Gold futures advanced for a second session in a row, posted their biggest gain in two weeks, and closed at their highest price in more than a week.
Jim Rickards reveals how the global elite is overcoming a major obstacle that SDRs face before they can become a true global currency.
The London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) is on the rise, but not for the usual reasons. Jeff Rosenberg explains.
On Monday, the markets hit new “all-time highs.” The bad news is that such is occurring on a rapid decline in volume as shown in the chart
The housing market has been out of its crash for five years, but that is not at all the same as a housing recovery. Monetary policy interference is still interference, even if it is done with the best of intentions
It’s been an electrifying summer for gold. The explosive potential of precious metals investment has really taken off over the past few months, and the Fed has followed the exact trajectory Peter Schiff predicted they would. Peter recently appeared on Albert Lu's Power and Market Report to discuss gold’s true value, the Federal Reserve’s mishaps, and the recent merger with GoldMoney.
What is interventionism? Interventionism means that the government does not restrict its activity to the preservation of order, or—as people used to say a hundred years ago—to “the production of security.” Interventionism means that the government wants to do more.
Over the past two weeks, ZeroHedge has chronicled another dramatic rise in the TED Spread. What does this mean and what might this portend for gold?
Banks are dying. And this not only has big implications for your savings, but also for your business and investment potential…
When will central bankers conclude that it’s their own medicine that is actually making the economy sick? They will not make that connection until they succeed in killing the patient…
ZIRP has clearly resulted in inflation, just not where the Fed economists are looking. They turn a blind eye to asset inflation, ignoring its growing danger to the fragile financial system and US economy.
Foreign central banks are selling U.S. Treasury bonds at a record pace. China, Japan, France, Brazil and Colombia led the pack of countries dumping U.S. debt.
The U.S. government debt held by the public largely consists of marketable Treasury securities, such as bills, notes and bonds.
We are in an epic bond bubble globally where higher inflation would be kryptonite. With the bond monster central bankers have created, the last thing they should want is higher inflation
Sam Zell - talks about movement in global currencies and the cost of currency hedging.
Sam Zell offers his take on the U.S. economy with a look at productivity, employment and interest rates.
Today sees the first of the main sets of economic data post the Brexit leave vote as we get both the numbers for consumer inflation and house prices for July. These will give us a snapshot of what was happening then but I explained the backdrop and hence future prospects using the "Draghi Rule" back…
We can’t wait to hear what the SEC has to say about this case next. The trading halt is scheduled to expire on August 26.
Noted economist John Mauldin shares his views on crony capitalism, U.S. tax rates, and the risks in Europe.
Kunstler returns o discuss the importance of accurate diagnosis - in this case, of the scourge he sees as accelerating America's downslide into economic and social decline: Racketeering