security issue and the Commerce Department will investigate under Section 232 with the investigation to look at raw mined copper, concentrates, refined copper, copper alloy, scrap copper and derivative products.
- US President Trump confirmed he requested the Secretary of Commerce and USTR to study copper imports and end unfair trade putting Americans out of work, while he added tariffs will help build back the American copper industry.
- USTR announced a proposal for new port fees targeting Chinese shipping companies and vessels.
NOTABLE HEADLINES
- Fed’s Barr (Vice Chair Supervision) said monetary policy is ‘inextricably’ tied to stability and now is the time to look at risks to financial stability.
- Fed’s Barkin (2027 voter) said uncertainty argues for caution in the last stages of the inflation fight and policy should remain modestly restrictive until there is more confidence inflation will return to target. Barkin said expect upcoming PCE will show a further decline and that the Fed has made a lot of progress, while he will take a wait-and-forecast approach about how coming policy changes impact the economy. Furthermore, Barkin said business and consumer confidence matter a lot and that so far, small business confidence has been up, which might be good for hiring.
- US President Trump said will begin a program to sell ‘Trump gold cards’ for USD 5mln for foreigners who want to come to the US and create jobs with the sale of gold cards to start in about two weeks.
- White House Press Secretary said US President Trump is looking at the House and Senate budget proposals.
- US House passed the Republican budget blueprint for advancing the Trump agenda after reversing course on cancelling the vote and sent the measure to the Senate.
APAC TRADE
EQUITIES
- APAC stocks traded mixed as a tech rally in China offset the weak handover from Wall St where the Nasdaq led the declines once again and risk appetite was sapped by weak consumer confidence data.
- ASX 200 was led lower by weakness in mining, materials and consumer staples as participants digested disappointing Construction Work data which feeds into Australia’s GDP and with supermarket operator Woolworths pressured post-earnings.
- Nikkei 225 fell beneath the 38,000 level for the first time this year with the index underperforming following recent currency strength although was off worst levels as the yen then pared some of its recent advances.
- Hang Seng and Shanghai Comp gained with Hong Kong leading the advances amid tech strength and recent earnings, while Hong Kong continued to record a higher deficit for this year in the Budget and will increase the scale of bond issuances.
- US equity futures (ES +0.4%, NQ +0.6%) nursed losses after suffering from weakness in tech and communications ahead of Nvidia earnings.
- European equity futures indicate a positive cash market open with Euro Stoxx 50 future up 0.7% after the cash market closed with losses of 0.1% on Tuesday.
FX
- DXY recovered some of the prior day’s losses that were triggered by weak Consumer Confidence data which printed below analysts’ forecasts range, while recent Fed commentary provided little to shift the dial and PCE data on Friday remains a key focus.
- EUR/USD gave back some of its recent spoils and failed to sustain the 1.0500 handle as the dollar regained composure, while there were comments from ECB’s Stournaras that the ECB should keep cutting to 2% which he believes is likely the terminal rate.
- GBP/USD retreated from yesterday’s peak but retained a comfortable footing above the 1.2600 level with the pullback contained amid a lack of major fresh pertinent drivers and this week’s quiet data calendar for the UK.
- USD/JPY rebounded after briefly slipping beneath the 149.00 handle due to the risk-off mood and softer yields stateside.
- Antipodeans marginally weakened amid the mixed risk appetite in Asia-Pac and following Australian data in which monthly CPI matched estimates and Construction Work Done disappointed.
- PBoC set USD/CNY mid-point at 7.1732 vs exp. 7.2526 (prev. 7.1726).
FIXED INCOME
- 10yr UST futures mildly pulled back after yesterday’s one-way upward price action which was facilitated by the disappointing US data and an overall strong 5yr auction.
- Bund futures took a breather after its choppy advances to above the 132.00 level and ahead of today’s supply.
- 10yr JGB futures tracked the recent advances in global peers with the upside also helped by the underperformance in Japanese stocks, although 10yr JGBs have since come off their intraday highs and reverted to beneath the 140.00 level.
COMMODITIES
- Crude futures were contained after tumbling yesterday as soft consumer confidence data added fears to the demand side of the equation, while the latest private sector inventory data was mixed with a surprise draw in headline crude and an unexpected build in gasoline stockpiles.
- US Private Inventory Data: Crude -0.6mln (exp. +2.6mln), Distillate -1.1mln (exp. -1.5mln), Gasoline +0.5mln (exp. -0.9mln), Cushing +1.2mln.
- Spot gold resumed its gradual rebound from yesterday’s trough with the precious metal back above the USD 2,900/oz level.
- Copper futures were underpinned following a power surge in Chile which affected all of state miner Codelco’s mines and prompted a state of emergency declaration, while prices were further boosted on reports that the Trump administration will investigate the possible imposition of tariffs to rebuild the US copper industry.
- Chile’s state-owned copper miner Codelco said a power outage has affected all of its mines and Chile declared a state of emergency and curfew from 22:00 to 06:00 local time for regions affected by the blackout, while Chile’s national electricity coordinator later announced about a quarter of the electrical demand has been restored to the grid and a full recovery could happen by morning.
CRYPTO
- Bitcoin lacked direction and fluctuated around the USD 89,000 level following the recent crypto drop.
NOTABLE ASIA-PAC HEADLINES
- Chinese President Xi urged to maintain stability across and calmly address domestic and international challenges.
- Hong Kong Financial Secretary delivered the Budget address and noted Hong Kong continues to record a higher budget deficit this year and will increase the scale of bond issuance, while the government aims to reduce accumulated expenditure by 7% in the fiscal year 2027-2028. Hong Kong’s government announced a reduction in salaries tax payable by 100% capped at HKD 1,500 and the HKMA is to launch a new CNY 100bln facility for renminbi trade financing liquidity support for banks.
DATA RECAP
- Australian Weighted CPI YY (Jan) 2.50% vs. Exp. 2.50% (Prev. 2.50%)
- Australian Annual Trimmed Mean CPI YY (Jan) 2.80% (Prev. 2.70%)
- Australian Construction Work Done (Q4) 0.5% vs. Exp. 1.0% (Prev. 1.6%)
GEOPOLITICS
MIDDLE EAST
- Israeli air force targeted military bases of the former Syrian army and destroyed “weapons means” in Damascus, while Israel’s Defence Minister said they will not allow a repeat of the experience of southern Lebanon in southern Syria and will not allow the stationing of Syrian forces in the buffer zone.
- A senior Israeli official told Axios that the crisis in the hostage deal over the release of Palestinian prisoners is “on the verge of being resolved”, while the official said that this was a “completely unnecessary crisis” created by Netanyahu’s decision. It was separately reported that sources familiar with the negotiations told the Jerusalem Post there is a crisis regarding the release of the four Israeli hostages’ bodies but estimate the issue resolvable, while Hamas later said it agreed during a Cairo visit on a solution to end the delay of the release of Palestinian prisoners.
- Hamas appointed new commanders and is regrouping its military forces for a potential return to fighting with Israel in Gaza as mediators work to salvage the ceasefire that expires this weekend, according to WSJ.
