There were supposed to be two main general economic issues for 2017. The first was the return of inflation as the price of crude oil stopped being a strong disinflationary force. The second was that we would see a rise in interest-rates and bond yields as we saw an economic recovery combined with the aforementioned…
We have updated our ranking of the world’s 2017 Current Account Balances (CAB) by country from largest deficit to largest surplus in the ginormous table below. The data are from the April 2017 IMF’s World Economic Outlook database.
Mike Maloney and Jeff Clark discuss all the catalysts that could send the silver price to the moon, including monetary demand, industrial consumption and mining output.
Jim Willie Explains How the Pieces Are Aligning on the Grand Chess Board...
World's biggest economies are sitting on a pension time bomb which could spiral to more than $400 trillion
As the tradition of bombing the heck out of the gold price leading into Comex expiration loomed on the horizon, a funny thing happened...
Consumer credit markets are the ones already signaling distress.
David Morgan says the spike in Bitcoin shows people worldwide are escaping fiat currencies. Unlike gold and silver, Bitcoin can’t be shorted. If gold and silver prices weren’t manipulated, he […]
Volumes: for silver comex Yesterday’s confirmed volume was 104,577 contracts which is simply out of this world...
Learn from our experts how to safely store gold jewelry, silver coins and other precious metals in your own home and protect your money against potential theft.
"They all pointed to the same thing: The rules have changed," The banks refused to lend against both the home & the land.
Forty per cent of 24-35-year-olds save nothing at all, according to a new study
Even if by some miracle the economy grows by 3%, it still doesn’t address the government’s $46+ trillion problem with Social Security & Medicare.
The levitation magic act of stocks and bonds will exist until the disenchanting moment when it does Not. Then All Hell Will Break Loose
Mark points to key indicators such as credit growth and tax revenues, which are declining, as proof a recession is around the corner.
We hear endlessly from articles on goldbug websites and message boards about China and the ascendant East gathering up all the gold that they can find from the declining West. […]
Yes, fear of rate hikes and possible declines in home prices stalk consumers.
During his Harvard Commencement speech, Mark Zuckerberg joined other Silicon Valley elites in calling for universal income.
Leaders from the world's major industrialized nations began talks on Friday at a G7 summit in Sicily which is expected to expose deep divisions with U.S. President Donald Trump over trade and climate change.