by Harvey Organ, Harvey Organ Blog:

GOLD CLOSED UP $23.45 TO $1976.60//SILVER SURPASSES THE 25 DOLLAR LEVEL TO $25.05//PLATINUM CLOSES UP $7.25 TO $987.15 WHILE PALLADIUM HAD A SOLID DAY UP $33.95 TO $1319.00//IMPORTANT COMMENTARIES TODAY: MATHEW PIEPENBERG//CHINA THINKING TO END THE PETRODOLLAR SCHEME AS THEY MOVE TO PROTECT SAUDI ARABIA//EU TO ELIMINATE ENERGY SUBSIDIES//TURKEY’S AGREEMENT TO ALLOW SWEDEN INTO NATO IS NOT A DONE DEAL WITH MANY CONTENIOUS STILL ON THE TABLE: DOWN GOES THE LIRA//COVID UPDATES/DR PAUL ALEXANDER//SLAY NEWS/VACCINE IMPACT/NEWS ADDICTS//USA RETAIL SALES DISAPPOINTS//INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION IN THE USA LAGS//BIDEN TO PUMP ANOTHER $1.3 BILLION DOLLARS TO UKRAINE SO THAT MONEY CAN BE FUNNELED BACK TO DEMS.