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Perhaps ironically, one of the most famous 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse paintings is by a Russian:
- Pestilence (on a White Horse -> COVID !?)
- War (on a Red Horse -> PUTIN !?)
- Famine (on a Black Horse -> HYPERINFLATION !?)
- Death (on a Pale Horse -> TOO LATE !?)
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Russia’s parliament is moving to formally expand the Federal Security Service’s authority to shut down communications services across the country — while shielding telecom companies from any legal responsibility for the fallout. Meduza explains what’s new in the bill and how broadly these powers could be applied.
One of the biggest concerns for Russians at the start of this year is the rapid rise in the cost of basic necessities. Across the country, prices for vegetables, fruit, meat, dairy products, pet food, and other everyday goods have climbed sharply. Meduza asked its Russian readers from different regions how higher prices are reshaping their daily lives — and what they’re bracing for next. We’ve translated some of the most notable responses into English.
Authorities in Moscow have arrested a 16-year-old suspect in connection with the murder of a high-level official at Russia’s state censorship agency, Roskomnadzor. According to Meduza’s sources, state and pro-Kremlin media outlets were immediately advised not to publish any information about the killing, which reportedly took place at Roskomnadzor’s headquarters on January 19. It was first reported on Friday by VChK-OGPU, an anonymous Telegram channel that claims to have sources inside Russia’s security services. Here’s what we know about the incident.
Russian colleges are offering failing students a new way to avoid expulsion: join the military for a year as a drone operator. Schools claim these “special contracts” can be terminated after 12 months, unlike standard service agreements, which remain in force until the end of Vladimir Putin’s “partial mobilization.” Lawyers warn there’s no such thing. The outlet Cherta examined how colleges are helping the Kremlin recruit soldiers for its war in Ukraine — and what students may actually be getting themselves into. Meduza summarizes the outlet’s reporting.
Far-right media mogul Konstantin Malofeev used to be an influential but fringe figure in Russian politics. While he reportedly funded pro-Moscow separatists in Ukraine as early as 2014 and has long amplified Kremlin propaganda, his extreme views led the authorities to bar him from more serious institutions such as the Federation Council and public universities. Now, that’s apparently set to change: according to Meduza’s sources, Malofeev will teach a course to sophomore students at Russia’s preeminent university. Meduza outlines the views that Malofeev is all but certain to push on his students.
2026.01.31
Golden Goose Resources (CSE:GGR) is adding to its land package in Argentina by signing a deal to acquire the Gran Esperanza Project.
The company has entered into a Definitive Agreement with Valcheta Exploraciones S.A.S. to acquire up to a 100% interest in the epithermal gold-silver property located in Rio Negro Province, Argentina.
Under the option agreement, Golden Goose would acquire 100% of Gran Esperanza through a series of cash payments and exploration expenditures totaling USD$4.448 million.
2026.01.30
Rick Mills, Editor/ Publisher, Ahead of the Herd:
It’s good to be talking to you again Quinton. We had an exceptional year in 2025 and I’m looking for a repeat for my readers in ‘26. We’ve got a hell of a market for commodities and precious metals and metals.
The Bloomberg Commodity Total Return Index is heading for its strongest monthly gain in decades. Bloomberg’s index is up a whopping 15%, that blows past some of the China-centric bull market super-cycle months that started back in ‘02.
By Matthew Piepenburg – VON GREYERZ
Despite no change whatsoever in global supply and demand forces, silver went from a $120 near-high on Thursday to a $78 low on Friday, marking this as the largest single-day crash (35%) in the silver market in 44 years.
It goes without saying that such price moves don’t happen naturally.
Something far more engineered was in play, a trick which many investors may not immediately recognize, but which anyone familiar with the nefarious insider mechanics of banking, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the COMEX and the London Bullion Market Association can see as plainly as a dentist sees a cavity.
Continue reading The Great (Yet Familiar) Fall at Ahead of the Herd.
by Noah Smith – Asia Times
Gold’s volatility and limited supply might not stop it from becoming the world’s reserve asset once again. In fact, although the dollar is holding its own against other national currencies, its share of global reserves is falling steeply once you bring gold into the picture
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Continue reading Goodbye dollar dominance, hello global financial anarchy at Ahead of the Herd.
From Crescat Capital
We think the gold panic on Friday on the announcement of Kevin Warsh as the new Fed Chair caused a healthy pullback from short-term overbought conditions in the precious metals markets. While Warsh may appear the least dovish among President Trump’s candidates, we believe he is indeed in favor of lowering interest rates in 2026, as the President has also affirmed. Investors in Crescat’s portfolio of undervalued precious and critical metals miners should not be too concerned.
Continue reading Third Wave of the US Dollar Cycle at Ahead of the Herd.
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Pulled conclusions from pooled data compilations
Using some of the world’s largest companies by market cap & some of the most quoted indices + two most sung alternatives: data for this millennia where available
- At 134x, Apple is the absolute stock price growth winner; with Amazon at 45x and Google at 32x
- Despite the lack of interest or dividends, gold at 6.6x looks good compared to any other stock or index!
- Barrick Gold on the other hand seems to be poorly correlated to anything including the gold metal itself!?
- But Barrick is the only stock producing negative correlations with most of the indices including a relatively high -0.77 with the Euronext100 index
- If one wast trying to get something totally uncorrelated on purpose- it would be hard to beat: gold and the Euronext100 index at -0.03; or Barrick and the Hang Seng index at 0.04; or gold and Merck at 0.16; or BTC and the FTSE index at 0.19
- Correlation against a basket of indices & alternatives is best in Disney and Google (0.81-0.82), albeit at different growth multiples
- If an average historical P/E is somewhere in the 20x range, then the current S&P quoted average which is in high 30s is as warned high, BUT: only Amazon and Visa seem to be widely out of range (justified by growth in online transactions?), with many below current & historical averages
- In the current world of no interest & no inflation, maybe the higher P/E averages are justified..? For how long, that is a different question…
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