- US Secretary of State Rubio and Saudi Arabia’s Defence Minister discussed ways to promote peace and stability in Syria, while they also discussed ways to promote peace and stability in Lebanon, Gaza, and across the region
RUSSIA-UKRAINE
- Kyiv has agreed terms with Washington on the minerals deal that Ukrainian officials hope will improve relations with the Trump administration and pave the way for a long-term US security commitment, according to FT.
- Ukrainian President Zelensky intends to visit the US on Friday on a resources deal, while Ukraine’s cabinet is expected to recommend the US critical minerals deal to be signed on Wednesday, according to Bloomberg.
- Ukraine’s business community said they expect Ukrainian President Zelensky to take the deal US President Trump is offering to end the conflict, according to FBN’s Gasparino citing sources but added that the situation is fluid.
- US President Trump said Ukrainian President Zelensky would like to sign a minerals deal with him, while Trump stated that they have pretty much negotiated their deal on rare earths and would like to get access to Russian rare earths.
EU/UK
NOTABLE HEADLINES
- UK PM Starmer said an increase in defence spending is an opportunity to rebuild Britain’s industrial base and investment will maximise British jobs and growth. Starmer said he spoke to French President Macron and will host a number of leaders for a meeting on Sunday.
- BRC warned 160k part-time retail jobs are at risk of being axed over the next 3 years due to higher employer taxes announced in the Budget and regulatory changes.
- ECB’s Stournaras said it’s too early to discuss pausing cuts and the ECB should keep cutting rates to 2%, while he added it is definitely still restrictive and the terminal rate is likely to be 2%.
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3A NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA
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3C. CHINA/
CHINA
CHINA/USA
4.EUROPEAN AFFAIRS//UK /SCANDINAVIAN AFFAIRS
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ISRAEL VS HAMAS
No more tunnels, no more fears’: Trump shares ‘Trump Gaza’ vision in AI video
A song can be heard featuring the lyrics, “Donald Trump will set you free, bringing the life for all to see, no more tunnels, no more fear, Trump’s Gaza is finally here.”
By JERUSALEM POST STAFFFEBRUARY 26, 2025 08:24Updated: FEBRUARY 26, 2025 09:29
US President Donald Trump shared an artificial intelligence video showing his vision for the future of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday morning.
The video begins with a view of ruins in Gaza, with the inscription “Gaza 2025” appearing in green, followed by “What’s next?” in red, white, and blue.
The video then presents scenes of skyscrapers and children looking up to the sky as dollar bills rain down.
Elon Musk appears eating hummus on the beach in Gaza, and a boy can be seen holding a golden balloon that depicts Trump’s face.
The US President is seen dancing in a nightclub, and the entrance to one tower bears the inscription “Trump Gaza.” A large golden statue of Trump also appears.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can be seen on a deck chair along with Trump, sipping beverages near a swimming pool with “Trump Gaza” written in the background.
‘Donald Trump will set you free’
In the backdrop, a song can be heard featuring the lyrics, “Donald Trump will set you free, bringing the life for all to see, no more tunnels, no more fear, Trump’s Gaza is finally here.”
“Trump’s Gaza is shining bright, golden future, a brand new life.”
“Feast and dance; the deed is done. Trump Gaza number one.”
ISRAEL VS HAMAS
Hamas: Deal reached for ‘simultaneous’ release of 4 slain hostages, Palestinian prisoners
Agreement confirmed by Israeli official, who says the captives’ remains will be returned on Wednesday; ToI told that if no further hostages released by March 8, ceasefire will end
By Jacob Magid Follow
and Lazar Berman Follow
Today, 3:51 amUpdated at 5:00 am
An armed member of the Hamas terror group precedes International Red Cross vehicles as they arrive in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip to receive three Israeli hostages being freed on February 22, 2025. (Bashar Taleb/AFP)
Hamas and Israel reached an agreement for the release of four Israeli hostages’ bodies and 602 Palestinian security prisoners, the terror group and an Israeli official said late Tuesday, which would an end to an impasse that risked collapsing the multiphase ceasefire agreement before its first stage was even completed.
“An agreement was reached to resolve the issue of the delayed release of Palestinian prisoners who were supposed to be freed in the last batch,” Hamas said in a statement. “They will be released simultaneously with the bodies of the Israeli prisoners agreed upon for transfer during the first phase, in addition to an equivalent number of Palestinian women and children.”
The Israeli official who confirmed the deal said the release will be carried out through Egypt on Wednesday, though other reports said it would not take place until some time on Thursday.
Israel was supposed to release the Palestinian prisoners on Saturday but has been refusing to do so, citing Hamas violations of the deal during the return of the three Bibas family members’ remains as well as the propaganda ceremonies it has been putting on throughout the hostage releases so far in phase one.
Earlier Tuesday, an Israeli official told The Times of Israel that Hamas has agreed not to hold such ceremonies during the release of the four slain hostages, but similar assurances were given ahead of the release of the Bibas family and body of Oded Lifshitz that were not upheld, leading Jerusalem to refuse to release the Palestinian prisoners before the hostages are freed.
According to Hamas, the agreement was reached during meetings that its delegation led by Khalil al-Hayya held in Cairo with Egyptian officials.
“The Hamas leadership delegation reaffirmed its clear position on the need for full and precise adherence to all its terms and stages,” the terrorist organization’s statement added.
Hamas’s Khalil al-Hayya during an interview in Istanbul, April 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)
Despite the announcement of the deal, the future of the ceasefire and hostage release agreement remained uncertain.
The three-stage deal, reached last month, halted some 15 months of fighting triggered by the group’s October 7, 2023, invasion of Israel, when Hamas-led terrorists killed some 1,200 people and took 251 hostages.
The deal requires Hamas to release all its hostages, Israel to release thousands of Palestinian security prisoners — including hundreds serving life sentences — and a halt to fighting in the Strip, followed by negotiations for a “sustainable calm” and IDF withdrawal from the enclave.
Once the final release of hostages envisioned in the first phase happens, said an Israeli official, Hamas has three choices. It can agree to Israel’s terms — that it disarm, that its leaders go into exile, and that it give up any civil control over Gaza — and then Israel will move to the second phase of the deal, which would see all hostages released and the war come to an end.
Hamas can also continue releasing hostages and extend the ceasefire.
Or, the official told The Times of Israel, Hamas can choose the end of the ceasefire, which would mean a return to all-out war.
“It would be different” from the past fighting during the previous Biden administration in Washington, said the official. “A new defense minister, a new chief of staff, all the weapons we need, and full legitimacy, one hundred percent, from the Trump administration.”
“The gates of hell will be opened, as they say,” the official said using a threat that both Israel and Hamas often level at each other.
Israeli soldiers work on their tank in southern Israel, with a view of he Gaza Strip in the background, February 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
The first phase of the deal, which includes the ongoing ceasefire, ends on Saturday.
After the release of the bodies on Thursday, Israel will give Hamas some time to decide what it wants to do, the official said. But if there isn’t another release of hostages by next Saturday, March 8, — indicating continuation of the first phase — Israel will consider the ceasefire over.
Israel expects US special envoy Steve Witkoff to come to Israel in the coming days, after he postponed a trip scheduled to begin Wednesday. “He is waiting for things to be a bit more ripe,” the official asserted.
