by Harvey Organ, Harvey Organ Blog:

GOLD CLOSED UP 55 CENTS TO $1647.15//SILVER CLOSED DOWN 9 CENTS TO $19.59//PLATINUM CLOSED DOWN $3.05 TO $945.20//PALLADIUM CLOSED DOWN $28.70 TO $1858.80//FOMC DISAPPOINTS EQUITIES (REPORT BELOW)COVID UPDATES: CHINA REAFFIRMS ITS ZERO COVID POLICY AS YESTERDAY WAS A TOTAL LIE//DR PAUL ALEXANDER//VACCINE IMPACT//BIRD FLU HITS THE UK BIG TIME AS WELL AS AN IOWA FARM//UKRAINE: CITIZENS LINE UP FOR FRESH WATER THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AS THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE WAS DESTROYED//WHEAT FALLS AS RUSSIA RESUMES WHEAT SHIPPMENTS THROUGH THE BLACK SEA//PRIVATE ADP REPORT SHOWS THE USA ECONOMY SLOWLY RECOVERING