Are you worried about money? A lot of Americans are. According to a widely reported survey by CreditCards.com, 65% of Americans say they lose sleep over financial concerns. That comes in at just 4 points lower than in 2009, when, as CBS News put it, "the economy was a hot mess."Healthcare costs rank as the top concern, but having enough money to retire also keeps people up at night."For 37% of consumers, thinking about saving for retirement prepares you for sleep about as well as an espresso shot and a bucket of cold water in your face."
Silver Prices Smashed While COMEX Open Interest Hits New Record. Just What's Going On - Are the Bullion Banks On the Ropes? Expert Analyst Craig Hemke Joins the Show to […]
The primary silver miner’s average yield has fallen from 13 oz/t in 2005 to 7.4 oz/t in 2016. This is a 43% decline in just 12 years.
"inflation indicators have also turned lower.
Interventionism creates new dislocations that seem to cry out for further interventions, which don't actually solve the problem. Free markets make corrections in real time, which can be painful in the short term, but most beneficial in the long term.
Investors boost net-long position to highest since November
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma has warned people should prepare for decades of social upheaval and pain as the internet disrupts the global economy.
Hey, no problem…says the Fed. There is plenty of this fake money for everyone. Now the central bank can conjure up credit money — out of nowhere!
A recent article in Forbes has suggested that the Trump Presidency has three options regarding the international monetary system. One option is to continue with the dollar as the primary reserve currency. Most readers will be aware of the challenges from such…
He tells Avi Gilburt in a Q&A that today’s mood of optimism will give way to a funk that will rival that of the 1930s.
As we look on at the horrors in the Middle East and perhaps the makings of World War III, let’s not overlook that the people of Venezuela are in pain.
Time to batten down the hatches, mateys. This chain of developments has the potential to devastate the junior miners in the short run, coming on top of the effects of […]
Donald Trump and the GOP need an easy, highly visible legislative victory. Breaking up the Fed meets this criteria.
A strong case can be made that Q1 2017 experienced the most egregious monetary stimulus yet.
President Donald Trump has ordered White House aides to accelerate efforts to draft a tax plan slashing the corporate rate to 15% & prioritizing cuts in tax rates over an attempt to not increase the deficit, according to a person familiar with the directive.
There is much debate about where the U.S. economy is ultimately heading, but what everybody should be able to agree on is that economic conditions are significantly worse this year than they were last year.
Legendary Gold Experts Rick Rule & James Rickards Weigh In:
This Friday the government faces a shutdown if a budget deal is not reached. Is there a big crisis up ahead...or is this all just political theater?
See any reason not to panic? ;)
In a poll conducted a few days ago by NBC News / Wall Street Journal, a record 57% of Americans responded that they want MORE government in their lives, and that the government should be doing more to…