Markets swung hard into risk-off mode Monday as Trump’s Greenland tariff threats reignited US-Europe trade war fears and sent investors scrambling for safety. Gold surged to near $4,700/oz, and silver spiked above $94, crushing the dollar and rattling European equities.
Russian authorities are intensifying a clampdown on home-based crypto miners, with law enforcement in Novosibirsk recently arresting a resident involved in substantial unauthorized mining activities.
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered pointed remarks on the implications of the U.S.’s using the dollar as an instrument in political conflicts. In a recent interview with conservative pundit Tucker Carlson, Putin criticized American leadership and the Biden administration for…