Silver Steadies After Plunge, China’s Shadow LNG Fleet, Idras Elba Knighted

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On today's podcast:

(1) Silver recovered some losses after its biggest one-day drop in more than five years, with a lingering supply shortage keeping the metal on track for a monthly gain of about a third.

(2) President Donald Trump’s campaign to end the war in Ukraine faced new complications on Monday when Vladimir Putin said he would revise his country’s negotiating position after the Russian leader claimed Ukrainian drones targeted his residence.

(3) President Donald Trump expressed concern that Iran is moving to rebuild its nuclear capabilities and bolster its ballistic missile program after strikes by the US and Israel earlier this year, and threatened to target the country again to prevent Tehran from stockpiling weapons.

(4) Pockets of London’s so-called stockbroker belt suffered the biggest house price declines in 2025, as the South East of England and the capital fell behind regions in the north.

(5) The UK knighted its new envoy to the US alongside The Wire actor Idris Elba and a former Tory donor who pulled his support for the opposition party earlier this year in a New Year’s honors list that also recognizes Britain’s victorious sportswomen in 2025.

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