Witkoff, speaking at an event in Washington held by the American Jewish Committee, said Wednesday that Israeli negotiators would travel to Qatar or Egypt this week for talks on the deal moving forward.
“We’re making a lot of progress. Israel is sending a team right now as we speak,” Witkoff said.
Witkoff said the focus of the new talks will be to “put phase two on track and have some additional hostage release — and we think that’s a real possibility.”
Witkoff said that “maybe” he will join the negotiations on Sunday “if it goes well.” He earlier spoke of traveling to the region this week, a trip that the Axios news site reported that he delayed to focus on US-led efforts to find a negotiated end to the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump’s special envoy for the Middle East, arrives for a press conference with the US president and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, on February 4, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP)
Witkoff had said on Sunday morning news shows that he could be coming to the region Wednesday to talk about extending the first phase of the deal between Israel and Hamas, and to discuss a second phase.
Witkoff met with Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, a top confidante of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Washington in recent days to discuss the talks.
Freed hostages fight for release of remaining captives
Meanwhile, four recently released hostages penned a letter Netanyahu in which they appealed for the government to “bring fathers back to their children.”
In the letter, Or Levy, Sagui Dekel-Chen, Ofer Calderon, and Tal Shoham explained that “we were not the only ones who went through hardships and upheavals during this period. Our families and children suffered [and are still suffering] from ongoing trauma, and at the time, endless uncertainty and longing.”
“The harm to them in our absence was significant,” the four said, adding that their children now require “long-term rehabilitation and constant support” to heal from what they endured.
They noted that for some families — including Shoham’s — the trauma is compounded by the fact that their children were also taken hostage and were released during the November 2023 truce, while their fathers were left behind. Others, they said, witnessed the “horrific events” of the October 7, 2023 attacks and are now “forced to endure further harm in the form of the delay in returning their hostage fathers to Israel.”
“The State of Israel has a duty to put the welfare of children and the welfare of families first, and to do everything in its power so that the hostage fathers, some of whom are dead…are returned as soon as possible,” continued the letter.
Israelis attend a rally calling for the release of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, at “Hostage Square” in Tel Aviv, February 22, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
They said that the children of the hostages deserve an absolute answer “about the basic question: ‘Where is dad?’”
“This is the least that can be done for us,” they wrote. “This is the essence of solidarity, of concern for others, and of thinking about the next generation.”
Also Wednesday, Noa Argamani, who was rescued from Hamas captivity in June 2024, addressed the UN Security Council’s monthly session on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and asked its members to push for the release of the remaining hostages.
“I was kidnapped by Hamas terrorists on October 7 from the Nova music festival with my partner, Avinatan Or,” she began, taking out a photo of her partner, who is still captive in Gaza. “We were taken by force into Gaza, we were held in total fear, living in a nightmare.”
“After 8 months in captivity, I was rescued by the Israeli soldiers. Being here today is a miracle.,” she said. “But I’m here today to tell you we have no time. As I speak, there are still 63 hostages living in a nightmare.
“Our lives cannot go [on] without them,” she told the council. “The deal must go on in full… my partner and many other hostages are only supposed to be released in the second stage of the deal.”
Former hostage Noa Argamani places a photo of her captive partner Avinatan Or on the desk as she addresses the UN Security Council, on February 25, 2025. (Screenshot, UN)
Pleading for the international community’s assistance, Argamani said she is talking about “innocent people taken from their beds, from a dance party, from their simple lives, into a pure hell.”
“You don’t need me to tell you about 9-month-old Kfir, and 4-year-old Ariel and their mother Shiri. A mother and her babies were brutally murdered in captivity. The crime is unthinkable. We cannot imagine it. But it happened,” she said.
“I know what it [feels like] to be left behind, or watch other hostages being released to their families,” said Argamani, who was one of the few women not released during the weeklong truce in November 2023.
“While I was in Gaza, I was held with two little girls — Hila Rotem and Emily Hand. At that time, Emily was 8 years old and Hila was 12,” she recounted. “I had to be brave, not only for myself but also for the girls.”
“Hila and Emily were both released in the first hostage deal after 50 days. I watched them, and two other women who had been with me in captivity go home to their families as I stayed behind…I can’t even begin to explain the feeling of being the one who was left behind.”
“But I can tell you this is exactly how the hostages are feeling today. Abandoned by the world,” Argamani told the council.
She recounted how, later in her captivity she was held with Yossi Sharabi and Itay Svirsky, both of whom were killed in Gaza — Sharabi in an IDF strike, and Svirsky by their captors.
“We were in a warzone, 24/7. It was terrifying, every day, every second,” she said, recalling how she heard Sharabi scream, and then fall silent after the IDF strike rained rubble down on them.
“From that moment, I was by myself,” said Noa.
Yossi Sharabi, left, and Itay Svirsky, right, were taken hostage by terrorists on October 7 from Kibbutz Be’eri. The kibbutz announced their death in Gaza captivity on January 16, 2024. (Courtesy)
She appealed for the council to “work for the light and against the darkness,” and warned that, “Without immediate action, many more innocent people will be killed.”
“What kept me alive in captivity, and until this very moment, was something my mother used to tell me: ‘Always be kind.’
“So in this forum, let me end with that,” Noa said. “Be kind to each other, and please, bring all of them home now.”
Terror groups in the Gaza Strip are holding 63 hostages, including 62 of the 251 abducted by Hamas-led terrorists on October 7, 2023. They include the bodies of at least 36 confirmed dead by the IDF.
Hamas has so far released 30 hostages — 20 Israeli civilians, five soldiers, and five Thai nationals — and the bodies of four slain Israeli captives — Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas, and Oded Lifshitz — during a ceasefire that began in January.
The terror group freed 105 civilians during a weeklong truce in late November 2023, and four hostages were released before that in the early weeks of the war.
Eight hostages have been rescued from captivity by troops alive, and the bodies of 41 have also been recovered, including three mistakenly killed by the Israeli military as they tried to escape their captors, and the body of a soldier who was killed in 2014. The body of another soldier killed in 2014, Lt. Hadar Goldin, is still being held by Hamas, and is counted among the 63 hostages.
Times of Israel and agencies staff contributed to this report.
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Hamas hostage ceremonies angered US, spurring pressure for plan to push group out
Diplomats say Hamas’s use of performances as show of force has roiled Trump administration, which now more forcefully demands Arab allies come up with plan to oust terror group
By Jacob Magid Follow25 February 2025, 7:55 pm
Israeli hostages Tal Shoham left, and Avera Mengisto are put on stage by Hamas in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (AP/Jehad Alshrafi)
The elaborate propaganda-filled hostage-release ceremonies that Hamas has been holding throughout the first phase of the ceasefire have undercut the terror group’s chances to remain in power in Gaza, two international diplomats told The Times of Israel.
Hamas has sought to use the ceremonies to demonstrate that it remains in control of the coastal enclave after over 15 months of war with Israel. Israel and others have denounced the displays as “humiliating” and demanded they stop before any more prisoners are released in exchange for hostages.
Hostages have been paraded on stages surrounded by heavily armed masked gunmen, given “release certificates” and “gift bags,” and made to wave to crowds of civilians brought in to watch the spectacle and thank their captors. On Saturday, two hostages not set to be freed in the current phase of the deal were brought to a handover in a vehicle that parked close to the stage, and filmed in a propaganda video.
