The US government gets plenty of well-deserved criticism, especially from us gold bugs. But it is doing some things right. So credit where credit is due. Consider these two massively sensible policy changes from just the past couple of days:

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Silver now finds itself at the center of a geopolitical wrestling match over critical elements. In what is clearly an effort to control the market, China recently announced export controls on silver.

Although the benchmark indices opened lower, they traded negatively throughout the session and ultimately closed in red.

LCNB Corp has paid quarterly dividends since February 2000. The recent, December 2025, Quarterly dividend of $0.22  equals to a forward looking annual dividend amount of $0.88 projected for the coming year.

EUR/USD price remains bearish below 1.1700 as the dollar recovers after upbeat data.

Initial claims rose 8,000 to 208,000, while the four week moving average declined -7,250 to 211,750.

Friday marks the first on-time US NFP release since the shutdown began, allowing it to return to its market-moving position.

For the second consecutive day, amid profit-taking, gold prices are retreating from near their all-time highs.

The number of people applying for jobless benefits for the first time ticked up very modestly from a lower revised number, but remains at very muted levels.

VIX futures broke out above the trendline at 15.20 to a morning high at 15.81, giving its first buy signal of the year.

Lockheed Martin stock jumped more than 7% in premarket trading after President Trump proposed a $1.5 trillion U.S. defense budget for 2027.

The US dollar is mixed against the G10 currencies.

P-shaped profile points to a POC retest, with risk appetite supported by dovish expectations despite firmer dollar, higher volatility and lingering inflation risks

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The volatility of 2025 has carried into 2026 in the cryptocurrency market, highlighting the dynamic nature of the asset class as it continues to adjust of institutional investor entry.

One of the most persistent questions facing investors today is whether the excitement surrounding artificial intelligence resembles the technology bubble of the late 1990s.

GBPUSD remains in a strong bullish structure after breaking above 1.3525, but Elliott Wave signals suggest a possible corrective dip before the uptrend resumes.

Gold trades lower as bullish momentum fades below the $4,500 psychological mark.

Industrial output is likely to emerge from its lingering stagnation, with cheaper energy catalysing progress and signalling better times ahead.