The stages have been festooned with posters of slain Hamas military leaders, and slogans vowing that the terror group would remain in control, some even mocked US President Donald Trump’s plans to relocate Gazans. Similar ceremonies have been held for the release of the bodies of slain hostages.
A senior Arab diplomat and a senior European Union diplomat speaking on condition of anonymity this week said that the performances have led the Trump administration to massively ratchet up its pressure on its Arab allies to advance a plan for the post-war management of Gaza that sees Hamas removed from power.
“This was something that the Arab states wanted before but were resigned to the fact that it wasn’t possible, given that Israel had tried to defeat Hamas for over a year and couldn’t succeed,” the EU diplomat said.
Coffins apparently containing the bodies of slain Israeli hostages Shiri Bibas, her two children Ariel and Kfir, and Oded Lifshitz, are displayed on a stage with a propaganda message before being handed over to the Red Cross by Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
“Hamas has been sending signals that it is prepared to give up ruling Gaza. Giving up its weapons will be far more difficult, but that has been discussed in the region in recent weeks,” the senior Arab diplomat adds.
Washington’s Arab allies — led by Egypt — are putting together a plan for the post-war management of Gaza that envisions Hamas stripped of its governing power, while allowing Palestinians to remain in the Strip, contrary to Trump’s idea for the US to take over Gaza, the two diplomats said.
Hamas fighters are deployed in Rafah ahead of the planned release of two among six Israeli hostages set to be handed over to the Red Cross, Gaza Strip, on Feb. 22, 2025. (AP/Jehad Alshrafi)
They acknowledged that the proposal has the same basic framework as ones discussed over the past year with the Biden administration — Arab states take part in Gaza’s security and reconstruction alongside and at the invitation of the Palestinian Authority.
But the diplomats speculated that the plan is unlikely to be implemented due to the Israeli government’s refusal to grant a Gaza foothold to the PA, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has likened to Hamas.
This leaves an eventual return to the war as the most likely scenario, the two diplomats lamented, pointing to increasing acquiescence in Washington to that result.
The two officials credited Hamas’s hostage release ceremonies, but an Israeli official said Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer’s decision last month to screen for US Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff compilation footage from Hamas’s October 7 onslaught had a profound impact on the top Trump aide.
“I’ve got some context that was important for me to have,” Witkoff said last week.
The US envoy will depart for the region in the coming days, with Israel slated to be the first stop on a whirlwind tour.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) meets with US special envoy Steve Witkoff (3rd R) and National Security Adviser Michael Waltz (3rd L) , accompanied by Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer (2nd R), National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi (2nd L), Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter (R), and Chief of Staff Tzachi Braverman (L) and military secretary Roman Gofman (bottom C) in Washington on February 4, 2025. (Avi Ohayon/GPO)
He said Sunday that his initial goal will be extending the ongoing hostage deal’s first phase.
Witkoff insisted that the second phase is still a US objective, but envisions an end to the war that Netanyahu is not prepared to accept, even in exchange for all remaining hostages.
The Trump administration is adapting to Jerusalem’s position and has already been moving away from the framework drawn up by former US president Joe Biden. Witkoff has repeatedly trashed the proposal’s third phase over its “unrealistic” five-year reconstruction timeline.
But the break from the Biden plan has extended further, with Witkoff’s decision to rework the terms of phase one.
He also appeared to alter the terms of phase two, saying Sunday that it is “much about two things — a permanent ceasefire and the fact that Hamas cannot be allowed to come back into the government.”
The publicly available annexes of the agreement make no mention of the latter idea, though, and the senior Arab diplomat said that redacted passages don’t either.
People pay their respects ahead of the funeral service of murdered Israeli hostage Oded Lifshitz, in Rishon Lezion, February 25, 2025. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
Before phase one can even be extended, Witkoff along with Arab mediators Qatar and Egypt are working to overcome an impasse regarding the stage’s last batch of releases.
Israel was supposed to free 602 Palestinian security prisoners on Saturday but refused to do so, citing Hamas’s humiliating hostage release ceremonies and the botched release of Shiri Bibas’s body.
A variety of formulas have been discussed to convince Israel to free the prisoners this week in exchange for the final four bodies of slain hostages slated for release in phase one, the Israeli official said.
Jerusalem has insisted that Hamas release the bodies before it releases the prisoners, while the terror group has thus far refused, according to the Israeli official.
A woman mourns next to pictures of portraits of late Israeli hostages Ariel (L) and Kfir (2nd-L) Bibas, Oded Lifshitz (C-top) and Shiri Bibas (C-bottom) as people gather at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, ahead of the hostage release on February 22, 2025 (Jack GUEZ / AFP)
The mediators have secured a commitment from Hamas not to hold a ceremony when it releases the four hostages’ bodies, although a similar assurance was given before the release of the Bibas family last week, the Israeli official revealed, adding that Hamas’s leadership abroad either didn’t want or wasn’t able to get its Gaza-based leaders on board.
While an agreement remains elusive, the Israeli official said he was optimistic that the mediators would succeed in securing a compromise.
But that only gets the sides through the end of the week, the mediators are hoping that such a deal could give momentum for a further extension through the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which starts next week. “We’re thinking in terms of days, not weeks,” the Israeli official said.
ISRAEL VS IRAQ/ISIS/SYRIA
Iraq Warns Of Resurgent ISIS Cells All Over Syrian Desert
Tuesday, Feb 25, 2025 – 09:45 PM
The head of Iraq’s National Intelligence Service, Hamid al-Shatri, stated on Monday that Baghdad sent direct messages to Damascus about security threats posed to Iraq by ISIS cells in the Syrian desert regions.
During a session of the Baghdad Dialogue conference on Monday, Shatri stated that “The recent events in Syria represent a turning point in the region,” expressing his hope that “this will contribute to enhancing stability, despite some concerns related to the presence of armed groups and places of conflict in the region.”
In December, militants from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), an ISIS offshoot, took power in Damascus, toppling the government of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad after 14 years of war. HTS leader Ahmad al-Sharaa (also known as Abu Mohammad al-Julani), a former deputy to deceased ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, appointed himself president of Syria last month.
Shatri added that “Iraqi and Syrian arenas are closely interconnected, and what is happening in Syria directly affects Iraq, and vice versa, and Iraq has sent clear security messages to Syria about the threats posed by some extremist groups, as Iraq has been harmed in the past period by sending suicide bombers and narcotics across the border.”
Shatri explained that “Iraq attaches special importance to the issue of fighting the terrorist ISIS gangs, as there are still cells affiliated with these gangs in areas such as the desert of Homs and the Levant.”
He pointed out that there are about 30,000 displaced people in Syrian camps from 60 nationalities, in addition to 9,000 ISIS members detained in prisons under the control of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the country’s northeastern Hasakah Governorate.
Among these are 2,000 Iraqis. “We want to know how the new Syrian administration will deal with this file,” Shatri stated. He also expressed his concern about the weapons that were seized by some armed groups, including ISIS, after the fall of Assad’s government.
Shatri stressed that “Iraq continues to send messages and communicate with the Syrian leadership to achieve positive results, and there is interaction with it.”
In recent months, Iraq has been repatriating its citizens held in prisons in Hasakeh, including Al-Hol camp, where many family members of ISIS militants have been detained for years.
On February 11, Qasim al-Araji, Iraq’s National Security advisor, affirmed that “Al-Hol camp must be emptied.” In January, the Iraqi parliament passed a controversial amnesty law that could lead to the release of thousands of prisoners who fought for Al-Qaeda and ISIS between 2004 and 2018.
A copy of the law seen by Reuters shows that those found guilty of terrorism can request a retrial if they allege a confession was extracted under duress.
Sunni blocs in the Iraqi parliament have been pushing for the law as many of those in prison on such charges are Sunni Muslims. Sunni lawmakers estimate that at least 30,000 Sunni prisoners will have the chance for a retrial, Reuters added.
The amnesty law has been sharply criticized by leaders of Iraq’s Yezidi community, who fear the releases could help spark a new wave of violence against them.
In 2014, Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani partnered with ISIS to carry out a genocide against the Yezidi religious minority in the Sinjar region of Iraq. Thousands of Yezidi men were massacred, while their women and young girls were taken as sex slaves by the extremist group. Hundreds of thousands were forcibly expelled from their homes and lands in Sinjar. Many continue to live in tents in refugee camps in the Iraqi Kurdistan region 10 years later.
Masoud Barzani and his Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) enjoy close relations with the US, Israel, and Turkey.
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RUSSIA VS UKRAINE
6.GLOBAL ISSUES//COVID ISSUES/VACCINE ISSUES/HEALTH ISSUES
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| The latest reports from Slay NewsFDA Admits Covid-Vaccinated at Risk of Blood Clots for Up to 15 YearsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has admitted that people who received Covid mRNA “vaccines” are at risk of suffering from a deadly blood clot for up to 15 years after they received their last injection.READ MORETraces of mRNA ‘Vaccines’ Found in Fetuses of Covid-Vaccinated WomenAn alarming new study has confirmed that traces of mRNA molecules from Covid “vaccines” have been found in the fetuses of pregnant women who received the injections.READ MOREPutin: Russia Open to Cooperation with America on Rare Earth MineralsRussian President Vladimir Putin has announced that his nation is open to discussing new cooperation with the United States.READ MOREAlec Baldwin Melts Down After Trump Impersonator Offers Him a ‘Pardon for Murdering That Woman’Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin exploded in a rage-fueled meltdown while being trolled by a comedian impersonating President Donald Trump.READ MOREPacked Delta Passenger Jet Forced to Make Emergency Landing at LAX as Cabin Fills with SmokeA packed Delta Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Los Angeles after the plane’s cabin filled with smoke.READ MORELeo Terrell Celebrates Dan Bongino’s New Role at FBICivil rights attorney Leo Terrell is celebrating Dan Bongino’s new role in President Donald Trump’s administration as the next Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).READ MOREDan Bongino Puts Adam Schiff on Notice: ‘I’m Not Letting This Go’Newly appointed FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino has issued a stark warning to Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA).READ MORESupreme Court Rules Against Lawsuit Filed by Holocaust SurvivorsHolocaust survivors and their families were dealt a severe blow after their lawsuit was shot down by the U.S. Supreme Court.READ MORETrump & Musk Endorse Vivek Ramaswamy for Ohio GovernorPresident Donald Trump and DOGE chief Elon Musk have both issued endorsements for Vivek Ramaswamy’s run for Ohio governor.READ MORENew Poll Spells Doom for Chicago’s Democrat Mayor Brandon JohnsonA new poll spells doom for Brandon Johnson’s hopes of being reelected as the Democrat Chicago mayor’s favorability rating plunged to a record low.READ MOREJane Fonda Defends Being ‘Woke’ in SAG Awards Speech, Calls on Hollywood to ‘Resist’ TrumpDuring her speech at the 31st annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards on Sunday night, far-left actress “Hanoi Jane” Fonda called on Hollywood elites to “resist” President Donald Trump.READ MOREKamala Harris Takes Veiled Swipes at Trump, Musk, DOGE in First Speech Since Election LossTwice-failed Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris has taken veiled swipes at President Donald Trump’s agenda during her first major speech since her crushing election loss in November.READ MOREBiden Judge Blocks DOGE from Auditing Education Department RecordsA federal judge has issued an order to block President Donald Trump’s Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing and auditing U.S. Department of Education (DOE) records. Judge Deborah Boardman of Greenbelt, Maryland, issued a temporary restraining order on Monday. The order from the judge, who was appointed by former President Joe Biden, prohibits DOGE from reviewing records …READ MORE |
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EURO VS USA DOLLAR: 1.0496 DOWN 23 BASIS PTS
USA/ YEN 149.33 UP .288 NOW TARGETS INTEREST RATE AT 1.00% AS IT WILL BUY UNLIMITED BONDS TO GETS TO THAT LEVEL…//YEN STILL FALLS//END OF YEN CARRY TRADE BEGINS AGAIN OCT 2024/Bank of Japan raises rates by .15% to 1.15..UEDA ENDS HIKING RATES AND NOW CARRY TRADES RE INVENTS ITSELF//
GBP/USA 1.2604 DOWN 0.0018 OR 18 PTS
USA/CAN DOLLAR: 1.4328 UP 0.0026(CDN DOLLAR UP 26 BASIS PTS)
Last night Shanghai COMPOSITE CLOSED UP 34.17 PTS OR 1.02%
Hang Seng CLOSED DOWN 753,96 PTS OR 3.27%
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/SHANGHAI CLOSED UP 34.17 PTS OR 1.02%
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(Nikkei (Japan) CLOSED UP 95.42 PTS OR 0.25%
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SPANISH 10 YR BOND YIELD: 3.136DOWN 2 in basis points yield
ITALIAN 10 YR BOND YIELD 3.534 DOWN 2 points in basis points yield ./ THE ECB IS QE’ ING ITALIAN BONDS (BUYING ITALIAN BONDS/SELLING GERMAN BUNDS)
GERMAN 10 YR BOND YIELD: 2.4680 DOWN 1 BASIS PTS
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USA 30 yr bond yield 4.587DOWN 6 in basis points /11:00 AM
USA 2 YR BOND YIELD: 4.115DOWN 5BASIS PTS.
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SILVER AT 11;00: 32..16
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London: CLOSED UP 9.69 pts or 0.11%
German Dax : DOWN 15.66pts or 0.07%
Paris CAC CLOSED DOWN 39,92 or 0.49%
Spain IBEX CLOSED UP 103,90 PTS OR 0.80%
Italian MIB: CLOSED UP 241.96PTS OR 0.63%
WTI Oil price 70.4311 EST/
Brent Oil: 74.7111:00 EST
USA /RUSSIAN ROUBLE /// AT: 86,62 ROUBLE UP 1 AND 11 100
GERMAN 10 YR BOND YIELD; +2.4680DOWN 1 BASIS PTS.
UK 10 YR YIELD: 4.560 DOWN 3 BASIS POINTS
CDN 10 YEAR RATE: 3.000DOWN 12 BASIS PTS.
CDN 5 YEAR RATE: 2.727DOWN 9 BASIS PTS
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JAPAN 10 YR YIELD: 1.355
USA dollar vs Japanese Yen: 149.02 UP 0.891 BASIS PTS// HEADING FOR 160 TO THE DOLLAR
USA dollar vs Canadian dollar: 1.4302UP 0.0024 BASIS PTS CDN DOLLAR DOWN 24 BASIS PTS
West Texas intermediate oil: 69.14
Brent OIL: 73.10
USA 10 yr bond yield DOWN 10 BASIS pts to 4.270
USA 30 yr bond yield DOWN 10 BASIS PTS to 4.545%
USA 2 YR BOND: DOWN 7 PTS AT 4.096
CDN 10 YR RATE 2.993DOWN 10 BASIS PTS
CDN 5 YEAR RATE: 2.707DOWN 10 BASIS PTS
USA dollar index: 106,21 DOWN 30 BASIS POINTS
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GOLD 2911.85 (3:30 PM)
SILVER: 31.60 (3:30 PM)
DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE: UP 159.45TS OR 0.37%
NASDAQ 100 DOWN 264.83 PTS OR 1,24%
VOLATILITY INDEX: 19.64UP 0.66 PTS OR 3,48%
GLD: $ 268,62OR DOWN 3.59 PTS OR 1,32%
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House Passes GOP Budget Despite Mid-Day Revolt
Tuesday, Feb 25, 2025 – 08:38 PM
Update (2040ET): House Republicans were finally able to pass Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) budget bill Tuesday evening despite a mid-day revolt from conservative hardliners.
Passing along party lines by a vote of 217-215 with the exception of Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) who voted no with the Democrats, the passage of the package was a key step to move President Trump’s agenda forward, though there are still several hurdles to clear – primarily the Senate.
Going into the vote, GOP Reps. Massie, Spartz (R-IN), Davidson (OH), and Burchett (TN) were expected to be the final holdouts – however they all flipped to a yes except for Massie.
Trump also gave the vote an 11th hour boost, working the phones to convince the holdouts to flip.
The House’s resolution lays out a $1.5 trillion floor for spending cuts across committees with a final target of $2 trillion, as well as a $4.5 trillion ceiling on the deficit impact of any GOP plan to extend Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, The Hill reports. It also includes $300 billion in additional spending on the border and defense, as well as a $4 trillion debt limit increase.
In addition to the fiscal conservative holdouts, GOP leaders also had to win over moderates concerned about potential cuts to Medicaid in the ultimate Trump agenda bill. The resolution directs the Energy and Commerce Committee — which has jurisdiction over Medicaid — to find at least $880 billion in cuts, a figure that some lawmakers said could not be reached without significant slashes to the social safety net program. -The Hill
Now, of course, the House must reconcile with the Senate – which passed its own budget resolution last week using a different strategy.
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| The King Report February 26, 2025 Issue 7438 | Independent View of the News |
| Bitcoin tumbled on Tuesday. It was a delayed reaction to the report that North Korean hackers looted a crypto vault. The cult of crypto tried to ignore the troubling development. Their denial is becoming fear. North Korea steals $1.5bn (of cryptocurrency) as it pulls off world’s biggest ever heist https://www.aol.com/north-korea-plunders-world-crypto-144944787.html?s=02 @visegrad24: The Taiwanese coast guard is boarding the Chinese-owned vessel “Hong Tai” after it was caught destroying an undersea telecommunications cable between Taiwan & its Kinmen island near China. The crew, which is all Chinese, is being detained and taken to Taiwan. https://x.com/visegrad24/status/1894322789009531102 Is China trying to craft an excuse to invade Taiwan? How will Trump respond? The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence for February tumbled to 98.3 from 105.3; 102.5 was expected. This is the biggest decline since August 2021, and the 3rd straight decline (since DJT elected!). “Average 12-month inflation expectations surged from 5.2% to 6% in February.” Food costs are moving higher. Short-term expectations for income, business and the job market cratered 9.3 points to 72.9. Current conditions fell 3.4 points to 136.5. https://www.conference-board.org/topics/consumer-confidence/press/CCI-Feb-2025 Recent consumer confidence surveys show Americans’ inflation expectations are escalating. Yet, the shameless liars at the Fed incessantly aver that ‘inflation expectations remain well anchored.’ The S&P CoreLogic 20-city home price index jumped 0.52% m/m and 4.48% y/y in December. 0.40% m/m & 4.41% y/y were expected. US Treasury’s Bessent vows to re-privatize an economy that is ‘brittle underneath’ “The previous administration’s over-reliance on excessive government spending and overbearing regulation left us with an economy that may have exhibited some reasonable metrics but ultimately was brittle underneath,” he said. Bessent said that 95% of all job growth in the past 12 months has been concentrated in public and government-adjacent sectors such as health care and education, jobs offering slower wage growth and less productivity than private-sector jobs… “The private sector has been in recession,” Bessent said. “Our goal is to re-privatize the economy.” https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/us-economy-brittle-underneath-despite-154258690.html Fangs, crypto currencies, and precious metal got hammered on Tuesday. Near the 11:30 ET European close, the NY Fang+ Index was -3.05%. CrowdStrike sank as much as 5.6%; Meta and Amazon fell as much as 3%. Tesla tumbled as much as 9% and is down 38.84% from its 12/18 all-time high. Gold sank as much as 2%. USHs rallied as much as 1 16/32. Bonds are rallying on defensive asset allocation, which is occurring on US recession angst. However, if inflation keeps percolating, the rally will falter. And when bond managers realize that budget deficits can soar 50 percent to 100 percent in a recession, look out! Fox: Apple’s voice-to-text feature periodically shows ‘Trump’ when hearing ‘racist’ An Apple spokesperson said Tuesday that the company is addressing the issue… (This was programmed) https://www.foxnews.com/tech/apple-iphones-voice-to-text-feature-periodically-shows-trump-when-user-says-racist ESHs traded sideways but mostly modestly positive from the Nikkei opening until they broke lower at 2:20 ET. ESHs hit 5982.50 at 2:58 ET. They then jumped higher for the 3 ET European opening. After hitting 6004.75 at 3:13 ET, ESHs reversed and declined to 5977.75 at 5:57 ET. The rally for the NYSE opening then commenced; ESHs ran to 6010.75 at 8:28 ET. ESHs then rolled over. They commenced a tumble at 9:45 ET that took ESHs to a daily low of 5924.00 at the 11:30 ET European close. Once again, after an early tumble in the US on a negative fundamental or two, a robust Noon Balloon appeared. ESHs soared to 5990.50 at 13:04 ET. An A-B-C decline took ESHs to 5958.50 at 14:16 ET. An afternoon rally pushed ESHs to 5995.50 at 15:24 ET. For the 2nd consecutive session, there was late liquidation instead of a robust afternoon rally. ESHs sank to 5964.50 at 15:54 ET; a late and illegal manipulation pushed ESHs to 5977.50 at 15:57 ET. ESHs then eased a tad lower into the close. Positive aspects of previous session Commodities declined sharply; bonds rallied, but on recession angst. Cryptos sank on security concerns. Negative aspects of previous session Fangs got hammered. For the 2nd straight session there was a late decline. Ambiguous aspects of previous session Will the fear over crypto theft increase and generate a horrible outcome? First Hour/Last Hour Action [S&P 500 Index]: 1st Hour from NYSE Open: Down; Last Hour: Down Pivot Point for S&P 500 Index [above/below indicates daily trend to traders]: 5952.13 Previous session S&P 500 Index High/Low: 5992.65; 5908.49 The White House announced it will select media members to enter the WH and fly on Air Force One, not the White House Correspondents’ Association. This ends the legacy media’s control of WH access. 21 federal digital service (Obama created group) staffers resign, refuse to help DOGE DOGE adviser Katie Millier said in an X post that the employees who resigned were “full remote workers who hung Trans flags from their workplaces.”… The 21 staffers were originally onboarded into DOGE after working for the United States Digital Service, an office established under former President Barack Obama’s administration following the botched rollout of Healthcare.gov… https://www.foxnews.com/politics/21-federal-digital-service-staffers-resign-refuse-help-doge WSJ: Trump Proposes Fines, Prison Time for Migrants Who Don’t Join Registry Administration establishes registration website for immigrants in U.S. illegally https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-immigration-migrant-registry-jail-time-95c405a7 House Republicans pass budget resolution (217-215) after reversing course on scrapping vote – The budget included $5 trillion in new spending including money for President Donald Trump’s border security initiatives, and it extended the president’s 2017 tax cuts… ($4.5 trillion in tax cuts) https://justthenews.com/government/congress/house-republicans-pull-budget-resolution-tuesday-lineup-after-failing-flip-gop Today – Nvidia is scheduled to report results after the NYSE close; .84 is consensus. Rumors or leaks regarding NVDA’s results could impact trading today. Once again on Tuesday, equities sank early on negative news, rallied at midday, and were manipulated higher near the close. Trading sessions increasingly depend on efficacy of the afternoon rally and the late manipulation. The 100-day moving averages of the S&P 500 Index (5946) and DJIA (43,484) are supporting those indices. For the past 3 sessions, DJIA declines have halted near the 100 DMA. Since November 2023, the S&P 500 Index 100-DMA has been important support. The index fell below its 100 DMA for three sessions in August (5-7) and then rebounded sharply. The DJIA has had the same experience as the S&P 500 Index with its 100 DMA, except it spent a few more sessions under the metric before rebounding sharply. Nasdaq closed (19,026.36) under its 100 DMA (19,211.57) for the first time since September. The Nasdaq low yesterday was only 40 points above its January low. When January lows are breeched in Q1, bad things happen! ESHs are +11.50; NQHs are +70.75 (NVDA related buying); and USHs are +1/32 at 20:45 ET. Expected economic data: Jan New Home Sales 680k; Richmond Fed Pres Barkin 8:30 ET, Atlanta Fed Pres Bostic 12:00 ET S&P Index 50-day MA: 6007; 100-day MA: 5946; 150-day MA: 5809; 200-day MA: 5709 DJIA 50-day MA: 43,683; 100-day MA: 43,484; 150-day MA: 42,589; 200-day MA: 41,772 (Green is positive slope; Red is negative slope) S&P 500 Index (5955.25 close) – BBG trading model Trender and MACD for key time frames Monthly: Trender and MACD are positive – a close below 5382.09 triggers a sell signal Weekly: Trender is positive; MACD is negative – a close below 5807.26 triggers a sell signal Daily: Trender and MACD are negative – a close above 6115.84 triggers a buy signal Hourly: Trender and MACD are negative – a close above 6020.85 triggers a buy signal @CollinRugg: The FBI has launched an investigation into former FBI Director James Comey for his “honeypot” operation targeting Trump in 2016, according to the Washington Times… According to a whistleblower, two undercover female FBI employees infiltrated Trump’s 2016 campaign to act as “honeypots.”… The whistleblower claimed Comey ordered the investigation and “personally directed it” despite not having a specific crime. The operation was likely a “fishing expedition” to “find” a crime against Trump. During a recent interview before the election, Comey was visibly concerned about what Trump would do if reelected. Ex-FBI agent (Tim Thibault) improperly shared gov info, nude photo of girlfriend from bureau email account — while allegedly shielding Hunter Biden https://trib.al/dxWaQEJ @JudiciaryGOP: New disclosure reveals that the Biden IRS leaked taxpayer information of over 405,000 Americans — including President Trump’s. The IRS’s admission confirms the Committee’s suspicion and recent reports that show the scope of the leak was much broader than what the Biden Administration’s IRS initially led the public to believe. In May 2024, an IRS spokesman stated that “[m]ore than 70,000” taxpayers were affected… https://x.com/JudiciaryGOP/status/1894408544004243946 Yet Dems and their media stooges whine about Musk/DOGE accessing Americans’ personal data! @shellenberger: FBI whistleblower @GOBactual confirmed to me that a source inside FBI said FBI employees were destroying evidence on servers, and that he informed @Kash_Patel. I hope he & @AGPamBondi @JohnRatcliffe @elonmusk @realannapaulina are preventing this. GOP Rep @realannapaulina: There is a massive war happening in the intelligence agencies right now. The corruption being exposed right now is actual treason… @elonmusk: This is our one & only chance to restore democracy from the dictatorship of the bureaucracy. It is now or never. It must be now. @EndWokeness: 3 judges today blocked Trump from freezing foreign aid, federal grants, limiting refugees. All were appointed by Biden. @elonmusk: What is the point of having democratic elections if unelected activist “judges” can override the clear will of the people? Well, that’s no democracy at all! The only way to restore rule of the people in America is to impeach judges. No one is above the law, including judges. That is what it took to fix El Salvador. Same applies to America. Trump says US will sell $5M ‘gold cards’ to foreigners: ‘Green card privileges-plus’ https://trib.al/HynH5Tc The Florida Voter Fraud Case That Could Overturn Democrat Cheat-By-Mail Florida is comparatively fraud-free, thanks to Ron DeSantis. But even here, what’s going on beneath the surface is breathtaking. This case might stop it. They have found duplicate voters called “clones” in the voter rolls. These fraudulent clones are digital people created based on the identities of real people, with minor variations in name spelling, birth dates, and addresses. Multiple clones can be made based on the identity of a single real person. As a result, fraudsters can manufacture unlimited numbers of these cloned voters in the cyber world. They estimate approximately two million cloned voters just on the Florida voter rolls alone… Across Florida, Ticktin has uncovered 592,335 VBM “No-No” ballots issued to requestors who did not provide the required identification but were mailed a ballot anyway. Of these illegally issued ballots, 475,340 were returned to their counties, where they were processed and counted as votes… The investigation into the FL-14 race could show similar fraud occurring nationwide… https://www.rodmartin.org/p/the-florida-voter-fraud-case-that Democrats charged with election fraud amid party’s efforts to obstruct election integrity measures Five Democratic Party members in Bridgeport, Conn., and Philadelphia have been criminally charged with numerous counts of voter fraud on both the state and federal levels regarding mail-in ballots… https://www.allsides.com/news/2025-02-25-0454/politics-democrats-charged-election-fraud-amid-partys-efforts-obstruct-election @libsoftiktok: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) backed legislation that funneled millions to his wife’s environmental nonprofit, Ocean Conservancy. She’s been paid nearly $2.7M while the group raked in $14.2M+ in federal grants—funded by bills Whitehouse voted for! Now, an ethics watchdog is calling for an investigation into this blatant corruption. (Whitehouse is one of the biggest whiners & screamers!) https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1894401420473811068 @realchrisrufo: EXCLUSIVE: In a secret NSA chatroom, NSA, DNI, and SpaceCom officials claim that @TulsiGabbard is “fervently anti-queer,” a “Russian agent,” and a member of the MAGA “cult.” These employees, including at least one “they/them,” are attempting to undermine Gabbard from within. https://x.com/realchrisrufo/status/1894417072568111300 SCOOP: @TulsiGabbard is preparing a memo directing all intelligence agencies to identify the employees who participated in the NSA’s “obscene, pornographic, and sexually explicit” chatrooms and to terminate their employment and revoke their security clearances. Deadline: Friday. DNI @TulsiGabbard Memo sent. We know who they are. Action is underway. @realdogeusa: Nancy Pelosi’s Vineyard received $14M from USAID for “experimental farming.” This is an example of how a $174,000 salary turns into a $240,000,000 net worth. Is it time for DOGE to audit Pelosi? https://x.com/realdogeusa/status/1894423864530100383 @JackPosobiec: Here is Joe Biden telling coal miners to ‘learn to program’ after his green policies would take away their jobs https://t.co/jtC9FOtYIS Moribundly obese Illinois Governor @JBPritzker: RFK Jr’s views are dangerous, misguided, and deeply disturbing. Frankly, his policies will hurt people. I will push back on any attempts to disrupt the health and safety of Illinoisans. @robbystarbuck: New Democrat health expert just dropped (JB Pritzker, pic at link) https://x.com/robbystarbuck/status/1894207880871444601 Pro-Farrakhan pastor leading Target DEI boycott calls Black Trump supporters ‘coons’ and ‘runaway slaves’ https://trib.al/jY2L0ma (This helps blacks how?) Shocking video shows near miss between Southwest Airlines flight, jet on runway at Midway Airport – Audio captured from live air traffic control communications, or LiveATC indicated Southwest Airlines Flight 2504 was cleared to land on Runway 31C by local controllers, with the jet, FlexJet 560 taxing for departure and communicating with ground control at a different frequency… https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/shocking-video-shows-near-miss-between-southwest-airlines-flight-jet-on-runway-at-midway-airport/3682589/ @NileGardiner: An absolute disgrace. Churchill and Wellington’s portraits REMOVED from Parliament as assault against greatest Britons continues. https://t.co/xEjth79Q5O | |
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They’re Fired: 100 Intelligence Officials In Sick Chat Group ‘Terminated And Their Security Clearances Revoked’
Tuesday, Feb 25, 2025 – 10:17 PM
Update (2210ET): DNI Tulsi Gabbard announced on Tuesday that 100 individuals in the intelligence community have been identified as having “contributed to and participated in” the sick internal chat group who will be fired and have their security clearances revoked.
“There are over 100 people from across the intelligence community that contributed to and participated in this – what is really just an egregious violation of trust. What to speak of, like, basic rules and standards around professionalism. I put out a directive today that they all will be terminated and their security clearances will be revoked,” Gabbard told Fox News‘ Jesse Watters.
“But the thing here Jesse is – you’ve got to take a step back, because this is barely scratching the surface. When you see what these people are saying, and thanks to Chris Rufo for putting this all online – they were brazen in using an NSA platform intended for professional use, to conduct this kind of really, really horrific behavior. And they were brazen in doing this because, when was the last time anyone was really held accountable? Certainly not over the last four years. Certainly not over the last 10 maybe 20 years, and we look at some of the biggest violations of the American peoples’ trust in the intelligence community. So, today’s action in holding these individuals accountable is just the beginning of what we’re seeing across the Trump administration – which is carrying out the mandate the American people gave him.”
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GREG HUNTER INTERVIEWING KAREN KINGSTON
RFK Jr. Will Stop All CV19 Vax Bioweapons – Karen Kingston
By Greg Hunter On February 26, 2025 In Market Analysis, Political Analysis2 Comments
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com
Karen Kingston is a biotech analyst and former Pfizer employee who is back with some good news about the CV19 bioweapon vax. Kingston was one of the first to say the shots were dangerous bioweapons and did not work as intended. She also predicted late last year that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) would not only be confirmed as the new HHS Head, but one of the first things he would do is pull the CV19 “vaccines” off the market. Now, other news outlets are picking up on this story. Kingston says, “I think (CV19 vax) shots are going to come off (the market) quick. I think this upcoming ACIP meeting (Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices) that is going to be scheduled is going to be used by RFK Jr. as a platform to present data that his staff has pulled as well as to allow parents to speak and other doctors that are experts to speak out against this. I think it’s going to be tremendous. . . .In 1979, they got rid of the diagnostic code for vaccines to cause any disease or death. That doesn’t stop RFK Jr. and those at Health and Human Services from running data reports that says a person got the CV19 vaccine on this day, and then, the next day they were dead and there were thousands of these. So that data is going to be audited and looked at as well. It’s very easy to pull the CV19 shots. They are going to do it because they are not effective. They are going to pull them because they have cause increased disease, disabilities and death. Now it’s all over the news that those that are suffering from ‘Long Covid’ are the ones that are vaccinated.”
Kingston says that RFK Jr will also expose hype over the so-called the Bird Flu outbreak that is being pushed around the clock. Kingston is on the record saying the Bird Flu was really a scheme to destroy the food supply. Look at the skyrocketing egg prices. Kingston says, “They say the number one sign of sickness of H5N1 (Bird Flu) of dairy cows and chickens is no symptom at all even though they are still sick. . . . The chickens are testing positive for chicken DNA. Now, cows are testing positive for chicken DNA and also humans too. It’s all a bunch of made-up stories and nonsense so they can inject us with these gene editing technologies and inject our animals with gene editing technology. I think RFK Jr. is going to have a powerful voice to speak out against the use of vaccines and not just for adults and children but for our animals and food supply. . . . We are told Bird Flu has an 80% mortality rate and there has only been one case of death in the last year. . . . The top symptom of this highly deadly disease is no symptom at all. People don’t even know they have it. So, how can it be deadly? It’s a total scam.”
Kingston does have a warning about artificial intelligence (AI) and Elon Musk who is using AI at DOGE cutting federal waste and fraud out of the budget. Cutting waste and fraud is a very good thing, but Kingston says, “Elon does not want his AI regulated. AI is infiltrating more and more responsibilities in our government, in our US military and in our workforce. Senator Josh Hawley says, if we don’t start regulating AI, we are going to have tech billionaires who produce this AI and they are going to be programming the AI that is going to be running our government and taking away human rights and running us out of our jobs. Again, that was Senator Josh Hawley about two years ago.”
There is much more in the 64-minute interview.
Join Greg Hunter of USAWatchdog.com as he goes One-on-One with renowned biotech analyst Karen Kingston as she predicts the mRNA CV19 bioweapon vax will be pulled from the market soon by new HHS Secretary Bobby Kennedy Jr. Kingston also gives a warning about artificial intelligence (AI) and warns about the possible takeover of government if AI is not regulated.
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After the Interview:
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